Burlesque and Side Degree Paraphernalia Catalog, No. 306, 1878-1907

Item

Identifier: A1996-047-002

Scope and Contents

This catalog is not specific to a particular fraternal organization, but rather contains all sorts of tricks, practical jokes, and hazing tools for candidates and initiates. This includes things such as the electric carpet, deceptive glasses, trick guns, invisible paddle machine, costumes (some of which romanticize and appropriate non-white cultural heritage by using stereotypes and/or caricatures), and more.

Dates

Creation: undated

Creator

DeMoulin Brothers (Firm) (Organization)

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