Arts Library, Yale University Library

Guide to the Volvelle Collection

Special Collection ART 1

Compiled by Susan Brady and Arts Library Staff

New Haven, Connecticut July, 2005

Copyright © 2005, Yale University Library

Overview Title: Volvelle Collection Date(s): 1897-2004 Quantity: 5.25 linear ft. (12 boxes) Copyright: Copyright has not been transferred toYale University. Acknowledgements: Gift of Jessica Helfand, 2004. Preferred Citation: Volvelle Collection, Arts Library, Yale University Library. Summary: Jessica Helfand, a graduate of the Yale School of Art Graphic Design Program (MFA ‘89) and a respected critic of visual culture, collected hundreds of examples of the volvelle format. In December of 2004, Helfand donated the collection to the Arts Library. Volvelles, or graphic wheels, are “various reckoning devices consisting of movable discs surmounted by or carrying other graduated or figured circles for calculating, for example, phases of the moon, the time of the rising or setting sun, or the times of the tides.”1 They are efficient tools for collating a large amount of information into a compact delivery device, yet have also been used purely for novelty. Topics of the volvelles range from astronomy to pop culture and fashion. Several, such as language and geographic wheels, serve as educational tools; others have more technical and scientific applications. The volvelles are made of a variety of materials including many forms of paper and card stock, plastic, metal, and leather. Helfand’s book, Reinventing the Wheel, which was published by Princeton Architectural Press in 2002, served as the catalogue for an exhibition of the same title at The Grolier Club in New York City in the spring of 2004. The volume contains many of the volvelles that are a part of this collection, although some titles vary from those listed in this finding aid. Ms. Helfand also gave a number of books containing volvelles to the Library. The books are catalogued individually in Orbis, Yale’s online catalog, and can be found by conducting a Special Collections Subject search for “volvelle collection.” In addition to the volvelles, the collection contains one box of Helfand’s files relating to her book and to her Grolier Club exhibit. Arrangement: The volvelles are arranged alphabetically by title within various size categories. Each volvelle title has a unique number; pamphlets, brochures, etc. that accompany volvelles are filed under the number of the respective volvelle. A box listing of Helfand’s files follows the listing of the volvelles. For further information: Arts Library Special Collections c/o Arts of the Book Reading Room Yale University Library P.O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520-8240 Tel. (203) 432-1712 Fax (203) 432-0549

1Art and Architecture Thesaurus. 2004. J. Paul Getty Trust. 1 August 2005. <http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/aat/>.

Inventory Volvelles – Under 11” Box 1

1. Abbotts Fairmont Know Your Presidents. [S.l.]: Abbotts Fairmont, n.d. Wheel.

2. Acme Breeding Calculator. Chicago, IL: J.B. Carroll Co., 1928. Wheel.

3. Advance Spectacle Co., Inc. Hold Close to Eye. Chicago, IL: Advance Spectacle, Co., Inc., n.d. Wheel.

4. Aircraft Spotter Dial. [S.l.]: Wonder Bread, n.d. Wheel.

5. Alfigen/The Genetics Institute Pregnancy Calculator. Pasadena, CA: Alfigen/The Genetics

Institute, n.d. Wheel.

6. All-American Services Insignia Encyclopedia. Chicago, IL: King-Larson McMahon, 1943. Wheel.

7. Allen Scope Dial-Check Pattern Conditions. Kalamazoo, MI: Allen Electric and Equipment Company, 1958. Wheel.

8. Ansco Exposure Calculator for Long Bellows Extensions. Binghamton, NY: General Aniline &

Film Corporation, 1950. Wheel.

9. Anti-Stain Formulary Central Scientific Company. New York, NY: Central Scientific Company, 1915. Wheel.

10. Armour’s Mystic Oracle. Chicago, IL: Armour and Company, n.d. Wheel.

11. Army-Navy Insignia Guide. New York, NY: Advertisers’ Serv. Div., 1943. Wheel.

12. Around the Stations of the Cross. New York, NY: Charles R. Isola, 1933. Wheel and brochure.

13. Average Monthly Cost of Operating Large Appliances Ready Kilowatt. [S.l.]: Philadelphia

Electric Company, n.d. Wheel.

14. Ball of Fame by Ellsworth T. “Babe” Dahlgren. Arcadia, CA: Sports Panorama Company, c. 1961. Wheel.

15. Batter Up [Scorer]. [S.l.]: [S.n.], n.d. Wheel.

16. Batter’s Pal Batting Average Calculator. Lufkin, TX: The Pete Runnels Co., 1953. Wheel.

17. Bennion’s Pharmacy Inc. Phone Wheel. Brighton, PA: Bennion’s Pharmacy, Inc., 1949. Wheel.

Box 1 (cont’d)

18. Biblegraph: a Remembrance of the Billy Graham New York Crusade. Minneapolis: Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, c. 1949. Wheel.

19. Boy’s Life Additional Enrollment Calculator. [S.l.]: [S.n.], n.d. Wheel.

20. Breeders Guide Information Desired “Seen at a Glance”. Peterborough, NH: The American Art

Works Inc., n.d. Wheel.

21. Bridge Bidding Wheel. St. Paul, MN: Hoyle Products A Division of Saxon Industries, Inc., n.d. Wheel.

22. Bureau of Standard Weights and Measures Department of Justice and Commonwealth of

Pennsylvania Budget Gadget, The. [S.l]: [S.n.], n.d. Wheel.

23. [Calendar with two women]. [S.l.]: [S.n.], n.d. Wheel.

