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Lot 12

Lot of 67 H. C. Evans device instructions in the original e...

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

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Lot of 67 H. C. Evans device instructions in the original envelopes. Chicago: H. C. Evans & Company, [ca. 1930s]. Typed, folded envelopes with names of the device instructions. Instructions are either mimeographed or printed; many envelopes have multiple copies of instructions. One diagram found (not all envelopes opened). Instructions include set-up and operation. In addition to the 67 envelopes with instructions, there are two empty envelopes. Some general wear due to age and use. Overall, fine. A rare and unusual group. Some instructions include: Instructions on No Miss for Playing Cards, Instruction on Pocket Roulette Wheel, Combination for Devils Bowling Alley Balls, Nautic Back, Instructions for Operation of the Skeleton Dealing Box, and many more.