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Miniature “Hobbies” Magazine, Fairy Castle

Specifications

Miniature “Hobbies” Magazine, Fairy Castle

Category

Art, Architecture, and Design

Classification

CHENHALL - Communication Objects - Documentary Objects - Other Documents - Serial - Periodical - Magazine
CHENHALL - Communication Objects - Arts - Visual Arts - Sculpture - Miniature

Object Origin
Date Created:

1928-1935

Physical Characteristics

Object Description: Miniature 1936 "Hobbies" magazine. Object is just the cover, no pages. paper folded in half. Cover is green with the title in large black text at the top. Below the title is a black and white image of a female figure and smaller black text.

Materials:

paper

Marks: "HOBBIES/ THE MAGAZINE FOR COLLECTORS"

Measurements: Object:
    Length: 1.181 in, Width: 0.98 in

Credit

Gift of Colleen Moore, 49.129.215

Display Status

On Exhibit

Miniature “Hobbies” Magazine, Fairy Castle

About: Miniature “Hobbies” Magazine, Fairy Castle

About: Miniature “Hobbies” Magazine, Fairy Castle

A miniature copy of Hobbies magazine from 1936. The magazine was founded by Otto C. Lightner (1887 – 1950) in 1931 to promote a variety of hobbies to children. Hobbies advocated for every kind of hobby, from collecting matchbooks to whittling wood.

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