Color Our Collections
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Vinegar Valentines
The Fast Man. J. Wrigley, publisher, 27 Chatham Street, Possibly between 1840-1890.
Don’t Read Sensational Story Papers, They Do You No Good and Make You Neglect Your Family and House. [publisher not identified], 1840s (exact date unknown).
Leader of Fashion. [publisher not identified], 19th century (exact date unknown).
Your Self-Conceit Is Disgusting. [publisher not identified], 1840s (exact date unknown).
These four items were brought out for “Vinegar Valentines” events, February 2026. Color in their outfits and add your own captions!
For All Ages
Mansions of Happiness. Salem: S. B. Ives. Boston: D.P. Ives & Co. 1864.
Magic Blackboard. New York: The Rippon Company. Circa 1900.
Chiromagica. New York: McLoughlin Brothers. Circa 1880.
The items shown above were all featured in the exhibit For All Ages.
Haunted Histories
Spectropia; or, Surprising Spectral Illusions Showing Ghosts Everywhere, and of Any Colour. : With Sixteen Illustrations. Published by James G. Gregory, no. 540 Broadway, 1864 serves as spooky inspiration for our Haunted Histories events!
More Than Gray
E. Elephant, Esq. Showman. [New York]: McLoughlin Bros., [1894] was featured in the exhibit More Than Gray.
