The new vintage Halloween collectibles guidebook, THR- V4 - the fourth volume of The Halloween Retrospect’s reference series for vintage collectibles continues archival research of America’s past holiday marketplace. This guide features a stylistic study of early art educator Louise D. Tessin (as well as other contributors) and the possibility of certain contributions toward early 20th-century Milton Bradley stained glass window transparencies. Shorter items include a look at Halloween products in Sunday school catalogs, John Wilcox items, and visual by Mabel Betsy Hill.
Inserts:
A: Transparency (new from Bindlegrim) homage to Milton Bradley’s stained glass paper decorations from 1940’s.
[For related topics read blog entry To: Halloween, From: Xmas].
B: Puzzle Bulletin II featuring 18×18 Halloween-themed crossword “Sight Seer Roundup” by Robert Aaron Wiley.
Articles:
Introduction (pg. 4) is a shortened introduction to the archive library with important information about its research mission.
Bradley’s Creatives – Part 1 A Short History of Holiday Visionary Louise D. Tessin (pg. 6) studies the history of an early art educator professionally hired for Milton Bradley offering a unique holiday vision in various roles from the 1920’s to the 1950’s. Includes some data concerning the artist’s personal art projects.
Contains 10 illustrations as well as source references.
Bradley’s Creatives – Part 2 Tessin, Her Contemporaries, and a Colorful Invention (pg. 14) examines the professional work of Tessin with a limited comparison to other Milto Bradley contributors (Payberg, Gode, Rehtus, Kilborn, etc.) of the time period. Combines this study with a query of possible artistic vision behind Milton Bradley’s set of stained glass window transparency decor from the 1940’s.
Contains 22 illustrations, 2 timeline tables, as well as source references.
[For related topics read blog entry To: Halloween, From: Xmas].
October’s Cathedral A Secret Cache Of Hallowe’en For Sunday School (pg. 25) reviews the surprising reference of Sunday school catalogs (particularly David C. Cook) as a modern resource for studying early century Halloween novelties on the vintage market.
Contains 4 illustrations as well as source references.
John Wilcox & Hallowe’en Up-to-date, Unique, & Splendid Portrayals of Spirit (pg. 28) identifies certain obscure decorations as supplied through educator-focused catalog advertisements for the company.
Contains 4 illustrations as well as source references.
The Witches’ DanceMore Hallowe’en Chaos by Artist Mabel Betsy Hill (pg. 31) revisits the amazing vision of one illuminator seen earlier in THR publications (such as Volume 3) when reviewing early haunted house imagery in Better Homes & Gardens.
Contains 7 illustrations as well as source references.
Index The Halloween Retrospect, Vol. 1 – Vol. 4 (pg. 33) from first to fourth digests.
