This is a color plate of the painting of "The Toilet of Venus" by Francois Boucher. The original painting is in The Metropolitan Museum of Art at the time this plate was made.

The entire plate with borders is 9 3/8" by 12 3/8" in size with a larger border at the bottom of the plate than the other three sides...

his is a color plate of the painting of "View Of Toledo" by El Greco (The Greek) – real name, Domenikos Thetocopoulos. The original painting is in The Metropolitan Museum of Art at the time this plate was made.

The entire plate with borders is 9 3/8" by 12 3/8" in size with a larger border at the bottom of the plate than the other three sides...

This is a color plate of the painting of "Woman Playing The Kithara" – First Century, Roman. The original painting is in The Metropolitan Museum of Art at the time this plate was made.

The entire plate with borders is 9 3/8" by 12 3/8" in size with a larger border at the bottom of the plate than the other three sides...

This is a color plate of the painting of "Bahram Gur In The Turquoise Pavilion" by Shaikh-zada of Khurasan (?). The original painting is in The Metropolitan Museum of Art at the time this plate was made.

The entire plate with borders is 9 3/8" by 12 3/8" in size with a larger border at the bottom of the plate than the other three sides...

This is a color plate of the painting of "Woman Dancer With A Fan And Wand" by Kiyonobu I. The original painting is in The Metropolitan Museum of Art at the time this plate was made.

The entire plate with borders is 9 3/8" by 12 3/8" in size with a larger border on the two sides than at the top and bottom of the plate...

his is a color plate of the painting of "Imaginary Landscape" by Asher B. Durand. The original painting is in The Metropolitan Museum of Art at the time this plate was made.

The entire plate with borders is 9 3/8" by 12 3/8" in size with a larger border at the bottom of the plate than the other three sides. "Plate 7 – Imaginary Landscape – Asher B...

This is a November 1970 Popular Mechanics - back when the magazine was only 50 cents. It is full of projects and instructions for a variety of things.

Some of the articles include:

How to get those blacked-out games on your TV. How the first artificial heart works...

This issue is full of articles, photographs and advertisements to take us all back to simpler times!

It's great to look at the advertisements in these old magazines! Being an ex-telephone company employee, I especially enjoyed the full page color advertisement for Bell Telephone Systems showing three of the latest telephones of the day - all dial phones, of course. My favorite - the Princess phone!

Another real nostalgia jolt is the advertisement for RCA Victor for a color TV...

This is an advertisement from May, 1929, for General Electric All-Steel Refrigerators. "Can’t Warp, Stronger, Sturdier, Cost Less To Operate."

The reverse side features advertising for Mohawk Tires. "Built to meet new requirements of motor travel. Mohawks go farther!"

The page measures 6 7/8" x 10". It is in very good condition and ready for matting and framing - no rips or tears other than the binding edge where the page was removed from the binding staples...

This vintage postcard shows a lonesome cowboy and his faithful horse. The cowboy is sitting on a hill overlooking a valley. The postcard has the poem "The Cowboy’s Life."

There is no date on the postcard, however, I believe it is from the 1940’s or earlier.

The postcard is in good condition with some minor wear to the corners. The lower left corner has been fractured...

This is a nice vintage advertisement dated May, 1929, for The Prudential Insurance Company of America of Newark, New Jersey. Edward D. Duffield was president at the time of this advertisement. The ad states, "Two widows – the husband of one let his Life Insurance lapse."

The reverse side features advertising for Parke, Davis & Company – The world’s largest makers of pharmaceutical and biological products...

This is such a nice group of fold-out Postcards. The inside flap has the date March 5, 1936, written on it and the area for a postage stamp is for "Postage C", but only without a message.

There are nine photos on each side of the cards for a total of 18 pictures. There is a very nice map of the San Francisco Bay area, photos of Alcatraz Island, Yerba Buena Island, Mile Rock Light House and more.

The Postcard booklet is in very good condition considering its age...