Auction in progress, bid now! Weekly Auction ends Monday December 16!

Vintage Paper

Below is listed all of the titles in our Vintage Paper department, which encompasses the following categories:

  • Vol. 1 #1
    Major Bowes' Amateur Magazine (1936 Andrews Publishing) Vol. 1 #1


    (see more images)
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

    Vol. 1 #1- March 1936. Before there was the Gong Show, there was the Major Bowes Radio Show. Edward Bowes would talk with contestants, list to their performances and decide their fate. Those deemed untalented were met with a loud bell. It was one of the most popular radio shows in the US in the 1930s. The magazines contain pictures and stories of the acts, special features and lots of pictures of Hollywood fashion and stars. 8.5" x 11.5". 96 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.