An envisioning. 1958 and December inching into a January thaw at the house on Chaminade Row.

Oh to be here.

Minnesota, and not being that far from anywhere, if you measure it by how fast a Canada goose can head south for the winter. Teenage children who play trumpet in the band. Saturdays spent ferrying them around. Sitting and waiting in the back of some dusty auditorium, reading a novel while trying to appear to pay rapt attention to whatever the band leader says in case they ask about it on the drive back home. Not needing to find out about a band rehearsal on the other side of the county on the morning of, either.

my new short fiction piece published to my Substack at the link if you’d like to read the rest. The image is an advertisement from 1949 issue of PROM which was a magazine targeted to Saint Louis Missouri teenagers.

https://sarahbguestperry.substack.com/p/an-envisioning-1958-and-december

Home until spring with a pot of split pea soup on the stove and a bread baking in the oven. A set of photographs shot in 1969 of the house at 5 Tucker Street in Marblehead, Massachusetts which was built at the end of the 17th century. But what caught my eye is the entire bookcase stuffed with cookbooks. More than my mother’s cookbook collection and hers was huge. Too fun!

Cookbooks (including “How to Cook and Eat in Russian,” published in 1947 and “La Bonne Cuisine de Madame E. Saint-Ange” which came out in 1927. Not spotting anything by Julia Child, however). *5 Tucker Street, Marblehead, Massachusetts.*1965 (I think) photograph. American. Samuel Chamberlain, photographer. Samuel Chamberlain Photographs Negative Collection, Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum. Copyright undetermined but the photographer died in 1975 so his estate, presumably. via https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:9g5513628

Library with contemporary magazines in the magazine rack just past the sofa. 5 Tucker Street, Marblehead, Massachusetts. Image ca. 1965. American. Samuel Chamberlain, photographer. Samuel Chamberlain Photographs Negative Collection, Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum. Copyright undetermined but the photographer died in 1975 so his estate, presumably. via https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:cr56qk11w

Dining room with the cookbooks seen in image one appearing here. *5 Tucker Street, Marblehead, Massachusetts.* Image ca. 1965. American. Samuel Chamberlain, photographer. Samuel Chamberlain Photographs Negative Collection, Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum. Copyright undetermined but the photographer died in 1975 so his estate, presumably. via https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:1r66mj23q

*Front Hall. 5 Tucker Street, Marblehead, Massachusetts.* Image ca. 1965. American. Samuel Chamberlain, photographer. Samuel Chamberlain Photographs Negative Collection, Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum. Copyright undetermined but the photographer died in 1975 so his estate, presumably. via https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:sx61h456p

*Master bedroom. 5 Tucker Street, Marblehead, Massachusetts.* Image ca. 1965. American. Samuel Chamberlain, photographer. Samuel Chamberlain Photographs Negative Collection, Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum. Copyright undetermined but the photographer died in 1975 so his estate, presumably. via https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:3j335m80f

*Another view of the Master bedroom with a telephone that is considerably earlier than 1965 sitting on the bedside table. 5 Tucker Street, Marblehead, Massachusetts.* Image ca. 1965. American. Samuel Chamberlain, photographer. Samuel Chamberlain Photographs Negative Collection, Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum. Copyright undetermined but the photographer died in 1975 so his estate, presumably. via https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:7w62hs77w

I don’t know why these photographs were taken as it doesn’t say nor does it say whether 5 Tucker Street was a house museum or a home inhabited by the owners as opposed to docents dressed like 1690 people though I know little of house museums as in my entire life I’ve only been in one and that was a long time ago. But there is very little put out that looks modern ish; I’ve been in a fair number of old houses packed with antiques because of my micro crafts business and even in homes furnished in real Chippendale there is a laptop sitting on the sideboard and a plastic bottle of Schweppes ginger ale out on the coffee table. But a fun set – I hope you like them too.

Animals in art, painted by Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait who specialized in painting animals. Born in England in 1819, he later moved to America at the age of 31 where he died in Yonkers, New York in 1905.

