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1865? "The Washington Grape." An envelope with an illustration of FG. The Ebay seller describes it as "black printed Civil War Patriotic," and identifies the fox with the South and the grapes with the North. 5½" x 3¼". $9.99 from Douglas Uzakewicz,…

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From Aesop's Fables, London: John Murray.

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From Jean de la Fontaine: Selected Fables. New York: The Quadrangle Press.

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"The Tortoise and the Heir." Magazine advertisement for DOC optique.

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1934 "The Tortoise and the Hare from the Walt Disney Silly Symphony." Good Housekeeping, Oct., 1934. Page 37, with five cartoon panels detailing the race. 8 1/8" x 11½". $12.50 from Byron Grush, Cerrillos, NM, through Ebay, Sept., '00.

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2001? "The Tortoise and the Hair" magnet. Metal. 2" square. $5.75 from Azilliondollars.com through Etsy, Jan., '23.

This pun has been used before, for example in "Sin City Fables" from 1981. The cartoon character here is charming! I am…

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"The Strength of Universal Service." BS advertisement for American Telephone and Telegraph Company. February, 1920. 6½" x 9½".

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1854 "The Split Crow in Difficulties.--A Fable for the Day." Punch, No. 657. February 11, 1854. 10¾" x 8¼". $9.99 from Ed and Laura Harrison, oldartgallery, N. Olmsted, OH, through Ebay, August, '99.

"A split crow fancying himself an eagle, fixed…

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In The Aesop for Children. Chicago: Rand McNally.

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Signed in the plate, from Les Fables de La Fontaine. Paris: Andre Teriade.
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