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Labor Day Photo from Elitch's Gardens, 1905

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 01:42:02 +0000

Handwritten caption: "Labor Day, 1905, Elitch's Gardens."

This real photo postcard wasn't postally used, and there's no address, message, or postmark on the other side that might help identify these three individuals.

According to Wikipedia, "Elitch Gardens was a family-owned seasonal amusement park, theater, and botanic garden in the West Highland neighborhood in northwest Denver, Colorado, United States, at 38th and Tennyson streets."

Philadelphia Electric Company Wheel Chart, ca. 1930s (Side 2)

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sun, 30 Sep 2018 16:17:02 +0000

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The reverse of an advertising wheel chart promoting the use of electricity. For more information, see the front side.

The average cost of operating an electric refrigerator of about 7 cu. ft. capacity is $1.40 per month.

The cost to heat water on the off peak heat storage rate for an average family using a 50 gallon electric heater is about $3.50 per month.

The cost of using an electric range for an average family is less than $3.00 per month.

Note: The hours of use shown on the other side are based on the cost of current in each step of the Residence Tariff.

Whitehead-Hoag, Newark, N.J.

Philadelphia Electric Company Wheel Chart, ca. 1930s

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sun, 30 Sep 2018 16:17:04 +0000

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In January 1934, the Philadelphia Electric Company (now PECO) was the first utility to license the Reddy Kilowatt character to promote electricity usage, according to Wikipedia. The early date may explain why Reddy's first name is misspelled as "Ready" on this advertising wheel chart, which demonstrates how far 5 cents worth of electricity goes in operating appliances like clocks, coffee percolators, and radios.

See also the other side of this wheel chart.

Philadelphia Electric Company

For 5c spent for electricity you can operate your electric appliances fort the number of hours indicated in opening, says Ready Kilowatt (Your Electrical Servant).

Hours--If your monthly electric bill is from 75c to $2.75; $2.75 to $5.00; over $5.00.

100 watt lamp. Hand iron. Vacuum cleaner. Washer. Radio. Toaster. Percolator. Fan. Clock. 60 watt lamp.

Mr. E. H. White, Calling Card with Photograph

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Sun, 30 Sep 2018 05:37:06 +0000

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A Victorian-era calling card for "Mr. E. H. White" along with his photograph, which looks like it may have been copied from a CDV. Anyone recognize the typeface?

For similar cards, see my album of Calling Cards with Photographs.

Pretty Bubbles in the Air

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 16:34:58 +0000

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Some bubbly women on a postcard from the early twentieth century.

Postmark on the back: Reading, Pa., Aug. 27, 1911.

Addressed to: "Mr. Samuel Dittus, 29 Inf M.G.P., Fort Niagara, N.Y."

Message: "Dear Brother, I am having a nice time. Wish you were here in Reading with me. Did you get my other post card? Love to you from your sister Nettie, 446 S. Christian St. [Lancaster, Pa.]"

Sadly, Nettie's brother was killed in action during combat in France seven years later. As reported in the Harrisburg Telegraph newspaper on December, 17, 1918, p. 2, "Corporal Samuel H. Dittus, 31 years old, a member of the Fourth United States Infantry, was killed in battle on October 12, according to an official message received by his sister, Mrs. Nettie Cramer, of Lancaster. Dittus was twelve years in the service and had seen service in Cuba and the Philippines. About three months ago he was wounded and shell shocked and had been back with his command but a short time when killed."

How Quickly Can You Stop?

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 21:06:41 +0000

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For the other side of this wheel chart, see the Keystone Automobile Club Safe Driving Calculator (below).

"How Quickly Can You Stop? The average stopping distances in the Keystone Calculator are based on the average breaking distance plus the distance covered in ¾ of a second, which is the average 'reaction time,' the period which elapses between the instant danger is observed and the actual application of the brakes. . . . Keystone Automobile Club. The Motorist's Friend Since 1906."

Keystone Automobile Club Safe Driving Calculator

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 21:06:43 +0000

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For the other side of this wheel chart, see How Quickly Can You Stop? (below).

"Keystone Automobile Club Safe Driving Calculator. Miles per hour: 55. Feet per second: 81. Average stopping distance: 271. See other side."

M. Th. Wallin

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 16:30:22 +0000

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"M. Th. Wallin. Axel Rydin Fotograf, Norrköping."

A nineteenth-century calling card for M. Th. Wallin by photographer Axel Rydin of Norrköping, Sweden.

The Cuthbertson Verb Wheels: German, 1938

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 21:06:49 +0000

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This Cuthbertson wheel chart displayed the different conjugations for German verbs, but versions for other languages were also available.

Gübelin Watches and Clocks Show the Time Anytime Anywhere

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 21:06:45 +0000

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This advertising wheel chart for Gübelin watches and clocks displays the difference in time around the world and includes a "bright Swiss coin" to "bring you luck."

Prudential's Calorie Counter

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 21:06:47 +0000

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1. Turn calorie wheel to "0" in small window.
2. Insert finger in notch indicating the calorie count for each item of food eaten. Push
notch to bottom of slot.
3. Read total calories in window. It will add up to the total for each meal.