24. Calumet Kid Calculator. Sandusky, OH: Edw. C. Riegger, n.d. Wheel.

25. Calvert Cocktail Recipes. New York, NY: Calvert Distillers Corp., n.d. Wheel.

26. Calvert Gives You the Winner! 34 Years of Sport Champions. New York, NY: Calvert Distillers Corp., n.d. Wheel.

27. Calvert Parade of Events World War II. New York, NY: Calvert Distillers Corp., n.d. Wheel.

28. Can You Break the Fluke Cycle? Essex [England]: Merial AH Limited, c. 2002. Wheel.

29. Carnation Information Chart the United States of America. [S.l.]: Carnation, n.d. Wheel.

30. Carnation “The Milk from Contented Cows” Milk Chart. Seattle, WA: Carnation Company, 1962.

Wheel.

31. Carnation World’s Great Inventions. [S.l.]: [S.n.], n.d. Wheel.

32. Chart Correction Template. Bethesda, MD: National Imagery and Mapping Agency, n.d. Template.

33. Chevrolet Assembly Fisher Body Chevrolet Shell First Aid Procedure. [S.l.]: Chevrolet Assembly Fisher Body Chevrolet Shell, n.d. Wheel.

34. Chicago at a Glance. Chicago, IL: Covelli Bros., n.d. Wheel.

35. Chicago Rivet & Machine Company Tubular Rivet Selector. Bellwood, IL: Chicago Rivet &

Machine Co., n.d. Wheel.

Box 1 (cont’d)

36. Chinese Medicinal Herbs Decoder. Santa Fe, NM: Aromaland, Inc., n.d. Wheel.

37. Chord Wheel, The. [S.l.]: Long Beach Music Co., 1980. Wheel.

38. Circle Books Aspect Finder. Ann Arbor, MI: Circle Books, n.d. Wheel.

39. Clear Heads Choose Calvert Baseball Wheel Major Facts About the Major Leagues. New York, NY: Calvert Distillers Corp., n.d. Wheel.

40. Cocktail Wheel Fifty Proven Recipes at a Glance/Contract Super Scorer Bridge. Montreal

[Quebec]: Blossom Shop, n.d. Wheel.

41. Coffee Sélecteur. [S.l.]: Millstone, n.d. Wheel.

42. Columbia Bicycles & Tricycles Game Scorer. Boston, MA: Pope MFG., Co., n.d. Wheel.

43. Commander’s Radiation Guide. West Germany: Nestler, n.d. Wheel.

44. Compliments of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company New York. New York, NY: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, n.d. Wheel.

45. Concip Universal. Hobert, IN: The Concip Company, n.d. Wheel.

46. Conoco Bronz-z-z Mile Dial. [S.l.]: Continental Oil Co., 1940. Wheel. 47. Conversitor. New York, NY: Anglo-Metric Corporation, 1943. Wheel.

48. Cosmegraph, Chronoscope and Planetscope. Salt Lake City, UT: Dr. J.H. Horr, n.d. Wheel.

49. CS Auto Leasing. [S.l.]: CS Auto Leasing, n.d.. Wheel.

50. Cuthbertson Verb Wheels: French, The. [S.l.]: D. C. Heath Company, 1933. Wheel. 2 copies.

51. Cuthbertson Verb Wheels: German, The. [S.l.]: D. C. Heath and Company, 1933. Wheel. 4 copies.

52. Date Computer. [Miami, FL]: Harris, n.d. Wheel.

53. Date Finder. Houston, TX: Gardner Denver, n.d. Wheel.

54. Decimal & Metric Equivalent of Fractions. Brooklyn, NY: Taxel, 1961. Wheel.

55. DeKalb Hybrids: What Your Corn Can Do to Help Win the War. [S.l.], n.d. Wheel.

Box 1 (cont’d)

56. Department of Defense Commercial Description Guideline Chart. [S.l.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1980. Wheel.

57. Destination at a Turn of the Wheel Route & Mileage Chart. Montreal, Canada: Tune Up “Ken &

Guy”, n.d. Wheel.

58. Dial Your Mileage. [S.l.]: Coca-Cola, n.d. Wheel.

59. Dial Your Way to Adventure in Arizona. Phoenix, AZ: Lichty Printing, n.d. Wheel.

60. Disharmonizer. [S.l.]: Jin Shin Jyutsu, n.d. Wheel.

61. Dist-O-Map West Central. Fort Worth, TX: Plumly Mfg. Corp., 1969. Wheel. 62. Dist-O-Map West Coast. [S.l.]: [S.n.], n.d. Wheel.

Box 2

63. Do You Know Your Presidents? Spin the Wheel and Complete a Portrait. Pittsburgh, PA: Steelmet, Inc., 1964. Wheel.

64. Do You Know Your Presidents? Spin the Wheel and Complete A Portrait. Long Island, NY: I.

Taxel, 1964. Wheel.

65. Dosage Guide for Immunization Procedures Including Poliomyelitis Immune Globulin. Philadelphia, PA: Sharp & Dohme Division of Merck & Co., Inc., n.d. Wheel.

66. Double Wasp Valve Adjusting Guide. East Hartford, CT: Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Division of

United Aircraft Corporation, n.d. Wheel.

67. Election Year Argument Settler. [S.l.]: TIME, Inc., 1956. Wheel.

68. Enriched Tip-Top is Better Bread: Know Your States of the United States of America. [S.l]: [S.n.], n.d. Wheel.

69. Enriched Tip-Top is Better Bread: Know Your USA State Motto, Population, Capitol and

Flower. [S.l.]: [S.n.], n.d. Wheel.

70. Enriched Tip-Top is Better Bread: Presidents of the USA. [S.l.]: [S.n.], n.d. Wheel.

71. Enriched Tip-Top is Better Bread: Presidents of the USA in Office and Order of Succession. New York, NY: Tip-Top is Better Bread Adv. Serv. Div., 1947. Wheel.

