AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



June, 19 13 



For Windows and Piazzas 



IDEAL Combination of Blind 

 1 and Awning for town and 

 country houses. More artistic 

 and durable than unsightly 

 fabric awnings. Very easily 

 operated; slats open and 

 close to admit air, yet ex- 

 clude sunrays; can be 

 pulled up out of sight if 

 desired. Add unique 

 architectural distinction to 

 a house. 



Sj§ For illustrated booklet 

 specify "Venetian 5" 



Jas.G.WilsonMfg.Co. 



5 West 29th St., New York 



Patentee and Manufacturer of 

 Inside and Outside Venetians, 

 Porch, Piazza and Veranda 

 Venetians, Rolling Steel Shutters. 

 Burglar and Fireproof Steel Cur- 



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^h'5 tains, Hygienic Wardrobes, Wood 

 K>^ Block Floors. 



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2 Comfort and Privacy = 



I The Burlington Venetian Blind 1 



— will shade your porch and enable you to make your porch ~ 



— a haven of rest and comfort on sizzling hot days. ~ 



— With the Burlington Venetian Blind you will get the ~ 



— advantages of open air, and at the same time you will be ~ 



— secluded from the gaze of passers-by. It is easy to adjust ™ 



— the Burlington Venetian Blind to any angle. The top can ™ 



— be opened for light and ventilation and the lower part closed ~ 

 ■■■ to keep out the sun. ™ 



— Make your porch a cool place for entertaining or reading, 55 

 ■— and a pleasant place where the children can play — by ~ 

 2" using Burlington Venetian Blinds. ™ 



— Write for illustrated booklet — it cr*e- 



— picts and describes various styles 



E BURLINGTON VENETIAN BUND COMPANY E 



— 339 Lake Street, Burlington, Vt. = 



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WE wish to call attention to the fact that 

 we are in a position to render com- 

 petent services in every branch of 

 patent or trade-mark work. Our staff is 

 composed of mechanical, electrical and 

 chemical experts, thoroughly trained to pre- 

 pare and prosecute all patent applications, 

 irrespective of the complex nature of the 

 subject matter involved, or of the specialized, 

 technical, or scientific knowledge required 

 therefor. 



We are prepared to render opinions as 

 to validity or infringement of patents, or 

 with regard to conflicts arising in trade- 

 mark and unfair competition matters. 



We also have associates throughout the 

 world, who assist in the prosecution of 

 patent and trade-mark applications filed 

 in all countries foreign to the United 

 States. 



MUNN & CO., 

 Patent Attorneys, 

 361 Broadway, 



New York, N. Y. 



Branch Office : 

 625 F Street, N. W. 



Washington, D. C. 



Wanted: Old advertising announcements 

 prior to 1820. P. If. 



Wanted: Copy of "The Bewick Col- 

 lector." 



Wanted: Old books printed in Philadel- 

 phia before 1785. N. E. H. 



Exchange: Fine collection of old and rare 

 California Indian baskets. F. M G. 



Offered: Fine proofs by the best American 

 wood-engravers ; also portraits of Lin- 

 coln, Washington, Franklin, etc. B. J. G. 



Offered: Collection of antiques, together 

 or separately. Old cut and engraved 

 glass goblets, caraffes, decanter, celery 

 glass, hand-embroidered Dutch collars, 

 exquisitely embroidered nainsook skirt, 

 fans, bead wristlets or trimmings done in 

 Bulgarian colors, cup, plate, American 

 eagle, about 125 years old and other 

 articles. A. D. A. 



Exchange: To exchange old pewter for 

 other pieces not in my collection or will 

 exchange old blue platter by J. Wedge- 

 wood for old pewter. C. W. G. 



Wanted: Old original pencil drawings by 

 noted artists, signed. V. D. B. 



Wanted: Arundel print in fine condition, 

 of Benozzo Gozzoli's angels. L. H. B. 



Wanted: Samples of early silk brocades 

 and figured silks for my collection of 

 textiles. Q. 



Wanted: Old dolls of a period prior to 

 1840. E. S. 



Wanted: Small boxed mirror, Persian. 

 Rose pattern lacquer. H. M. B. 



Offered: Old newspaper containing ad- 

 vertisement of reward for a runaway 

 slave. E. S. 



Wanted: Caricatures of Mulready's de- 

 sign for English envelopes. H. O. 



Wanted: Early stamped (not embossed) 

 book-plates. 



Wanted: Early Italian stone mosaic work 

 set in metal (jewelry pieces). X. 



Wanted: Persian paintings on sheets of 

 mica. O. L. B. 



Wanted: Specimens of nineteenth century 

 Chinese glass. Also other oriental glass. 



F. J. 



Wanted: Nineteenth and twentieth cen- 

 tury miniature books. J. E. C. 



Offered: Old secretary, about 1800. Two 

 Chippendale chairs (same pattern), with 

 interesting Colonial history attached , 

 glass punch-bowl (interesting history) ; 

 jubilee number of Brother Jonathan (July 

 4, 1845), Old Bible (1760), ten-cent Con- 

 federate stamp picked up on field of 

 Gettysburg July 3, 1863. J. G. B. 



Wanted: Broken bank bills; medals of 

 Nebraska ; Odd Fellow medals of all 

 kinds. L. T. B. 



Wanted: Objects in straw mosaic. 



A. R. D. 



Wanted: Old Mexican pottery. C. R. 



Offered: Old-fashioned bedstead. W. 



Wanted : Early English glass tumbler 

 decorated with a pastoral scene in enam- 

 eled colors. R. C. 



Wanted: Miniature books in all lan- 

 guages, particularly a copy of The Dia- 

 mond Songster in two volumes, printed 

 early in the Nineteenth Century. K. L. 



y AN you appreciate 

 the charm of play- - 

 ing the world's finest 

 music on a magnificent piano 

 without the labor ordrudgery 

 of years of practice or study— 



THE 



Kranich & Bach 

 Player-Piano 



enables you to do this with 

 the technique and expres- 

 sion of the virtuoso. 



This marvelous instrument is 

 built completely in one factory. 

 Its playing-mechanism is made ex- 

 pressly and exclusively by Kranich 

 & Bach for Kranich & Bach 

 Pianos, and is not found in any 

 other Player-Piano in the World. 



Sold on Convenient Monthly Terms 



An exquisite catalog and amus- 

 ing storiette free on request. 



Kranich & Bach 



East23dSt.,N.Y. 



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Commonwealth Hotel 



Opposite State House, Boston, Mass. 



STORER F. CRAFTS, General Manager 



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offers rooms with hot and cold water for $1 .00 

 per day and up, which includes free use of 

 Public shower baths. Nothing to equal this 

 in New England. Rooms with private baths 

 for $1 .50 per day and up, suites of two rooms 

 and bath for $4.00 per day and up. Dining 

 rooms and cafe first class. European plan. 



ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF 

 Strictly A Temperance Hotel 



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