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Souvenir playing cards of Boston c. 1900s

I wonder where my relative bought these playing cards? Could it have been a souvenir shop in Boston around 1910 or so? These cards are from a relative on my dad’s side of the family. They were all New Englanders, but somewhere along the way someone must have purchased this deck in or around Boston. [...]
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George Nelson ball clock

Time never looked so good as it does in my kitchen. That’s where I have this clock displayed. It’s known as a ball clock and it was designed by George Nelson (1908-1986). He was an architect and designer and is regarded as one of the founding fathers of American modernism. “Form plus function” was the [...]
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