*Doe and Two Fawns.* 1882. British/American. Oil on academy board. Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, painter (1819-1905). Signed *A.F. Tait N.A. / N.Y. 82* on the lower right. Collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. In the public domain. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/12769

*Rabbits on a Log.* 1897. British-American. Oil on canvas. Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, painter (1819-1905). Signed *A.F. Tait / N Y [9]7* on the lower right. Collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. In the public domain. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/12772

*Maternal Solicitude.* 1883. British-American. Oil on canvas. Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, painter (1819-1905). Signed ‘*A.F. Tait. N.A./NY. 83* on the lower right. Image source: Christies. Artwork in the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 70 years ago. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arthur_Fitzwilliam_Tait_-_Maternal_Solicitude.jpg

*Young Grouse.* 1860. British-American. Oil on board. Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, painter (1819-1905). Signed and dated A F Tait / 1860 on the lower right. Inscribed on the verso: *Number 163 / Young Grouse / A.F. Tait / Morrisania N.Y. 1860* Image © 2026 Santa Fe Art Auction LLC. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.santafeartauction.com/auction-lot/arthur-fitzwilliam-tait-young-grouse-1860_ec3482a8eb

Currier and Ives sold lithographs of many of his paintings including possibly some of these. Their lithographs were very popular and the market for them huge as nearly every American home had at least one hanging on the wall and many with more than that.

Learning to draw trees from back before Youtube and Bob Ross. It’s true the subject matter is a bit limited but the colors are glowing. Imagery from the sketch books of Vere Foster, published in 1895 as “Studies of trees in pencil and in water colors.” The captions and text are by J. Needham.

Front cover. Image 1 of *STUDIES OF TREES IN PENCIL AND WATER-COLORS: Lessons in Foliage Contrasts; Oak, Ash, Beech, Etc.* First Series. Vere Foster, artist. J Needham, author. Published in 1895 by Blackie and Son, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dublin. Collections of Brigham Young University. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/studiesoftreesin00need/mode/1up

Front cover. Image 4 of *STUDIES OF TREES IN PENCIL AND WATER-COLORS: With a Description of each Tree, and Full Instructions for Drawing and Painting by an Experienced Teacher.* First Series. Vere Foster, artist. J Needham, author. Published in 1895 by Blackie and Son, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dublin. Collections of Brigham Young University. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/studiesoftreesin00need/page/n4/mode/1up

*Plate 1 – Contrasts of Foliage – the Oak and the Ash – by J. Needham.* Image 11 of *STUDIES OF TREES IN PENCIL AND WATER-COLORS: With a Description of each Tree, and Full Instructions for Drawing and Painting by an Experienced Teacher.* First Series. Vere Foster, artist. J Needham, author. Published in 1895 by Blackie and Son, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dublin. Collections of Brigham Young University. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/studiesoftreesin00need/page/11/mode/1up

*Mountain Scene – Oak – Drawn by J. Needham.* Image 21 of *STUDIES OF TREES IN PENCIL AND WATER-COLORS: With a Description of each Tree, and Full Instructions for Drawing and Painting by an Experienced Teacher.* First Series. Vere Foster, artist. J Needham, author. Published in 1895 by Blackie and Son, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dublin. Collections of Brigham Young University. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/studiesoftreesin00need/page/21/mode/1up

*Plate IV – Scene in Sherwood Forest – Drawn by J. Needham.* Image 23 of *STUDIES OF TREES IN PENCIL AND WATER-COLORS: With a Description of each Tree, and Full Instructions for Drawing and Painting by an Experienced Teacher.* First Series. Vere Foster, artist. J Needham, author. Published in 1895 by Blackie and Son, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dublin. Collections of Brigham Young University. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/studiesoftreesin00need/page/23/mode/1up

