Two frictographic “Image Magique” hidden page slips, 1935

File — Box: CFC Advertising Box 1

Identifier: CFC2021.0590.1

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Carlson Fable Collection is a gathering of primary fable materials at Reinert Alumni Memorial Library at Creighton University. It grew out of the personal collection of fable materials gathered by Rev. Gregory Carlson, S.J. and was given to the Creighton Libraries in 1996. There are more than 10,000 books and approximately 8,000 artifacts in the collection.

From plates to stamps, from cards to whiskey decanters, from toys to posters, you'll find just about anything you can imagine here. Please explore all that is to offer here in my fables Catalogue of Objects.

This is the largest online catalog of fable related objects on the internet. Many are from Aesop's Fables but you will find La Fontaine, Velazquez and Krylov also represented in this collection.

Dates

1935

Extent

2 Sheets : Two frictographic “Image Magique” hidden page slips advertising Sauba syrups to counteract worms and warts. A child should rub a crayon on the “blank” verso and an image will appear – an image with a hidden item to find. ; 4⅞” x 3⅞”.

Language of Materials

French

Additional Description

Abstract

These two slips combine elements this collection has encountered before: hidden images and frictography. Surprises keep coming! I am so tempted to “violate” these ephemeral treasures by trying to bring out their pictures!