Box 2 (cont’d)

72. Enriched Tip-Top is Better Bread The Hall of Fame for Great Americans. New York, NY: Tip-Top is Better Bread Adv. Serv. Div., 1948. Wheel.

73. Esso Aviation Products Time Distance Computer. [S.l.]: Esso, n.d. Wheel.

74. Esso True Course Drift Angle, Ground Speed. Maywood. IL: Perrygraf Corp., 1947. Wheel.

75. Eugene Farmers Creamery. [S.l.]: Eugene Farmers Creamery, c. 1949. Wheel.

76. Eureka Chair Seat Co., Game Scorer. Syracuse, NY: Eureka Chair Seat Co., n.d. Wheel.

77. Euro Wheel,The/ThePCT Wheel. Melbourne, Australia: Davies Collision Cave, c. 2000. Wheels.

78. Fact Wheel of US Navy Enlistment Information. New York, NY: Adv. Serv. Div., 1951. Wheel.

79. Family First Aid. Winnipeg: Sinclair’s Drug Store, n.d. Wheel.

80. Family First Aid. Buffalo, NY: Travel Wheel, Inc., n.d. Wheel.

81. Feng Shui Decoder. Sante Fe, NM: Aromaland, n.d. Wheel.

82. First Aid Hints. [S.l.]: Vacuum Oil Company Pty. Ltd., n.d. Wheel.

83. First Aid Wheel. La Crosse, WI: American Red Cross, 1942. Wheel.

84. Foley Kitchen Komputer. Minneapolis: Foley Mfg. Co, n.d. Wheel.

85. Four Rules. [S.l.]: U.S. Air Force, n.d. Wheel.

86. Garden Vegetable Guide. [S.l.]: [S.n.], n.d. Wheel.

87. Gately & Britton The Sick Room Companion. Reading, PA: J.W. Mayne, c. 1897. Wheel.

88. Gates Radiator Cap, Thermostat and Gasket Finder. Denver, CO: The Gates Rubber Company,

1970. Wheel.

89. Get Your Money’s Worth Look at All Three See What Higher Priced Cars Use. Womelsdorf, PA: Central Garage Chrysler Motor Cars, n.d. Wheel.

90. Golf Coach. Maywood, IL: Perrygraf Corp., 1967. Wheel.

91. Golf Dial. [S.l.]: Nicholas De Simone, 1956. Wheel.

92. Golf-Shots. [S.l.]: [S.n.], n.d. Wheel.

Box 2 (cont’d)

93. Gondek’s Humble Service Milo-O-Meter. Fort Worth, TX: Gondek’s Humble Service, n.d. Wheel.

94. Gone is Color Guesswork this Sears Colorhelm Will Pilot You in the Right Combinations. Ridgewood, NJ: Fiatelle, Inc., 1939. Wheel.

95. Goren Point Count Bidding Wheel, The. Chicago, IL: Bridge Masters, n.d. Wheel.

96. Goren Point Count Bidding Wheel, The. Minneapolis, MN: Bruelheide Publishing Co., Inc., 1954.

Wheel.

97. Greenlee Bros. & Co. Production Estimator Directions Spindle Speed Calculator. Rockford, IL: Greenlee Bros. & Co., 1931. Wheel.

98. Gruen World Time-Teller. Murray Hill, NY: The Gruen Watch Company, n.d. Wheel.

99. Guide to United States Warships, The. [S.l.]: Wonder Bread, n.d. Wheel.

100. Handy Calculator. Rockford, IL: Greenlee Tool Co., n.d. Wheel.

101. Handy Calculator Handy & Harman, The. Maywood, IL: Perrygraf Corp., 1955. Wheel.

102. Health Insurance Expenditures. Washington DC: MEPS, c. 1999. Slide rule.

103. Hoard’s Dairyman Gestation Chart. Fort Atkinson, WI: Hoard’s Dairyman, n.d. Wheel.

104. Home Garden Plant Guide Gardener’s Delight. [S.l.]: [S.n.], n.d. Wheel.

105. Horoscope of Yourself and Friends: AYP Souvenir. [S.l.] C. Tousey Taylor, c. 1909. Wheel.

106. Hoster Cocktail Mixing Guide. [S.l.]: Almart Co, 1951. Wheel.

107. How to Excel in Baseball. [S.l.]: Charles Store, n.d. Wheel.

108. How to Excel In Basketball. [S.l.]: Charles Store, n.d. Wheel.

109. Ile Spalamy Gdy Sie Odchudzamy. Warszawa, Polska: Aktyvita, n.d. Wheel.

110. Incompatible Adjustment Guide. Chicago, IL: Cruver MFG. Co., n.d. Wheel.

111. International Morse Code Pocket Signal Disk. La Jolla, CA: Standard Novelty Co., c. 1914. Wheel.

112. J.W. Mull Gauge Dial. Indianapolis, IN: Production Tools, n.d. Wheel.

113. [Japanese music wheel]. Japan: Gakushukenkyu-sha, c. 1950. Wheel.

Box 2 (cont’d)

114. Kellogg’s Wheel of Knowledge Interesting Facts About Canada. London, Ontario: Kellogg’s, n.d. Wheel.

115. Kellogg’s Wheel of Knowledge Interesting Facts About the United States. Battle Creek, MI:

Kellogg’s, n.d. Wheel. 3 copies.

116. Kenyon Calculator, The. Huntington, NY: Kenyon Instrument Co., Inc., 1937. Wheel.

117. Key to the Steel Square Table of Tangents and Framing Chart. Los Angeles, CA: B. F. McDonald Company, n.d. Wheel and pamphlet.

