Stringer's Books and Ephemera
Rare and Fine Books and EphemeraEphemera (3 items)
- THE NEW AVERY "UNIVERSAL"35.00
COMBINATION CULTIVATOR
Advertising Leaflet Peoria, IL Avery Company, Manufacturers no date (ca. 1905)Condition for this leaflet is good with some small chips to the top fold and bottom right corner.Single sheet folded into 6" x 9" making 4 printed pages.Original handout leaflet from the Avery Company for their cultivator.00499View Full Details - (Handbill / Circular)175.00
FROM THE HEARSE MANUFACTORY
GEORGE L. BROWNELL - NEW BEDFORD, MASS
FIRST CLASS HEARSE OR UNDERTAKERS' WAGON No date, circa 188-?Condition for this handbill is good only with some chipping to the corners, also small chip to the right side of handbill at middle fold, there are light fold marks, there are
TWO 3 1/2" x 2" pieces of tape on the back that are placed at both sides of the middle fold (see photos), on the reverse of the sheet the names listed on the far right side column just under the tape are worn away, there is also a affixed sheet of paper 9" x 4" with notations printed, typed and in pen (the typed notations have faded for the most part) this affixed part is part of an additional list of patrons for Brownell Hearses. Size is 9" x 12".An original handbill from George L. Brownell New Bedford, Massachusetts, advertising their Hearse Manufactory business with a list of clients on the reverse and an addendum slip affixed listing a few more clients (typed clients have faded but the printed and written list is still very legible). A scarce handbill probably from the 1880s to early 1890s.00544View Full Details - KISS OF DEATH BALLOT175.00
(Unused Ballot from Capitol Theatre in Toronto for the 1947 Film) no date (1947)Condition for this unused ballot is near fine with slight edge wear.Size is 6” x 6".An unused ballot issued for the showing of the 1947 Film Noir classic Kiss of Death. The ballot consists of a blocked off area at the top, then places for the contestant’s name and address, then text which states, “If your kiss imprint is most like Coleen Gray’s – you win a free ticket to see …” The dates for the movie showing in December are for the 8th, 9th and 10th of December (1947). “After placing your kiss imprint above give the form to the attendant.”01740View Full Details
Most likely the winning ballot was just randomly selected and not matched up to Coleen Gray’s kiss imprint. Typical Canadian theatre offers only one ticket to the winner.
The 1947 film starred Victor Mature, Coleen Gray, and is probably most remembered for Richard Widmark’s first film performance as psychotic, giggling killer “Tommy Udo”. Coleen Gray played the part of Victor Mature’s second wife (his first went crazy and killed herself leaving the two children with an orphanage), who first met Mature’s character as the babysitter.
An extremely scarce piece of Toronto movie theatre and Film Noir history.
