A paper toy from France that uses two wheels and a sliding strip to combine different facial features. "Gd. cirque des folies élastiques intermède des grimaces d'O'Gus'" (circa 1900?)

November 23, 2011

Beinecke Library, General Modern Collection, cirque, disc, disque, elastique, france, grimace, paper, strip, toy, wheel

The Grandpère of the MAD Fold-in

Shades of Al Jaffee and MAD Magazine . . . A printed and folded novelty celebrating Louis XVIII, King of France, 1814-1824. (Published by J.B. Verzy, circa 1814). The piece unfolds to spell out the virtues of the man who ruled during the Bourbon Restoration.

October 25, 2011

Beinecke Library, General Modern Collection, 1810s, 1820s, desire, fold, folded, france, king, louis, paper, printed, roi, xviii

Choco-Choc

A group of labels for brands of chocolate sold in France in the middle of the 19th century.

September 29, 2011

Beinecke Library, General Modern Collection, 19th, brand, century, chocolate, france, label, lyon, paris

The Sun-Cure

A view of a tuberculosis sanitarium for children at Groslay (Northern France) during World War I. From the Edith Wharton Papers.

February 8, 2011

Beinecke Library, Yale Collection of American Literature, children, cure, edith, france, sanitarium, sun, tuberculosis, wharton, wwi

Hot Stuff

The key card for the game of: Robert le Diable: Jeu des Mariages. France, circa 1820.

January 14, 2011

Beinecke Library, Cary Playing Card Collection, 1820s, card, devil, diable, france, game, jeu, mariage, playing, robert

Q&A

Simple question; complicated answer. From an unidentified card game from France, circa 1860s.

January 3, 2011

Beinecke Library, Cary Playing Card Collection, answer, card, france, friend, game, playing, question

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