For extremely heavy meals, where calorie wheel makes more than one complete revolution, add 1000 to total shown.

Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year from Your Dairyman

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 02:18:42 +0000

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A cardboard milk bottle cap with Santa Claus and greetings of the season.

Whirl-O Halloween Fortune and Stunt Game

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 15:31:57 +0000

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Don't forget to make time for stunts during your Halloween party! This handy dandy Whirl-O spinner makes it easy. Who wouldn't want to "Whistle 'Yankee Doodle' with a saucepan on your noodle" or "Throw ten feet, never fail, three potatoes in a pail"? You'll find out who can "Squirm and wiggle, then laugh and giggle" or who's more likely to "Keep a straight face for a while, let nobody make you smile."

Of course, you'll have to prepare ahead of time. In addition to a saucepan, potatoes, and a pail, you'll need some string, a broom, a blindfold, an apple, some balloons, needle and thread, and a bunch of other stuff.

Check out the full list of stunts below. You may want to practice each one before the party so that you can demonstrate for your guests.

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Whirl-O Halloween Fortune and Stunt Game

Take a string and where you stand, tie a knot with just one hand.
Ride a broom around the floor, come back where you were before.
Leap like a frog and give a croak.
Walk a strait line to the end, never slip or descend.
Turn blindfolded ten times round point to your love.
On your tip-toes nice and fine, cross the room in one strait line.
Push an apple, nothing more, with your nose across the floor.
Stand up and bow, and moo like a cow.
Squirm and wiggle, then laugh and giggle.
Try your wind and see how soon you can burst a toy balloon.
Take a needle, shove thread in it, all in less than half a minute.
Throw ten feet, never fail, three potatoes in a pail.
Swing an apple on a string, bite it on the second swing.
See if you can show this knack, tie a bow behind your back.
Whistle Yankee Doodle with a saucepan on your noodle,
Bite and chew as fast as able five marshmallows from the table.
Keep a straight face for a while, let nobody make you smile.
Stand on your toes and wiggle your nose.
Spin like a top until you have to stop.
Make a spoon linger on your little finger.

Sani-Phone Hygienic Telephone Discs Ad, World Almanac and Encyclopedia, 1912 (Internet Archive)

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 16:21:10 +0000

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This Sani-Phone Hygienic Telephone Discs advertisement is a screen capture from the World Almanac and Encyclopedia, 1912, p. xiv, which is available via the Internet Archive.

For an example of a disc imprinted with a hotel's name, see Hygienic Telephone Disc, Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, Philadelphia, Pa., 1906:

Hygienic Telephone Disc, Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, Philadelphia, Pa., 1906

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 16:21:12 +0000

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The Bellevue Stratford, Phila., Pa. Talk through this disc. Hygiene Telephone Disc. A new one for each guest occupying this room.

Talk through the Hygienic Telephone Disc and protect yourself from all germ disease. Replace when soiled. U.S. Patent, June 12, 1906.

To put on, bend up small corner on line and slide on mouthpiece. Mfg. by Hygienic Telephone Disc Co., Phila., Pa.

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Worrying about germs and the spread of diseases is nothing new, as this early twentieth-century "Hygienic Telephone Disc" demonstrates. Guests at the Bellevue Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia could place one of these "Sani-Phone" discs--as they were also called--over the mouthpieces of the telephones in their rooms so they wouldn't contract tuberculosis or any other nasty bug. The discs used a wax paper-like film that was sandwiched between two layers of cardboard to keep germs away while letting sound through.

For a 1912 advertisement that shows how the disc was placed on the candlestick telephones of the time, see Sani-Phone Hygienic Telephone Discs Ad, World Almanac and Encyclopedia, 1912 (Internet Archive):

I'm Bugs About Skating at Skateaway, Scranton, Pa.

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 21:20:46 +0000

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"I'm bugs 'bout skatin' at Skateaway, Scranton, Pennsylvania."

A roller skating rink label.

America on Wheels Roller Skating

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 19:02:18 +0000

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For a similar roller skating label, see America on Wheels by The Pie Shops, over on Flickr.

Nick Manoloff's Modern Accompaniment Guide for Spanish Guitar

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 21:06:55 +0000

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"To accompany any key the student should know either the name of the key or find the number of sharps or flats in the piece he will play. Then turn the disk until the arrows point to the desired key or key signature...."

United States Turn and Learn Chart

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 21:06:57 +0000

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Advertisement on the back: "All leather Triangle Brand Shoes. Sturdy good looking shoes for husky boys. Dainty styles for growing girls. They last longer. Pleasant View Store, general merchandise, Nuangola Sta., Pa."

This wheel chart or volvelle was an advertising giveaway intended for children, who could turn the interlocking paper wheels to display information about each American state. The arrow at the top of the wheel points to Pennsylvania ("Penn."), for instance, and corresponding text visible in the small windows on the map reveal that Pennsylvania's capital is Harrisburg, its principal city is Philadelphia, it gained statehood in 1787, and other tidbits of information.

See below for a variety of other wheel charts on various topics.

Dist-O-Map North East

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 21:06:53 +0000

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"1. Set arrow to city nearest starting point. 2. Read mileage in window of destination. 3. Principal highways are shown in red."