work box
Beveled plate-glass mirror in cover, bone needle-case, crochet needle, bodkin, thread-knife, button-hook, tape-needle and a pair of scissors.
Plush Work-box for a little girl. Price $1.50; for $2 in new subscriptions. Postage 18 cents.
sturdier work box
Same things as in last except mirror.
Plush Perfume-stand No. 4005. Price $1.25; for $1.75 in new subscriptions. Postage 15 cents.
two bottles of perfume in mirrored case
Two ground-stopper bottles, six multiplying mirrors, nickel extension handle.
Plush Perfume-stand No. 3. Price 75 cents; for $1 in new subscriptions. Postage 15 cents.
another perfume case
Two ground-stopper bottles, two mirrors, brass handle.
Plush Mirror and Whisk-holder. Price $1.25; for $1.50 in new subscriptions. Postage 15 cents.
square mirror with wisk broom peeking from behind
Beveled medallion mirror, three little hooks, whisk with nickel-damask handle and ring. A pretty piece for a girl’s room.
BARNEY & BERRY’S SKATES
State exact length of boot.
Keyless Skate. Price $4; for $4.50 in new subscriptions. Postage 35 cents.
BARNEY & BERRY ice skate
Best steel, best make, best temper; bright nickel. Toe and heel clamps worked together by thumb-screw at heel: the simplest fastening. Sizes 8 to 12 inches.
Skate No. R. Price $2; for $2.10 in new subscriptions. Postage 35 cents.
Fac-simile of the Keyless skate, of lower grade; nickeled.
American Rink Skate. Price $4.50; for $5.00 in new subscriptions. Postage 35 cents.
BARNEY & BERRY ice skate
Best every way; adjustable as to size by a thumb-screw at the heel and fastened by a lever under the instep. Sizes 8 to 12 inches.
Skate No. T. Price $2; for $2.10 in new subscriptions. Postage 35 cents.
Skate No. T is a fac-simile of the American Rink Skate; heel-plates, foot-plates, toe-clamps and brackets of crucible steel; nickeled.
All-clamp Skate. Price $4; for $4.50 in new subscriptions. Postage 35 cents.
Best nickeled steel. Sizes 7 to 12 inches.
Skate No. F. Price $2; for $2.10 in new subscriptions. Postage 35 cents.
Fac-simile of All-clamp skate, of lower grade; nickeled.
Ladies’ Keyless Skate. No. LR. Price $2.50; for $3 in new subscriptions. Postage 30 cents.
Blades of the lower grade, foot-plates, clamps and brackets of crucible steel; russet-leather trimmings; nickel heel-bands. A thumb-screw at the heel works the toe-clamps.
Ladies’ Clamp Skate, No. LE. Price $2.50; for $3 in new subscriptions. Postage 30 cents.
Differs from No. LR only in having the toe-clamps worked by a key instead of a thumb-screw.
Putz Pomade, the best polishing substance known for gold, silver, copper, brass, tin and other metals. Price 15 cents a box; for 20 cents in new subscriptions.
One of the many new things in this List, the knowledge of which is worth much more than it costs.
Putz Pulver, perhaps the same as the paste; but, being a powder, it does not cling to chasings; better therefore for jewelry. Price 15 cents a box; for 20 cents in new subscriptions.
Any subscriber may pay his own subscription by getting new subscriptions of twice the amount.
Thus:Babyland for $1 in new subscriptions;Our Little Men and Women for $2 in new subscriptions;Pansy for $2 in new subscriptions;Chautauqua Young Folks’ Journal for $2 in new subscriptions;Wide Awake for $4.80 in new subscriptions.
Any book we publish, postage paid, at the rate of $1 for $1.20 in new subscriptions.
Thus:A 50-cent book for 60 cents in new subscriptions, a $1 book for $1.20, a $1.50 book for $1.80, a $2 book for $2.40, etc.
We cannot describe our two-thousand books in this List; and, if we begin, there is no stopping-place. The best we can do is to send our catalogue [We wish it afforded more of a clue to their contents]; and you select from that.
FOOTNOTE:[A]These are the maker’s prices in Boston. Beyond New England the local prices will vary. We hear they are double out West. We go by Boston prices, wherever you are.
[A]These are the maker’s prices in Boston. Beyond New England the local prices will vary. We hear they are double out West. We go by Boston prices, wherever you are.
[A]These are the maker’s prices in Boston. Beyond New England the local prices will vary. We hear they are double out West. We go by Boston prices, wherever you are.