Lexicon; Waddington's Lexicon. The Game of Skill
Card games
Educational games
Design: card printed on one side in black to show a large letter of the alphabet in the centre, repeated in opposite corners, and with a score number in red in each corner; reverse sides are printed with a geometric pattern in red and white
Waddington, Ltd.
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O26767/card-game-lexicon-waddingtons-lexicon-the-game/
Victoria & Albert Museum
http://www.vam.ac.uk/
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
eng
Physical Item
Museum number VA: MISC. 314-1986
AOB 24: 4-28-2012
Folding games board
Chessboards
Wood chessboard veneered with ivory, engraved and highlighted with lac and partly veneereed with tortoiseshell. The edges of the hinged lid and box are faced with buffalo horn and a silvered brass lock and the interior lined with sandalwood.
Unknown
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O71256/folding-games-board/
Victoria & Albert Museum
http://www.vam.ac.uk/
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Physical Item
Museum number VA: 02288(IS)
AOB 23: 4-28-2012
Biscuit Tin
Tin containers
Biscuit tin made of tinplate, off set litho printed, made to simulate eight books with simulated tooled leather bindings and marbled end papers, bound by an imitation leather strap.
Huntley & Palmers
Huntley, Boorne & Stevens
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O128063/biscuit-tin-literature/
Victoria & Albert Museum
http://www.vam.ac.uk/
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Physical Item
Museum number VA: M.290-1983
AOB 22: 4-28-2012
Flask
Bottles
Ceramic materials
Personal belongings
Ceramic flask designed in the form of a book. Detailed tin-glazed painting in several bright colors.
Unknown
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O346815/flask/
Victoria & Albert Museum
http://www.vam.ac.uk/
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Flask
Physical Item
Museum number VA: 395-1870
AOB 21: 4-28-2012
Unidentified soldier in Union uniform and forage cap with portraits of Lincoln, Johnson, and an unidentified boy in a book-shaped locket with pages
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875.
United States-Army-People-1860-1870.
Boys, 1860-1870.
Soldiers-Union-1860-1870.
Military uniforms-Union-1860-1870.
United States-History-Civil War, 1861-1865-Military personnel-Union.
Locket has tintype portraits of soldier and child and photographic print portraits of Johnson and Lincoln on separate pages. Case: Metal locket in shape of book with scroll design.
Unknown
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2010650790/
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
No known copyright issues.
Part of Ambrotype/Tintype filing series (Library of Congress) Liljenquist Family collection (Library of Congress)
Locket, Portrait photograph, Tintypes (Hand-colored).
Physical Item
Museum Number LoC: AMB/TIN no. 2623 [P&P]
AOB 20: 4-26-2012
Literary Lites (Novelty Item)
Smoking paraphernalia
Matches
Matchbox labels
Modeled on the classic design of one of the world's greatest book collections, Literary Lites are perfect for every room in the house—or as a gift for your favorite literati.
Each Lite refers to a different literary classic. The back cover features a brief plot summary, sure to lift your spirits at times of need. Even your most fetid productions will be transmogrified into immortal literary expressions.
dippylulu
Vermont, United States
http://www.etsy.com/listing/62919612/tiny-book-matchbox-gag-gift-set-literary?ref=sr_gallery_8&ga_includes[]=tags&ga_search_query=matchbox+book&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery
dippylulu
Etsy
No known copyright issues.
Matchbox
Physical Item
AOB 19: 4-26-2012
Vintage Match"book"
Smoking paraphernalia
Matches
Matchbox labels
The gold filigree on its cover is virtually completely intact and is devoid of scratches or dings. The box includes 9 of its original matches.
Unknown
http://www.etsy.com/listing/82753620/vintage-book-matchbox?ref=sr_gallery_4&ga_includes[]=tags&ga_search_query=matchbox+book&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery
Red Walrus Shoppe
Oak Park, Illinois,
United States
Etsy
No known copyright issues.
Matchbox
Physical Item
AOB 18: 4-26-2012
BookBook
Mac Book (Computer)
BookBook is a one-of-a-kind, hardback leather case designed exclusively for MacBook Pro. Available in Classic Black or Vibrant Red, BookBook brings three levels of security to your prized Mac. First, the hardback cover and spine provide solid protection from the rigors of the road. Second, the vintage book design disguises MacBook for superior security. And third, the stylish case protects you from being like everyone else because BookBook is totally original, just like you.
Twelve South
http://twelvesouth.com/products/bookbook/
Twelve South
No known copyright issues.
MacBook Pro Cover
Physical Item
AOB 17: 4-26-2012
Cipher Machine
Ciphers-Miscellanea
16th French cipher machine in the shape of a book with the coat of arms of Henri II on the cover
Unknown
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:16th_century_French_cypher_machine_in_the_shape_of_a_book_with_arms_of_Henri_II.jpg
Musee d'Ecouen
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.
Cipher machine
Physical Item
AOB 16: 4-26-2012
Work-aholic Pillow (Novelty Item)
Bedding
Cushions
Cleverly disguised in plain sight as a massive book, this "novel" way to catch a few winks on the job is within easy reach when counting rows of figures begins to have the same effect as counting sheep. This fake book that is actually a pillow, if you are low on space too, fits right in your bookshelf!
GeekStuff
http://www.geekstuff4u.com/workaholic-pillow.html
GeekStuff
No known copyright issues.
Pillow
Physical Item
AOB 15: 4-26-2012