118. Kip Inc. Insta-Aid First Aid at a Glance. Los Angeles, CA: B. F. McDonald Co., 1932. Wheel.

119. Know Your U.S. and Know US. Lederer, IN: Kinney Shoe Store, 1951. Wheel.

120. Know Your U.S. and Know US. Lederer, IN: Tom Sawyer Apparel for Real Boys, 1951. Wheel.

121. Kodaguide Snapshot Dial. Rochester, NY: Eastman Kodak Company, n.d. Wheel.

122. Kodak Indoor Exposure Guide. Rochester, NY: Eastman Kodak Company, n.d. Wheel.

123. Kodak Master Photoguide. New York, NY: Eastman Kodak Company, 1954. Wheel in booklet.

124. Kodak Projection Calculator and Seating Guide for Single – and Multi – Image Presentations.

Rochester, NY: Kodak, n.d. Wheel. Box 3

125. Kook Chart Kenmore. [S.l.]: Sears Roebuck and Co., n.d. Wheel.

126. Kordite Freezer Chart. [S.l.]: Kordite, n.d. Wheel.

127. “Let’s Go Hunting!” Chicago, IL: Sears Roebuck and Co., n.d. Wheel.

128. License Plate Calculator. Jericho, NY: Interstate Directory Publishing, c. 1993. Wheel.

129. Little Star Tax Calculator, The. Seattle, WA: The A.J. Little Company, n.d. Wheel.

130. Louden Labor Saving Barn Equipment Gestation Chart. Fairfield, IA: The Louden Machinery Co., n.d. Wheel.

131. Lufkin Tools Standard of Accuracy N C or U.S. Standard Screw Threads. Saginaw, MI: The

Lufkin Rule Co., 1935. Wheel.

Box 3 (cont’d)

132. McDonald Gas-Guide First Aid at a Glance for Gas Poisoning. San Francisco, CA: B. F. McDonald Co., 1942. Wheel.

133. Magnetic Breeding Calculator Mystic Birthday Finder for Live Stock. Dallas, TX: Robert

Nicholson Seed Co., n.d. Wheel.

134. [Math wheel] Addition. Chicago, IL: Eclipse Game and Puzzle Co., n.d. Wheel.

135. [Math wheel] Multiplication. Chicago, IL: Eclipse Game and Puzzle Co., n.d. Wheel.

136. [Math wheel] Subtraction. Chicago, IL: Eclipse Game and Puzzle Co., n.d. Wheel.

137. Maxwell House Coffee Good to the Last Drop Instant Bidder for Contract Bridge. [S.l.]: Edw. L Brown, n.d. Wheel.

138. Micromold Teeth Pictorial Guide Instant Mold Selector. [S.l.]: Austenal Laboratories, Inc., 1950.

Wheel with user manual and brochure “Tooth Color Analysis Guide.”

139. “Mile-O-Dial” Day’s Standard Service. Milwaukee, WI: Kenway Products, 1952. Wheel.

140. Mistletoe Mix Meter. Milwaukee, WI: National Distilling, n.d. Wheel.

141. Mystic Oracle, The. Chicago, IL: J.B. Carroll Co., Carroll & Albany Avs., 1924. Wheel.

142. Mystiscope Fortune Teller The Device That Thinks, The. Denver, CO: National Novelty Company, 1925. Wheel and pamphlet.

143. New York City Street Guide. Brooklyn, NY: Irving Taxel, 1961. Wheel.

144. Niagara Falls Souvenir & Gift Shop Destination for Routes and Mileages. Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Jimmy Rocco – Proprietor, n.d. Wheel.

145. Nickel Alloy Steels for Bars, Shafting, Simple Forgings, etc. New York, NY: The International Nickel Company, Inc., 1933. Wheel.

146. 1956 Dodge 6’s and v-8’s See Your Dodge Dealer Destination for Routes and Mileages.

Cleveland, OH: The Crysler-Porris Company, n.d. Wheel.

147. Nooter Corporation Delivery Date Calculator. Maywood, IL: Perrygraf Corp., 1956. Wheel.

148. North Station Wine Co. Graves Superior Dry Distilled Gin Drink Recipe Chart. Boston: C.H. Graves & Sons, Co., n.d. Wheel.

149. Norton’s Restaurant: Life -“A Glorious Game”. Chicago, IL: Frank P. Miles, 1936. Wheel.

Box 3 (cont’d)

150. Nubalgyl. Paris: Laboratoires Diamant, n.d. Slide rule.

151. [Numerical wheel]. [S.l.], n.d. Wheel.

152. [Numerical wheel]. [S.l.], n.d. Wheel.

153. O & D Carryout Dial-a-Drink. Mason. Brooklyn, NY: I. Taxel, 1962. Wheel.

154. Ohmite Little Devil Little Rebel Color Coder. Skokie, IL: Ohmite Manufacturing Company, 1971. Wheel.

155. Old Charter 1953-1980 Calendar. New York, NY: Etched Prod., Corp., n.d. Wheel.

156. 100 Golden Keys to the Kingdom Old & New Testament. [S.l.]: [S.n.], n.d. Wheel.

157. 150 BM/150 LF Starter Locator. Southern Pines, NC: Ingersoll-Rand, n.d. Wheel.

158. 157 Year Calendar: 1800-1957. New York, NY: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company,

n.d. Wheel.

