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	Catalog #	Name	Description
51	ED2021-43	Pan, Watercolor Paint	A black, watercolor paint pan from the Dixon brand, non-toxic. Contains: 8 colors (L-R - red, purple, blue, white, green, brown, orange, and black) and one, brown paint brush.
52	ED2021-52	Postcard	Three replica postcards, laminated. A-C. A: Folded card, featuring a cut out drawing of a rabbit with flowers. Exterior: "Easter Greetings". Interior: "Some Easter wishes were planted- /The grew, and grew, and grew,/ And now, beneath each each flower pot/ You'll find them blooming/ for you," opposite: drawing of three potted flowers. B: Single sheet postcard. Front: Brown, black, and pink drawing of stylized flowers and butterflies. "A Birthday Greeting/ I've a weakness for beautiful flowers/ For very nice people-- and how!/ But wishing you Birthday gladness--/ That's my weakness now!". Back: Personal letter beginning "Dear Sister", dated Sept 22, 1932. C: Single sheet postcard. Front: Printed image of a witch riding a broomstick in front of houses at sunset. "Hallowe'en Joys/ Here's-wishig-that-this-Hallowe'en/ Will-bring-you-much-delight;/ Its-joys-remain-as-a-parting-gift/ When-the-witches-take-their-flight." Back: Personal letter beginning "Dear Sis + bro:" Postmark: "Cooksville, ILL: Oct 31 PM 1935" 1 cent stamp, Addressed to "Mrs. Wilbur Lesher, Towanda, Illinois."
53	ED2021-54	Glasses	Children's eye glasses from the 1930s. The glass pieces are rimmed in a gold color and the ear pieces are very looped, almost resembling a candy cane shape.
54	ED2021-58	Stereograph	A stereograph with a picture of a man sitting in a boat on a canal in Italy. The image is titled "The Rialto Bridge, Venice" and lays on top of a general, green background color. Stereograph images were viewed through stereoscopes and allowed the viewer to see the image in 3D.
55	ED2021-59	Stereograph	A stereograph with a picture two people sitting underneath a tree on a rural landscape. There is no title for the image. The pictures are surrounded by an orange background color. Stereograph images were viewed through stereoscopes and allowed the viewer to see the image in 3D.
56	ED2021-83	Book	"A Treatise on the Structure of the English Language...," published in 1846 by Cowperthwait & CO. This book was written by Samuel S. Greene, a professor in the Normal Department at Brown University with the goal to improve the teaching of the English language. It contains a lot of explanation on English grammar and how to use the grammar rules in writing. There is no image on the cover, just the title, other publishing information, and a black spine.