*Plate V – Old Oak by the Wayside, Surrey – by J. Needham*. Image 27 of *STUDIES OF TREES IN PENCIL AND WATER-COLORS: With a Description of each Tree, and Full Instructions for Drawing and Painting by an Experienced Teacher.* First Series. Vere Foster, artist. J Needham, author. Published in 1895 by Blackie and Son, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dublin. Collections of Brigham Young University. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/studiesoftreesin00need/page/27/mode/1up

*Plate VI – Ash by the Wayside – by J. Needham.* Image 35 of *STUDIES OF TREES IN PENCIL AND WATER-COLORS: With a Description of each Tree, and Full Instructions for Drawing and Painting by an Experienced Teacher.* First Series. Vere Foster, artist. J Needham, author. Published in 1895 by Blackie and Son, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dublin. Collections of Brigham Young University. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/studiesoftreesin00need/page/35/mode/1up

Old Ash-trunk – Drawn by J. Needham. Image 37 of *STUDIES OF TREES IN PENCIL AND WATER-COLORS: With a Description of each Tree, and Full Instructions for Drawing and Painting by an Experienced Teacher.* First Series. Vere Foster, artist. J Needham, author. Published in 1895 by Blackie and Son, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dublin. Collections of Brigham Young University. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/studiesoftreesin00need/page/37/mode/1up

*Plate VII – The Great Ash Scene in Surrey – By J. Needham.* Image 39 of *STUDIES OF TREES IN PENCIL AND WATER-COLORS: With a Description of each Tree, and Full Instructions for Drawing and Painting by an Experienced Teacher.* First Series. Vere Foster, artist. J Needham, author. Published in 1895 by Blackie and Son, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dublin. Collections of Brigham Young University. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/studiesoftreesin00need/page/39/mode/1up

*Plate VIII – The Beech in Early Autumn – By J. Needham.* Image 43 of *STUDIES OF TREES IN PENCIL AND WATER-COLORS: With a Description of each Tree, and Full Instructions for Drawing and Painting by an Experienced Teacher.* First Series. Vere Foster, artist. J Needham, author. Published in 1895 by Blackie and Son, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dublin. Collections of Brigham Young University. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/studiesoftreesin00need/page/43/mode/1up

*Plate IX – Old Beech Trunks in Burnham Wood* – By J. Needham. Image 49 of *STUDIES OF TREES IN PENCIL AND WATER-COLORS: With a Description of each Tree, and Full Instructions for Drawing and Painting by an Experienced Teacher.* First Series. Vere Foster, artist. J Needham, author. Published in 1895 by Blackie and Son, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dublin. Collections of Brigham Young University. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/studiesoftreesin00need/page/49/mode/1up

Vere Foster put out other books along the same lines including one about painting landscapes.

An envisioning. 2024, and mid-morning in October, with the leaves turning color, at the house on Lake Helena Heights.

Oh to be here.

The dishwasher to unload. The list to go over. Augusta and the big fabric store, the one with sequined-up ribbons in every color of the rainbow, tacked up in huge swoops against the back wall like the Christmas tree they hoist up and down at the ballet for the Nutcracker.

my new short fiction piece with the rest over on my Substack if you’d like to read it. The image is from the 2016 Neiman Marcus Christmas book and is © the store.

https://sarahbguestperry.substack.com/p/an-envisioning-2024-and-mid-morning

Floor coverings and rugs in glowing colors from back when Bakelite was big and kitchen floors came in Chromalin. Imagery from a 1938 commercial catalogue put out by Bird And Son of East Walpole, Massachusetts.

Front cover of *BIRD Rugs and Floor Coverings: Patterns for 1938*, a commercial catalogue from Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation. American. Collections of Columbia University. In the public domain. https://archive.org/details/birdrugsfloorcov00bird/mode/1up

Bird rugs and floor coverings armored with Bakelite, Chromalin rugs and floor coverings, economy rugs and floor coverings, rug border, lining felt, rubberlike matting: Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation, New York – East Walpole – Chicago, Illinois. Title page. Image 1 of a commercial catalogue from Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation that was published in 1938. American. Collections of Columbia University. In the public domain. https://archive.org/details/birdrugsfloorcov00bird/page/1/mode/1up