159. Our Baby’s Weight/What the Baby Should Weigh. Chicago, IL: Amerline, Inc., 1946. Wheel.

160. PAA Time Selector. [S.l.]: Pan American World Airways, Inc., n.d. Wheel.

161. PAA Time Selector and Explanation of Flying Clipper Ship’s Bells. Maywood, IL: Perrygraf Corp., 1949. Wheel.

162. Pan Am Time Selector. [S.l.]: Pan American World Airways, Inc., n.d. Wheel.

163. Pan Am World Airways Toasts and Travelers Facts. [S.l.]: Pan American World Airways, Inc.,

n.d. Wheel.

164. Panchito the Little Burro Who Could Not Bray: A Capital Tele-Talkie. [S.l.]: Morey-Pearce, Inc., 1950. Wheel and 45 rpm sound disc.

165. Park & Pollard Co. Breeding Chart, The. Buffalo, NY: The Park & Pollard Company, 1940. Wheel.

166. Perrygraf 15” Circulat Slide Rule and Quick Conversion. Maywood, IL: Perrygraf Slide-Chart

Corp., 1955. Wheel.

167. Pert-O-Graph II Critical Path Computer. Sunnyvale, CA; Beverly Hills, CA: J.L. Holcomb, 1965. Wheel.

168. Philippine Air Lines Route of the Orient Star. [S.l.]: Philippine Air Lines, n.d. Wheel.

Box 3 (cont’d)

169. Photographic Oracle. Chicago, IL: Eastman Kodak Stores Co., n.d. Wheel.

170. Pinochle Are You to the Game? Protectus Paints Always Win Game Scorer. Newark, NJ: The Whitehead Co., n.d. Wheel.

171. Poetry Card: Existence. [S.l.]: Phil Silberman, 1997. Wheel.

172. Poetry Cards: Appreciating. [S.l.]: PoetryCards, 2003. Wheel. One in a series of four cards.

173. Poetry Cards: Manifesting. [S.l.]: PoetryCards, 2003. Wheel. One in a series of four cards.

174. Poetry Cards: Questioning. [S.l.]: PoetryCards, 2003. Wheel. One in a series of four cards.

175. Poetry Cards: Relating. [S.l.]: PoetryCards, 2003. Wheel. One in a series of four cards.

176. Presidential Fact-Finder Wheel, The. New York, NY: Book Enterprises, Inc., 1961. Wheel. 2

copies.

177. Presidential Fact Finder Wheel, The. New York, NY: Book Enterprises, c. 1963. Wheel.

178. Presidential Fact Finder Wheel, The. New York, NY: Book Enterprises, Inc., 1968. Wheel.

179. Presidents Information Chart The United States of America. [S.l.]: Carnation, n.d. Wheel.

180. Presidents of the United States of America and Their Terms of Office 1789-1965, The. [S.l.]: Golden Records, n.d. Wheel.

181. Prestolog Profitmeter and Discount Calculator. Palo Alto, CA: H. Kempenich, 1935. Wheel.

182. Proportion Guide for Decimal of Metric Dimensions. Los Angeles: Perrygraf, 1979. Wheel.

183. Proportional Scale. Bloomfield, CT: C-Thru Ruler Company, n.d. Wheel.

184. Pruritic Skin Affections the Commoner Type. [S.l.]: Thos. Leeming & Co., Inc., 1936. Wheel.

Box 4

185. Quik-Check Trouble Finder, The. [S.l.]: Quik-Check, n.d. Wheel. 2 copies.

186. R and C Handy Haemoglobin Chart. Jersey City, NJ: Reed & Carnrick, 1928. Wheel.

187. Radio Stalog. New York, NY: Radio Stalog. Co., n.d. Wheel.

Box 4 (cont’d)

188. Radio Tube Base Connection Finder. New York, NY: National Union Radio Corp. of New York, 1933. Wheel.

189. Rare Lucky Key Chain “Deaf Mute Alphabet”. Chicago: National Deaf Mute Sales Co., 1954.

Wheel with needles and threader.

190. Reed Precision Identifier. Electric Corporation of America, [S.l.]: n.d. Wheel.

191. Respuestas del Condón. Albany, NY: Department of Health, 2003. Wheel.

192. Ringsby Rocket Freight Dial-A-Weight. [S.l.]: Ringsby Truck Lines, Inc., n.d. Wheel.

193. Sailor’s Knots How to Tie Them. [S.l.]: [S.n.], n.d. Wheel.

194. Sambo Curb Service Inc. Destination at a Turn of the Wheel. [S.l.]: Sambo Curb Service, Inc., n.d. Wheel.

195. Sandy. [S.l.]: [S.n.], n.d. Wheel.

196. Service Master Dial-A-Spot. [S.l.]: Wade, Wenger & Associates, 1974. Wheel.

197. Shopper’s Bus Wheel, The. [S.l.]: [S.n.], n.d. Wheel.

198. Shopping Meter. Mountain View, CA: Comconics, Inc., 1961. Wheel.

199. Skelly Keotane Gasoline Skelly Supreme Motor Oil Mileage Meter. [S.l.]: Skelly, n.d. Wheel.

200. South Bend Freshwater Fishing Dial. South Bend, IN: South Bend, 1959. Wheel.

201. Space Guide Mean Distance from Sun, Million Miles and Astronomical Symbol. [S.l.]: [S.n.], n.d.

Wheel.

202. Space Travel Guide. New York, NY: Specialty Advertising Service Inc., 1958. Wheel.

203. Spaulding Table Queen Bread Almanac States of the USA. New York, NY: Spaulding Table Queen Bread Spec, Adv, Serv., 1957. Wheel.

204. [Spaulding] Table Queen Bread The 50 States of the United States of America Flower,

Population, Capital and State Nickname. New York, NY: Spaulding Table Queen Bread Spec. Adv. Serv., 1959. Wheel.

