Catalog No. 439: Burlesque Paraphernalia and Side Degree Specialties and Costumes

by Gary Groth

Other authorsDavid Copperfield (Introduction), Charles Schneider (Introduction)
Paperback, 2010

Status

Available

Call number

745

Collection

Publication

Fantagraphics (2010), Paperback, 256 pages

Description

Do you wish to test those who wish to ASCEND TO THEIR SIDE DEGREES but yousuffer from lack of imagination when it comes to constructing elaborate hazingrituals and DEVICES? Well, look no further than Catalog No. 315: Burlesqueand Side Degree Specialties: Paraphernalia and Costumes, in which themanufacturers De Moulin Bros. & Co. from Greenville, Ill. (now one of thelargest suppliers of marching band uniforms in the country) feature the finestelectro-dropo benches, electric branding irons and much much more! Not only doesthis 1930 catalog, reproduced with marvelous 21st century machinery, providetightly rendered pen-and-ink period illustrations and detailed productdescriptions, it also has helpful how-tos and scripts to aid in the pulling ofthese pranks on initiates! The great 1930 DeMoulin Bros. & Company FraternalSupply Catalog No. 315 is truly a holy grail for the prankster, arm-chairsadist and those interested in the some of the zanier historic arcana lurkingbehind that neighborhood odd-fellows lodge.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member Razinha
Quirky. All the more so because this was a real catalog. The market in the 1930s for electrified carpets and 32 caliber blank loaded paddles must have been something.

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Physical description

256 p.; 6.65 x 0.48 inches

ISBN

1606993674 / 9781606993675
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