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Cracker Jack Painting and Drawing Book for Crayon and Water Color Painting

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Description: One boxed painting set entitled Cracker Jack Painting and Drawing Book for Crayon and Water Color Painting, manufactured by Saalfield Publishing Company, Akron, Ohio, New York and Chicago, copyright 1917. The set is comprised of six small cakes of watercolor paint in wooden tubs, two metal dishes, a paintbrush, a box of 8 (5 are missing) wax crayons, and a painting and drawing book that contains chromolithograph and lithograph images for painting and coloring. Printed at the top of the title on the top lid is "It's an Ullman Coloring Outfit." "The Ullman Mfg. Co., N.Y." is printed at the bottom of the top lid. The drawing/coloring book has been colored in, but not completely. The paints have been used. The painting book bears the copyright date of 1917.
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Date: 1917

Little Wonder Pictures to Color and Draw: Easy Steps for Children in Coloring and Drawing

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One boxed drawing set entitled Little Wonder Pictures to Color and Draw: Easy Steps for Children in Coloring and Drawing, copyright 1923, manufactured by the Platt & Munk Co., New York. This set is comprised of one drawing book of approximately 100 pages in length and colored crayons, all housed together in a paperboard box. The drawing book contains images for copying and coloring. Nine colored crayons are present; they have been used. The copyright date on the title page of the drawing book is 1921; the date on the top lid of the box is 1923. Some of the images within the book have been copied and colored.

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Introductory Lessons in Drawing and Painting in Water-Colors

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One art instruction book entitled Introductory Lessons in Drawing and Painting in Water-Colors, by Marion Kemble, published by S.W. Tilton & Company, Boston, copyright 1882. Following a preface and an introduction, the book is informally divided into 4 sections, the first of which is entitled "Perspective". The remaining sections are: "Water colors," "Directions for coloring". The book is 66 pages in length, with an additional 13 unnumbered pages of testimonials and advertisements at the end. Two pages of publisher's advertisements for "Self-Instructive Lessons in drawing and painting in water-colors" precede the title page. Each section within the book is illustrated with line drawings; the section entitled "Directions for coloring" contains 7 full-page illustrations. Of these, 6 are numbered and are accompanied by textual instruction for painting. The back cover is a publisher's advertisement for "Bulfinch's Mythology. The Age of Fable" edited by Rev. E.E. Hale. The insides of the front and back covers are blank. "H.N.[?] Gey.[?]" is written in ms. in ink, in the upper right-hand corner, "V.B. Cummings" is written in ms., in pencil, in the upper left-hand corner of the front cover.

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Old Glory Painting and Drawing Book

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One drawing/painting book, copyright 1917, entitled Old Glory Painting and Drawing Book, published by Saalfield Publishing Company, Akron, Ohio, New York and Chicago. This book is 24 unnumbered pages in length and is comprised of lithograph images for coloring and their color prototypes. The front cover is illustrated in color and features an eagle and two images of military men. "1917, Akron, Ohio, The Saalfield Publishing Company, New York, Chicago" is printed at the bottom of the front cover. The back cover bears the same image as the front cover. The title page is illustrated with a color image of a soldier carrying a gun, with the American flag behind him. Some pages leave space for copying the image. Most of the images have been colored, and a few have been copied.

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All American Coloring Outfit

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One boxed painting set entitled All American Coloring Outfit, manufactured by J. Pressman & Co., New York, ca. 1930. The set is comprised of 10 round cakes of watercolor paint, a tin water dish, a paintbrush, and a 6-page coloring book. The coloring book is entitled A Trip to Circus Land and includes images of circus acts. The paints, dish and booklet are mounted to the bottom half of the cardboard box, which is decoratively printed. The top lid is decorated with a color image of a seated boy painting at an easel. The words "All American" are reflective of the American flag; the word "all" is blue with white stars, and the word "American" is horizontally striped in red and white. "Made in U.S.A. ; J. Pressman & Co. and New York" are printed at the bottom of the top lid.

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Young America Painting Book: for Young People with Easy Drawing Lessons

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One painting book entitled Young America Painting Book: for Young People with Easy Drawing Lessons, published by Platt & Nourse Co., New York, 1913. This painting book is composed of unnumbered pages containing color and outline illustrations; the latter were meant for coloring. The front cover is a chromolithograph of three children painting a mural. "Copyright 1913, The Platt & Peck Co." is printed in the lower left-hand corner of the image. The back cover is blue, and is not illustrated. The front and back pastedowns are illustrated and have been colored in with crayon. Printed on the verso of the title page is : "Copyright, 1913, by the Platt & Peck Co." This is followed by three pages containing an introduction and illustrated definitions of terms used in drawing and painting. The sample color images and those for coloring include scenes of children at play, toys, animals and flowers. Many of the images have been colored in with crayons.

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Drawing and Painting Book

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One drawing/painting book, ca. 1910, entitled Drawing and Painting Book, published by McLoughlin Bros., Springfield, Massachusetts. This book is 24 unnumbered pages in length, and contains illustrations for coloring. The front cover is a chromolithograph illustration of a girl reading a book while imaginary fairies and butterflies fly around her. "Made in U.S.A. McLoughlin Bros. Inc., Springfield, Mass." is printed in the lower left-hand corner of the front cover. The back cover is a chromolithograph image of a jar of paintbrushes and several jars of paint. The title page features an illustration of young Dutch children and descriptive text beneath the title: "A Drawing and Painting Book designed according to the best art methods of starting with simple design and color and progressing to more advanced subjects." Some of the illustrations are in pairs, with one printed in color and the other in outline form, which was meant for coloring. Included are images of people, buildings and animals. Some of the images have been colored with crayon or watercolor.

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Cracker Jack Painting and Drawing Book for Crayon and Water Color Painting

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