205. Spirits of the Season. [S.l.]: [S.n.], n.d. Wheel.

206. Standard R.M.A. Color Code Indicator. Cleveland, OH: Continental Carbon Inc., 1941. Wheel.

Box 4 (cont’d) 207. Star and Planet Locator. Barrington, NJ. Edmund Scientific Col, c. 1977. Wheel.

208. Star and Satellite Path Finder. Barrington, NJ: Edmund Scientific Co., c. 1966. Wheel. 2 copies.

Pamphlet.

209. Star Explorer. Berkeley, CA: Dorothy Bennett. C. 1969. Wheel.

210. Star Explorer. New York, NY: American Museum of Natural History, 1957. Wheel.

211. Star Explorer. New York, NY: American Museum of Natural History, Junior Astronomy Club, n.d. Wheel.

212. Starrett Precision Tools Dial Indicators. Athol, MA: The L.S. Starrett Company, n.d. Wheel.

213. Stop-O-Dial. Hartford, CT: Aetna Life Affiliate Companies, n.d. Wheel.

214. Sunier Good Luck and Happy Memories By-the-Month, By-the-Year, Birthstone and its

Meaning, Flowers of the Month, Color of the Month, Wedding Anniversaries and Destination for Routes and Mileages from Niagara Falls, Ont. Niagara Falls, Canada: Sunier, n.d. Wheel.

215. Sunkist California Oranges and California Lemons Price Them By the Dozen. [S.l.]: [S.n.], n.d.

Wheel.

216. Sunkist Oranges and Lemons Price Them By the Dozen. Arlington, NJ: Emeloid Co., Inc., n.d. Wheel.

217. Swift’s Space Travel Guide. [S.l.]: Howard Kaneff, 1958. Wheel.

218. Table of the Elements. Groton, MA: Sama & Etani, n.d. Wheel.

219. Target Corporation Fixture Implementation. [S.l.]: [S.n.], n.d. Wheel.

220. Taylor Weather Forecast Computer. Rochester, NY: Taylor Instrument Companies, 1950. Wheel

and sheet.

221. Team up with Arnold Palmer. [S.l.]: Arnold Palmer Enterprises, Inc., 1966. Wheel.

222. Tele-Viz. [S.l.]: [S.n.], n.d. Wheel.

223. Tell-A-Coin Compar-a-Log Coin Guide Wheel. [S.l.]: Disc-A-Log, 1958. Wheel and pamphlet.

224. Xth Olympiad: Los Angeles 1932. [S.l.] Times Mirror, c. 1932. Wheel.

225. Texaco Waterways Service Pocket Pelorus. New York, NY: The Texas Company, 1939. Wheel.

Box 4 (cont’d)

226. Thermocouple-Temperature Computer. Detroit, MI: Hoskins Manufacturing Company, n.d. Wheel.

227. Think FFN First! Fetal Fibronectin. [S.l.]: Adeza Biomedical, n.d. Wheel.

228. Tide Times for 2004 and 2005. Bristol [England]: QT International Ltd., c. 2004. Wheel.

229. Time-Saver Profitmeter and Discount Calculator. Redwood City, CA: P.I. Hughes, n.d. Wheel.

230. Tom Mix Secret Code. New York, NY: New York Toy & Game Co., n.d. Wheel.

231. Tout le Monde en Michelin. Michelin, c.1960. Wheel.

232. Turn the Magic Wheel for Thrifty Gifts From Kresge’s. [S.l.]: S.S. Kresge Company, 1941. Wheel.

233. TV and Radio Tube Detective. Philadelphia, PA: Idea House, Inc., 1957. Wheel.

234. Understanding Biohazards: Their Symptoms and Available Treatment Options. Melbourne, Australia: Dynamo House, n.d. Wheel.

235. Universal Star Finder: a Mirror of the Heavens, The. Tenafly, N.J.: Geo. R. Lockwood, c. 1929.

Wheel.

236. Using the Star Finder. [S.l.]: Charles A. Whitney, 1974. Wheel.

237. USN Bureau of Naval Personnel Training Aids. [S.l.]: USN Bureau of Naval Personnel Training Aids, n.d. Wheel.

238. Van Dyke Microtomic Twenty Inch Slide Rule. [S.l.]: Eberhard Faber Pencil Co., c. 1943. Wheel.

239. Verb Wheel English Irregular Verbs. Turkey: [S.n.], 1998. Wheel.

240. Walbridge Bros. Game Scorer. Boston, MA: MFR. WM. Miller, n.d. Wheel.

241. Walking Doll Chi-Namel Chinese Wood Finish the Ohio Varnish Co. Chicago, IL: J.B. Carroll

Co., 1922. Wheel.

242. Wards Tip-Top Bread 1949 Legal Holidays Popular Holidays Birthdays and Anniversaries. New York, NY: Adv. Serv. Div., Inc., 1948. Wheel.

243. Weather Wheel. Brooklyn, NY: C.S. Hammond & Co., Inc., 1935. Wheel.

244. Weed Anti-Skid Chains. Syracuse, NY: Onondaga Auto Supply Co., n.d. Wheel.

245. Weston Film Speeds Flash Illumination. New York, NY: Chardelle, Inc., n.d. Wheel.

Box 4 (cont’d)

246. Wheel of Fashion: Barbie. [S.l.]: Reader’s Digest Children’s Books, c. 2002. Wheel.

247. Whirl-O: Halloween Fortune and Stunt Game. [S.l.] Beistle Co., ca. 1940. Wheel.

248. Wisconsin Cheese Paired with Beer…It’s a Natural. [S.l.]: Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, 2003. Wheel.

