General Cultural Studies

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Interesting coffee culture item. Booklet to collect stamps for French coffee producer Au Planteur de Caiffa, 1936. Full of offers of what your coupons will buy.

Price: $120.00

Note from Wikipedia: The Au Planteur de Caïffa company was founded in 1890 by Michel Cahen and his wife. Initially a simple roaster , selling a whole range of coffee, Michel Cahen transformed his store into a grocery store. He opened two other stores, then many others in the provinces. To attract his customers, the Planter of Caïffa invented loyalty stamps that housewives meticulously stuck in a small notebook kept as carefully as a savings account . Once filled, it could be exchanged for inexpensive items (dishes, towels, etc.). In 1936 , during the Popular Front , local workers were among the first to go on strike and occupy the premises. At the start of the Second World War , due to anti-Jewish laws , Albert Cahen, son of Michel, was forced to hand over management of his company to one of its directors, Mr. Couture. The premises on Rue Boulitte were assigned in 1941 to the Paris regional directorate of the SNS.

After the war, the company was a shadow of its former self. Divesting most of its branches, it refocused its activity on coffee roasting. In 1962 , it acquired 25 % of the capital of the company La Maison du Café , created by the two Argentinian brothers Della Valle, as well as its business and its brand. It changed its name. In 1977 , it was bought by Douwe Egberts, then taken over in 1978 by Sara Lee Corporation , which became Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) after its split in 2012 .

Currently, it is part of one of the three largest groups of roasters in the world.

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1960’s super 8 home movie titled Barbaric Rituals, by Mountain Super 8 movies.

Price: $90.00

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Booklet of the 1903 Universal Exposition in Liege, 1903. I can find no reference to this fair on the net.

Price: $70.00

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6 different programs for the Universal Exhibition, Liege, 1905.

Price: $400.00

Note from Wikipedia: The Liège International Exposition was a world's fair held in Liège, Belgium, from 27 April to 6 November 1905 just 8 years after a Belgian exposition held in Brussels. Intended to show Liège's industrial importance it also marked 75 years of Belgian Independence[1] and 40 years of Leopold II's reign. The exposition received 7 million visitors, covered 52 acres and made 75,117 Belgian francs. The Palais des Beaux Arts building was left to the city, and housed the Musee d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporaine. After closing in 2013, in May 2016 it reopened, with a contemporary glass extension, as La Boverie.

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15 postcards of the Universal Exhibition, Liege, 1905.

Price: $300.00

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9 postcards of the Imperial International Exhibition, London, 1909.

Price: $180.00

Note from Wikipedia: The Imperial International Exhibition was a world's fair held in White City, London in 1909. The exhibition was opened by the Duke of Argyll on 20 May 1909 and continued for five months before closing in October. This was the second of five exhibitions to be held at London's White City (following the Franco-British Exhibition and preceding the Japan–British Exhibition) and retained many of the 1908 exhibitions but on larger grounds and with additional amusements including an alpine railway. This gave the opportunity to reflect on the achievements of the three members of the recently agreed Triple Entente. As part of this France displayed a Dahomey (now Benin) village; and Russia a Kalmuk camp. Austria, China, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands and Persia also participated.

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29 postcards of the Japan-British Exhibition, London. 1910.

Price: $900.00

Note from Wikipedia: The Japan-British Exhibition of 1910 took place at White City, London in Great Britain from 14 May 1910 to 29 October 1910. It was the largest international exposition that the Empire of Japan had ever participated in and was driven by a desire of Japan to develop a more favorable public image in Britain and Europe following the renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. It was also hoped that the display of manufactured products would lead to increased Japanese trade with Britain. Japan made a successful effort to display its new status as a great power by emphasizing its new role as a colonial power in Asia.GS 079

A proposal was made in 1908 for an Exhibition to be held in London to celebrate and reinforce the Anglo-Japanese Alliance on a grass-roots level. It was strongly supported by Japanese Foreign Minister Jutaro Komura, who was aware that there still was a general conception in the West of Japan as a backward and undeveloped country, despite the Boxer Rebellion and the Russo-Japanese War. The Japanese Diet voted an enormous sum to sponsor the Exhibition in 1909, despite the fact that the Treasury had been drained from the Russo-Japanese War, and the economy was on the verge of bankruptcy.

GS 079Baron Ōura Kanetake, who was then Minister of Agriculture and Commerce, was the President of the Japanese committee organizing the exhibition. His British counterpart was Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk. The Japanese display covered 242,700 square feet (22,550 m2), three times the space Japan occupied at the previous Paris Exhibition of 1900, not including an additional 222,877 square feet (20,706.0 m2) for two large Japanese gardens. There were some 2,271 Japanese exhibitors. The Imperial Japanese Navy sent the Japanese-built cruiser Ikoma (which was anchored at Gravesend in Kent) to underscore that the Anglo-Japanese Alliance was primarily a naval alliance and to stress that Japan was a formidable military power worthy of partnership with Great Britain.

A visit by Queen Alexandra in mid-March, in advance of the opening, added publicity and royal prestige to the Exhibition. The death of King Edward VII caused the opening to be delayed until 14 May. By the time the event closed on 29 October, over 8 million visitors had attended.

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32 postcards of the 1924 British Empire Exhibition.

Price: $640.00

Note from Wikipedia: The British Empire Exhibition ran from April 1924 to April 1925, closing over the winter, and it made Wembley a household name. In 1919 the Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) had become the President of the organising committee for the proposed Exhibition at Wembley Park, GS 078north-west London, although the closing ceremony was presided over by his brother, the future George VI. The Prince wished for the Exhibition to boast "a great national sports ground" and so exercised some influence on the creation of Wembley Stadium at Wembley Park in 1923.

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5 postcards of Hagenbecks Ceylon Village and Indian Arena at the 1908 Franco-British Exhibition.

Price: $250.00

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139 photo images of the Franco-British Exhibition, London, 1908. 

Price: $2780.00

Note from Wikipedia: The Franco-British Exhibition was a large public fair held in London between 14 May and 31 October 1908. It was the first in the series of the White City Exhibitions. The exhibition attracted 8 million visitors and celebrated the Entente Cordiale signed in 1904 by the United Kingdom and France. The chief architect of the buildings was John Belcher. The Exhibition was held in an area of west London near Shepherd's Bush which is now called White City: the area acquired its name from the exhibition buildings which were all painted white. The 1908 Summer Olympics fencing events were held in the district alongside the festivities. The fair was the first international exhibition co-organised and sponsored by two countries. It covered an area of some 140 acres (0.57 km2), including an artificial lake, surrounded by an immense network of white buildings in elaborate (often Oriental) styles. The most popular attractions at the exhibition were the two so-called "colonial villages"—an "Irish village" and a "Senegalese village", which were designed to communicate the success of imperialism. GS 076GS 076The Irish village ("Ballymaclinton") was inhabited by 150 "colleens" (Irish girls) who demonstrated various forms of domestic industry, as well as displays of manufacturing and even an art gallery. The "Senegalese village" was a so-called "native village" displaying day-to-day life, as well as various artefacts. Press reports commented on the "surprising cleanliness" of the Irish, while readers were reminded that the Senegalese were "cleaner than they looked"

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