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Seller: thebizz888 • ✓ 100% Positive response (5,337) Trusted Seller Store T. W. Dawson 1914 Antique Handwritten Diary Pocket Notebook Bonilla South Item Overview
This is an original 1914 handwritten personal pocket diary and notepad featuring entries from daily life in Bonilla and Hitchcock, South Dakota. The flip-top notebook retains the original retailer label for T. W. Dawson Confectionery and Stationery on the inside back cover. It features textured black cardstock covers, cloth binding at the top, and lined paper pages containing both handwritten pencil entries and blank sections.
Key Features & Details
- Original handwritten daily entries dating to July through December 1914
- References local daily life, school, church choir, and individuals in Bonilla & Hitchcock, SD
- Retailer label inside reads \'T. W. Dawson, Confectionery and Stationery, Bonilla, S. D.\'
- Top-bound flip notebook with dark textured flexible covers
- Contains both handwritten diary pages in pencil and unused lined sheets
- Authentic period ephemera showing natural antique age and paper toning
Item Specifications Brand T. W. Dawson Type Handwritten Diary Year 1914 Era 1900-1919 State South Dakota City Bonilla Original/Reproduction Original Format Pocket Notepad Binding Top Cloth Bound Material Paper, Cardstock Language English Medium Pencil Country/Region of Manufacture United States Condition Assessment
Condition: Used - Good
Authentic 1914 handwritten pocket diary notepad. Shows typical antique paper aging including edge wear, surface scuffs on outer black cardstock covers, yellowing/toning on pages, and binding edge fraying. Inner pages contain legible pencil handwriting along with unused blank lined sheets.
Notable Flaw Disclosures & Visual Notes:
- Corner and edge wear with scuffing across front and back black covers, shown in photos 2 and 3 (Shown in Photo #2)
- Paper toning and age yellowing across lined internal leaves, shown in photos 1, 4, 5, and 6 (Shown in Photo #1)
- Light fraying along top cloth binding tape edge, visible in photos 2, 3, and 6 (Shown in Photo #3)
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