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2011 Box of Chinese characters with pen and booklet. "Fables Selected Enlightenments for Reading." Ben She. Hubei Children's Publishing House. 5¾" x 6". $6.50 from World Books through Ebay, May, '22.

This set has puzzled me for some time. I…

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2006 Three bookmark composite puzzles, displaying FC, LM, and "Fables de La Fontaine." Advertising "Le livre et la plume," May 21, 2006, in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne. €12 each from youngpaperboy through Ebay, March, '22.

Each set is by a different…

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1913 "L'Illustration" magazine for February 8, 1913, includes a full-page insert (page 117) as it reports on elements of, I believe, the "Balkan Wars." The full-page insert offers a photograph of a mule and two riders in Turkestan who illustrate…

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1886 Article presenting the La Fontaine opera "Les Deux Pigeons." Pages 4-5 of "Journal Amusant," October 30, 1886. €10 at Clignancourt, July, '19.

"Les Deux Pigeons" is a touching story of two friends. One feels the need to travel but experiences…

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The Halliwell-Shelton Violet Ray was made in 1930's to use high voltage with low current for a variety of problems from nervous conditions to brain fog. They are however outdated and can be dangerous to use for more than ten minutes.

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The iron lung was a device popularly used in the U.S. from the 1930s until an effective vaccination was developed for polio in the 1950s. It was an innovative medical tool that saved many lives.

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The Cystoscope was introduced in 1907 as a way to diagnose as well as monitor issues regarding the bladder and urethra, such as problems in the urinary tract.

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The DeVilbiss Electric Steam Vaporizer was made by the company DeVilbiss, founded in 1888. The machine was used to help vaporize medication so you could inhale medication to treat things such as colds, sore throats, or other respiratory illnesses.

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1909 "Le Renard et le Héron" from Detmold's Fables d'Esope (1909). Purchased as a gift by Deborah Ruck on January 14, 1990 from a stall on the bank of the Seine near Notre Dame, Paris. The print is an offprint, rather than a page taken from a book.…
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