There is a Chromalin pattern or design that is adaptable to any room in the house – to fit any scheme of decoration. Here is a custom built Chromolin living room, with specially designed inset in front of the fireplace. Page 3 of a commercial catalogue that was published in 1938 by Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation and titled Bird rugs and floor coverings armored with Bakelite, Chromalin rugs and floor coverings, economy rugs and floor coverings, rug border, lining felt, rubberlike matting: Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation, New York – East Walpole – Chicago, Illinois. Collections of Columbia University. In the public domain. https://archive.org/details/birdrugsfloorcov00bird/page/3/mode/1up

IN HARMONY WITH THE MODERN: Chromalin Rug patterns are ideally suited to more formal rooms. The design used in this dining room is in perfect harmony with modern furnishings. Chromalin in any pattern is the modern floor covering. Page 4 of a commercial catalogue that was published in 1938 by Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation and titled Bird rugs and floor coverings armored with Bakelite, Chromalin rugs and floor coverings, economy rugs and floor coverings, rug border, lining felt, rubberlike matting: Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation, New York – East Walpole – Chicago, Illinois. Collections of Columbia University. In the public domain. https://archive.org/details/birdrugsfloorcov00bird/page/4/mode/1up

*CHROMALIN: Number 9383, sizes 9 x 12, 9 x 10 1/2, 7 1/2 x 9, 6 x 9. Also 8/4 and 12/4. Repeat 18.”* Page 14 of a commercial catalogue that was published in 1938 by Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation and titled Bird rugs and floor coverings armored with Bakelite, Chromalin rugs and floor coverings, economy rugs and floor coverings, rug border, lining felt, rubberlike matting: Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation, New York – East Walpole – Chicago, Illinois. Collections of Columbia University. In the public domain. https://archive.org/details/birdrugsfloorcov00bird/page/14/mode/1up

DURABLE BEAUTY and ECONOMY: The kitchen is the finest proving ground for the wearing qualities of Chromalin. This lovely floor covering combines perfect pattern, durable beauty and ultimate economy even in the spots where the hard wear comes. Page 17 of a commercial catalogue that was published in 1938 by Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation and titled Bird rugs and floor coverings armored with Bakelite, Chromalin rugs and floor coverings, economy rugs and floor coverings, rug border, lining felt, rubberlike matting: Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation, New York – East Walpole – Chicago, Illinois. Collections of Columbia University. In the public domain. https://archive.org/details/birdrugsfloorcov00bird/page/17/mode/1up

*CHROMALIN: Number 430 and number 435, two yards wide, 8/4 only. Repeat 18.”* Page 32 of a commercial catalogue that was published in 1938 by Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation and titled Bird rugs and floor coverings armored with Bakelite, Chromalin rugs and floor coverings, economy rugs and floor coverings, rug border, lining felt, rubberlike matting: Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation, New York – East Walpole – Chicago, Illinois. Collections of Columbia University. In the public domain. https://archive.org/details/birdrugsfloorcov00bird/page/32/mode/1up

PLAIN and JASPE: Plain and Jaspe Floor Covering permits you to give full rein to your own decorative fancies. Interesting and attractive effects may be obtained with or without Chromasets, of which Bird offers a wide selection. Chromasets in both 18″ and 9″ sizes; Floor Plan Units, Assembled Borders, and suggestions for Custom Built Insets are made in many different color combinations. Examples of these are illustrated on the following pages. Page 33 of a commercial catalogue that was published in 1938 by Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation and titled Bird rugs and floor coverings armored with Bakelite, Chromalin rugs and floor coverings, economy rugs and floor coverings, rug border, lining felt, rubberlike matting: Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation, New York – East Walpole – Chicago, Illinois. Collections of Columbia University. In the public domain. https://archive.org/details/birdrugsfloorcov00bird/page/33/mode/1up