249. Wizard of Fries Calculator Division Table. [S.l].: Burger King Corporation, 1981. Wheel.

250. Wonder Bread Signal Code-Dial Teaches Two-Arm Semaphore and Morse Code. [S.l.]: Wonder

Bread, n.d. Wheel.

251. Wood Milne. Paris: [S.n.], n.d. Wheel.

252. World Time Guide. [S.l.]: Federal Express, n.d. Wheel.

253. World Time Guide. New York, NY: Marine Midland Bank, 1973. Wheel.

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254. About the Jewish Calendar. [S.l.]: Union of American Hebrew Congregations, c.1947. Wheel.

255. Americas, The. Canada: Rudolph Novelty, n.d., Wheel.

256. Application Chart 2003. Aiken, SC: Carlisle Tire & wheel Company, c.2003. Wheel.

257. Asia. New York, NY: Rossi Educational Charts, 1931. Wheel.

258. Astrorama. Los Angeles: Griffith Observatory, 1976 Wheel.

259. Australia and the Islands of the Pacific. New York, NY: Rossig Educational Charts, c. 1931. Wheel.

260. Baking Soda Carefree Guide for Camping. [S.l.]: Arm & Hammer, n.d. Wheel.

261. Baking Soda: Dial to Easier Living. [S.l.], Church & Dwight Company, n.d. Wheel.

262. Believe it or Not, by Ripley. New York, NY: Disk-O-Knowledge, 1932. Wheel.

263. Biographies of the Presidents of the United States. Philadelphia: Arthur Sichel, c. 1931. Wheel.

Box 5 (cont’d)

264. Biography of the Father of Our Country: George Washington Bicentennial. New York, NY: U.S. Pencil Co., c. 1931. Wheel.

265. Colangelo Kids: Marketing to Kids, Tweens & Teens. Darien, CT: Colangelo, n.d. Wheel.

266. Color Helm: A Scientific Guide to Color, The. Ridgewood, NJ: Colorhelm Co., c. 1932. Wheel.

267. Colorscope (Color-Horoscopes). San Francisco: General Paint Corporation, c. 1937. Wheel and

pamphlet.

268. Decisions. [S.l.], n.d. Wheel. 4 copies.

269. Deduct-O-Graph: Foolproof and Automatic. Chicago: George S. May, n.d. Wheel.

270. Defer Estimator Wheel. Purchase, NY: Diversified Investment Advisors, n.d. Wheel.

271. Disk-O-Knowledge: Europe. New York, NY: Disk-O-Knowledge, c. 1931. Wheel.

272. Disk-O-Knowledge: Speed History/ Speed Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication. New York, NY, 1931. Wheel.

273. Disk-O-Knowledge: United States. New York, NY: Disk-O-Knowledge, c. 1931. Wheel.

274. Dr. Goddard’s Plant Care Wheel. Hackensack, NJ: 1974. Wheel.

275. Educational Facts About United States/Europe. Newark, NJ. Educational Novelty Co., c. 1962.

Wheel.

276. Election 2000 Jargonator. Tempe, AZ: MayBow & Co., 2001. Wheel.

277. Emergency Response and Salvage Wheel. Heritage Preservation, Inc. Durham, N.H.: Environmental Hazards Management Institute, 1997. Wheel. 2 copies, one in Spanish entitled Rueda de Salvamento y Repuesta ande Emergencias.

278. Europe. New York, NY: Rossig Educational Charts, c. 1930. Wheel.

279. Figurite: Eat Ruhl’s Sunfed Bread. New York, NY: Walbro, n.d. Wheel.

280. Food Values at a Glance. Newark, NJ: Health Products Corp., c. 1934. Wheel.

281. Formay: the Purest Shortening Made. [s.l.], n.d. Wheel.

282. Fortunescope: the Prognosticator of Human Destiny. New York, NY: S. S. Bloom, c. 1935. Wheel.

Box 5 (cont’d)

283. 40 Great Inventions of the World with 40 Wonders of the World. New York, NY: A. Knapp, c. 1931. Wheel.

284. Geographic Chart of the United States. [S.l.], n.d. Wheel. 2 copies.

285. Geographic Facts of Europe. Philadelphia, PA: J. A. Lang, ca. 1932. Wheel.

286. Geographic Facts of Our United States. Philadelphia, PA: J. A. Lang, c. 1932. Wheel.

287. George Washington: a Memorial Chart of his Life. New York, NY: Rossig Educational Chart Co.,

n.d. Wheel.

288. Handy Nail Calculator, The. Chicago: American Steel & Wire Company, c. 1933. Wheel.

289. Handy Star Finder designed by Commander S.E. Stubbs. New York, NY: C. S. Hammond, n.d., Wheel.

290. Handy Star Finder for the Northern Hemisphere: Astronomy Made Easy, The. New York, NY:

C.S. Hammond & Co., n.d. Wheel.

291. Harmony of Analagous Hues: Mask A, Mask C. [S.l.], n.d. Wheel.

292. Harvest Helper: the Planting Wheel. Danbury, CT: ErinCo Publishing, c. 1998. Wheel.

293. Heather’s Country Music Staroscope: Facts and Information on 45 Top Country Music Stars. [S.l.], Heather Enterprises, 1967. Wheel.

294. Heroic Valentines by John Dukes McKee. [S.l.]: Child Life, February 1926, p. 119. Sheet.

295. Hotpoint Menu-Maker: 32 Balanced Menus. [S.l.]: Hotpoint, n.d. Wheel.

296. Household Hazardous Waste Wheel. Durham, NH: Environmental Hazards Management Institute,

c. 1992. Wheel.

297. Interesting Facts About United States with Interesting Facts About Europe. New York, NY: A. Knapp, c. 1931. Wheels. 2 copies.

