Buchan's Carbolic Laundry Soap

c. 1880s. The soap that does it all. A peerless cleanser and banisher of house insects!

McLaughlin's Coffee cape doll, c. 1900

 I was thrilled to find this cape doll (or "flasher") at Paula Hill's.

Paula Hill's Open House 2011

The Christmas season isn't over until Paula and Blaine Hill hold their open house in mid-January. It's a magical setting: A mid-19th century one-room schoolhouse in Harriman, N.Y. High ceilings, wood plank floors, and everywhere on display the vintage and antique items they have collected over the decades. Dolls, teddy bears, jumping jacks, books and tons of Christmas items: nutcrackers, Santas, nativity scenes, ornaments, etc. These pictures capture only a small segment of the house and its contents. The Hills have a shop in the basement, filled with vintage scrap, postcards, paper dolls and children's books. I'll post my purchases in the coming weeks.

 Carol Carey adored the lovely glass reindeer.

Carol's mary janes.

Karen Ham.

Joan Burke. The four of us will share a room at the Philadelphia paper doll convention in August.

 Blue glass reindeer.

Jacob Reed's Sons clothing store

c. 1900

Artefacts

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Kitty alarm clock

How I wake up each morning. No date or markings on the back, but I'd guess c.1890s.

Sick kitty

No date or marking on the back of this card, just "Germany." Could be 1880s era. Love the ornate corners. Perhaps it was a sample for a trade card, shown to a pharmacist? Or just sold as is for the scrapbook hobby that was flourishing at the time.