CHROMASETS: An even wider selection than ever before provides small designs and individual patterns to suit any taste. With Chromasets anyone can design custom floors. One, two and three-color combinations, in squares, circles, and assembled borders, distinctive floor plan units and custom designs made to order are among this colorful selection shown on the following pages. Compass, Tea Set and Ship’s Wheel. Page 39 of a commercial catalogue that was published in 1938 by Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation and titled Bird rugs and floor coverings armored with Bakelite, Chromalin rugs and floor coverings, economy rugs and floor coverings, rug border, lining felt, rubberlike matting: Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation, New York – East Walpole – Chicago, Illinois. Collections of Columbia University. In the public domain. https://archive.org/details/birdrugsfloorcov00bird/page/39/mode/1up

Bird Armored with BAKELITE Rugs and Floor Coverings clean easier, stay brighter and last longer because each particle of color in Bird Rugs and Floor Coverings Armored with Bakelite is protected by the tough, lustrous Bakelite armor that resists destructive wearing action. This armor is not a surface coating – it is hard and durable on the felt side as it is on the wearing surface. On these pages you will find a colorful array of patterns in both Rugs and Floor Coverings – Suitable for any room in the house, any color scheme, or style of decoration. All are Armored with BAKELITE. Page 43 of a commercial catalogue that was published in 1938 by Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation and titled Bird rugs and floor coverings armored with Bakelite, Chromalin rugs and floor coverings, economy rugs and floor coverings, rug border, lining felt, rubberlike matting: Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation, New York – East Walpole – Chicago, Illinois. Collections of Columbia University. In the public domain. https://archive.org/details/birdrugsfloorcov00bird/page/43/mode/1up

*Armored with BAKELITE: Number 6746, sizes 9 x 15, 9 x 12, 9 x 10 1/2, 9 x 9, 7 1/2 x 9, 6 x 8, also 8/4 and 12/4. Repeat 18.”* Page 44 of a commercial catalogue that was published in 1938 by Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation and titled Bird rugs and floor coverings armored with Bakelite, Chromalin rugs and floor coverings, economy rugs and floor coverings, rug border, lining felt, rubberlike matting: Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation, New York – East Walpole – Chicago, Illinois. Collections of Columbia University. In the public domain. http://archive.org/details/birdrugsfloorcov00bird/page/44/mode/1up

*The playroom is one room that demands an attractive, long-wearing floor covering at moderate cost. Economy Rugs and Floor Coverings are the ideal solution.* Page 70 of a commercial catalogue that was published in 1938 by Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation and titled Bird rugs and floor coverings armored with Bakelite, Chromalin rugs and floor coverings, economy rugs and floor coverings, rug border, lining felt, rubberlike matting: Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation, New York – East Walpole – Chicago, Illinois. Collections of Columbia University. In the public domain. https://archive.org/details/birdrugsfloorcov00bird/page/70/mode/2up

Chromalin must have been a kind of linoleum or similar to linoleum.

Wishing my Asian friends and followers a very happy lunar New Year.

This image went viral several years ago. Sadly I don’t know whose photograph it is. If you know please comment.

Happy Ramadan

Wishing a happy Ramadan to my Muslim friends and followers.

“The Beginning of Ramadan Month in Istanbul.” Undated, no further information available.

An envisioning. 2024, and an early afternoon in January with dusk already looking to be slipping in around the edges at the house on Drexelbury Way.

Oh to be here.

Warmer outside than last week. Sneakers that almost lace themselves up. A new burnt orange colored fleece, perfect for running in. No one to run with, but that a Saturday thing and not a Wednesday break-time kind of thing. A working remotely good thing, though. The big boss having mentioned the morning off and the dentist. No one to check if you let your standing desk and tea mug tend themselves while the minute hand takes another lap around the dial.

