Money And Its Uses - by Frederic Haskin - odd find

MaineJim

I was dropping off my trash at our town dump (recycling center) when I strolled into our swap shop. Sitting on the table was a small pamphlet about 6"X9" titled Money And Its Uses by Frederic J Haskin. It was dated copyright 1936. Anyone ever seen it? There wasn't much found from Google but I did find an interesting listing about the author on Abebooks about another pamphlet he had produced. I do find the strangest things in our swap shop.

"About this Item: [Haskin Information Bureau] Washington, D. C. (1934), 1934. First Edition. Original illustrated wrappers, 9 by 6 inches, 31 numbered pages. Very scarce cocktail recipe book with a single listing on WorldCat. "Haskin was most known for his information column that appeared in The Kansas City Star and more than 100 other newspapers. For only the cost of the stamps, readers could send Haskin a question, based on fact and record, and his team of researchers would provide a response. According to an article published five years after Frederic Haskin's death, his business received 25 million questions in 33 years of existence. Frederic operated the information bureau for 28 years until his death in 1944." His papers are held at the National Press Club Archives"

ricko

I have tried many times to explain this to people... however, it always fail.. since to most people, money is the reality - that which will obtain them food and luxuries.... In our time of plenty, people cannot see the relative value between currency and products. Cheers, RickO

thisistheshow

That's a great find. I love stuff like this! Thanks for sharing.

Jimnight

Nice find.. luck was with you!

Timbuk3

Nice find, congratulations !!!

Namvet69

Nice rescue of an interesting document. Peace Roy