Hickey-Hoyoscope
- Used
- Condition
- Near-fine. Minor toning, vertical crease on lower leaf of card bifolium.
- Seller
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Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
United States: C.P. Meier, 1930. Near-fine. Minor toning, vertical crease on lower leaf of card bifolium.. The "Hickey-Hoyoscope" is a whimsically illustrated volvelle fortune teller game. The directions instruct the user to turn the volvelle based on one's birthday several times, adding up the given numbers in window "B"; corresponding answer appear on the back of the card. The user can also ask a yes or no question using window "C". The fortunes on the back of the card include themes of love, happiness, and fortune in finances and business.
Bifolium card with volvelle secured inside with brass fastening, printed on front and back with three windows cut on front to show three points of information on the volvelle. Measures 9" by 6
Bifolium card with volvelle secured inside with brass fastening, printed on front and back with three windows cut on front to show three points of information on the volvelle. Measures 9" by 6
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Details
- Seller
- Eclectibles (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 23005293
- Title
- Hickey-Hoyoscope
- Book Condition
- Used - Near-fine. Minor toning, vertical crease on lower leaf of card bifolium.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- C.P. Meier
- Place of Publication
- United States
- Date Published
- 1930
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Volvelles, Horoscopes , ABAA-RBMS-2023
Terms of Sale
Eclectibles
All material is shipped subject to approval, but notification of return must be made in a timely manner and returns made in a prompt and conscientious fashion.
About the Seller
Eclectibles
Biblio member since 2014
Tolland, Connecticut
About Eclectibles
As our name implies we provide diverse offerings of ephemera and related items. Some areas of note are childhood ephemera and books, social history and women's history, visual culture, advertising in America, historical memorabilia, made by hand, transformation material and the study of childhood. As a member of the Appraisers Association of America, I also provide appraisal services in our areas of expertise with a focus on large collections.