My new fiction piece with the rest at the link if you’d like to read it

https://sarahbguestperry.substack.com/p/an-envisioning-2024-and-an-early

Bud And Velma Witt, Christmas 1967: Bud and Velma Witt were two wonderful people. They were one of many couples who made Wauconda a better place as part of the migration to the country after World War II. Wauconda’s population doubled between 1945 and 1950. From 1950 to 1955 it doubled again and then for a third time between 1955 and 1960. By 1965 there were 5000 inhabitants. This kind of growth was not uncommon for many of the small towns around. The schools did a pretty good job of keeping up. Wauconda, Illinois USA. Collections of the Wauconda Area Public Library. via the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/1003-bud-and-velma-witt-christmas-1967-dk

Little pieces of oddness that didn’t catch on. Still I’d like the countertop round dishwasher in image one. Perhaps I wasn’t the only one who liked to look at the offerings of Hammacher Schlemmer who mailed their catalogues to my parents. All of these are from the Hammacher Schlemmer Autumn 1971 catalogue.

AUTOMATIC COUNTERTOP DISHWASHER. Turn it on, turn it off; connects to any faucet. It works as efficiently as the larger models, yet it’s completely non-electric. A durable, hydraulic system operates on tap water pressure, and uses the hottest water possible. It washes, rinses, dries, complete service for four in ten minutes – and you never put your hands in water. 20 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 18 1/2″ only. Stand it on counter top, store in small cabinet, take it anywhere. Clear plastic dome and avocado base. H2 300 (Exp.) $39.95. American. Page 30 of the *Hammacher Schlemmer Autumn 1971* catalogue. Published by Hammacher Schlemmer, New York City. Public Domain Mark 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/hammacher-schlemmer-housewares-1971/page/n30/mode/1up

INVENTO FOOD AND PLATE WARMER. An electric warming cabinet with 3 removable rack-shelves. It’s large enough, 20%” high, 31” wide, 13” deep — so that you’ll be able to put your soup tureen, casserole, platter, serving dishes, plates, dessert — an entire meal — into it at once. This is the practical answer for preparing meals ahead of time and serving them hot when you’re ready. Variable heat control, like that of an oven, lets you select any heat from high to low. Its heat-reflecting metal back and see through doors add to the cabinet’s pleasant, clean looks while they diffuse heat. White enameled steel; wall mounts or stands. By Invento. TH106S (EXP). $150.00. Page 3 of the *Hammacher Schlemmer Autumn 1971* catalogue. Published by Hammacher Schlemmer, New York City. Public Domain Mark 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/hammacher-schlemmer-housewares-1971/page/n3/mode/1up

COPPER EGGOVAR. Reproduction of a classic antique English egg cooker. For boiling eggs at table. Boils one to three eggs. Copper with brass trim. Dome cover crowned with a brass chicken-on-nest finial. A pre-measured alcohol burner for 2 or 3 minute eggs. H33. $22.95. Page 9 of the *Hammacher Schlemmer Autumn 1971* catalogue. Published by Hammacher Schlemmer, New York City. Public Domain Mark 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/hammacher-schlemmer-housewares-1971/page/n9/mode/1up

ICE AIRE. A new concept. Ice Air deodorizes ice cubes. A filter cover that fits all ice trays and is guaranteed to keep good taste in and unpleasant taste out — even though cubes are left for months. Set of 4 filter covers with 4 refills — a full year’s supply. HIA. (2 Ibs.)……. 4 Sets for $7.50. Page 11 of the *Hammacher Schlemmer Autumn 1971* catalogue. Published by Hammacher Schlemmer, New York City. Public Domain Mark 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/hammacher-schlemmer-housewares-1971/page/n11/mode/1up

WINE FRIGIDARIUM. Wines, champagne, aperitifs, cocktails, all served well-chilled. Black and stainless steel cooler and cold-energy liners that retain cold and chill bottles for hours without ice. To energize sealed-in refrigerant, store liners in freezer, ready for instant use. N24, (2 lbs.) . . . $12.95. Page 14 of the Hammacher Schlemmer Autumn 1971 catalogue. Published by Hammacher Schlemmer, New York City. Public Domain Mark 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/hammacher-schlemmer-housewares-1971/page/n14/mode/1up