Featured Finds Thread

This book has a myriad of stories and a great many illustrations.
As it happens...Mark Twain/Samuel Clemens is in here too!
Here are a few illustrations as requested...with some birdies for Gila >>>>
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Oh! It's content from St. Nicholas Magazine!! How cool!

 

I LOVE this, but I REALLY LOVE the mice!!!!!!! (Please don't say they're rats, but it wouldn't be a big deal)

 

YOU choose since there's no indication of what they are as they seem to have nothing to do with the the previous or succeeding story.

 

King - See the last section of this Wiki article about bound copies of 6 monthly issues -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Nicholas_Magazine

 

Thank you for all of this! Que preciosos!

 

Thank you Bakers!

 

"A number of St. Nicholas issues can be downloaded free of charge. Sources shown in External Links are Project Gutenberg and A Tribute to St. Nicholas a Magazine for Young Folks, which contains a menu of online links."

 

A friend has me keeping an eye out for a cello, but somehow that doesn't look like the right one.

 

A lot of Aubrey Beardsley in that last illustration.

Interesting about migratory birds killed at lighthouses as the same story remains in the news with connection with lighted buildings.

 

TV/Radio towers, windmills

 

CATS....!!!!!

 

Beardsley.... Ah yes!

 

But no half naked women, so odds are it's not his.(LOL)

 

Radio Corp of America Plant 'A' Chicago

 

I think I found one!
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Sonora-Model...ge-Vacuum-Tube-Radio-NO-RESERVE-/181794649090

 

Very nice Terry......good eye !!!

 

Sweet radio. Does it work? If so I bet it gets better reception than any modern one.

 

is that Bakelite ??

 

Looks it.