PHX1989 OP t1_j6nlux5 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:39 PM

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Maybe the catalogue will have some updated info lol

PHX1989 OP t1_j6nls3i wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:39 PM

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That’s wild! It’s definitely one of the things that makes living in an old home so interesting. While I haven’t found anything aside from this shredded newspaper, I did recently uncover our fire place. It’s was neat to find some circa 1920’s wallpaper underneath. Ended up leaving a blob of it on there as its own art piece. Definitely makes me want to dig around more!

PHX1989 OP t1_j6n2fsy wrote on January 31, 2023 at 2:32 PM

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The Bicycle advertisement is pretty fascinating! “People of any age..or sex” can purchase one!

For those interested, this is one of 4 pieces I found that are part of the Chicago Dramatic Journal. I wasn’t able to find an issue date but there were advertisements for plays from the 1893/1894 season. My house, which is located in Dayton, Ohio was built in 1896 so I’m thinking that the builders must have been fans of the arts.