298. Know Your State: New Jersey. New York, NY: Rossig Educational Charts, c. 1931. Wheel.

299. Kosmos-Sternkarte. Stuttgart: Franckh’sche Verlagshandlung, n.d. Wheel.

Box 6

300. Learn a New Language with a Spin of the Wheel! [S.l.], n.d. [from a cereal box?]. Sheet.

301. Livestock Gestation Wheel. Coachella, CA: Mr. Easy Dan Sunshine Ranch, n.d. Wheel.

302. Miller Planisphere, The. Addison, IL: Datalizer Slide Charts, 1996. Wheel.

303. New Hamilton Beach Food Mixer, The. [S.l.], n.d., Wheel.

304. New York City Street Guide. New York, NY: National Dealers Service, n.d. Wheel.

305. New York “The Empire State” County by County. New York, NY: Rossig Educational Chart Co., n.d. Wheel.

306. Nickel Cast Iron: Recommendations for Engineers & Foundrymen. New York, NY: International

Nickel Company, n.d. Wheel.

307. North America. New York, NY: Rossig Educational Charts, c. 1931. Wheel.

308. [Numerical wheel]. [S.l.], n.d. Wheel.

309. 1 Franc. Monte Carlo: “Art” Record, n.d. Metal perpetual calendar wheel.

310. Peet’s Coffees. [Berkeley, CA]: Peet’s Coffees, n.d. Wheel.

311. Pennsylvania: an Instructive Compilation by Counties. New York, NY: Rossig Educational Chart Co., n.d. Wheel.

312. Philip’s Planisphere for Latitude 42° North. London: George Philip Ltd., 1997. Wheel.

313. Pipograph. New York, NY: H. H. Beals, c.1915. Wheel.

314. Programming Guidance. [S.l.]: Defense Language Institute, c. 1999. Wheel.

315. Puzzle Pets [cat] from the Holt Reading Kit. [S.l.], Holt, Rinehart and Winston, c. 1973, Wheel.

316. Puzzle Pets [chicken] from the Holt Reading Kit. [S.l.], Holt, Rinehart and Winston, c. 1973.

Wheel.

317. Puzzle Pets [duck] from the Holt Reading Kit. [S.l.], Holt, Rinehart and Winston, c. 1973. Wheel.

318. Puzzle Pets [fox] from the Holt Reading Kit. [S.l.], Holt, Rinehart and Winston, c. 1973. Wheel.

319. Puzzle Pets [pig] from the Holt Reading Kit. [S.l.], Holt, Rinehart and Winston, c. 1973. Wheel.

Box 6 (cont’d)

320. South America. New York, NY: Rossig Educational Charts, c. 1931. Wheel.

321. Spell! Recognize! Read! San Antonio, TX: Sound Spelling, n.d. Wheel.

322. Sunday Telegraph Chart of British Wild Birds, The (Spotters’ Guide Series No. 1). London: Sunday Telegraph, n.d. Wheel.

323. System Unserer Sonne, Das. [S.l.]: Stch. Druk u. Verlag der geographischen Anstale des

Bibliographischen Instituts zu Bilderghausen, n.d. Wheel.

324. 3 Flying Models of Famous Allied Fighting Planes. [S.l.]: Reed & Associates, 1944. Wheel.

325. Time Zone and Date Chart with Hagner Star Chart. San Antonio, TX: F. H. Hagner, c. 1945. Wheel.

326. T.V. Trouble: Dialogram. [S.l.]: Anbern System Laboratories, c. 1953. Wheel.

327. TV Trouble Tracer. Toronto: Justright Printing, c. 1958. Wheel.

328. T.V. Wonder Dial. Springfield, MA: W. H. Edwards, 1955. Wheel.

329. United States at-a-Glance. New York, NY: International At-A-Glance Chart Co., c. 1931. Wheel.

330. United States. New York, NY: Rossig Educational Charts, c. 1931. Wheel.

331. Vitaguide: National Defense Demands Physical Fitness. [S.l.]: Vitaguide Company, c. 1940. Wheel.

332. Wheel of Knowledge and Progress, A by Dave Eggers. Berkeley, CA: ReadyMade, Issue 4. Wheel

with copy of magazine in which it was published.

333. Whereabouts Wheel. [S.l.]: S.K. Smith Co., 1957. Wheel.

334. Woman and Home Roaster-Wheel. [S.l.], n.d., Wheel.

335. World’s Time at a Glance. London: Frank Pitchford & Co., n.d. Wheel.

336. Would You Ever Think It? by Jack Beer. New York, NY: Knapp & Co., c. 1932. Wheel.

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337. Book of Knowledge Geographical Chart, The. London: Waverley Book Co. Ltd., c. 1953. Wheel.

338. Copy of the Engraved Plate of the Indicator Erected on the Worcestershire Beacon Great Malvern, A. London: Brian Haynes, n.d. Sheet.

339. Guide-O’-Life, The. Minneapolis, Minn.: Frank P. White, 1933. Sheet advertising The Phrenology

Co.

340. [Identification of enemy tanks]. [S.l.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1942.

341. Identification of Enemy Warplanes. [S.l.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1942.

342. Know Your Airplanes: United States Army Fighters, Light and Heavy Bombers, Transports. New York, NY: Plane Facts, c.1942. Wheel.

343. Mariner’s Compass. [S.l.]: J. K. Cheesman, c. 1942. Wheel.

344. Miss Clairol Color Dial. Stamford, CT: Clairol Incorporated, c. 1962. Wheel.

345. Monarchs of England from the Accession of William the Conqueror to the Accession of George

VI-1066-1936. England: J. Epstein, n.d. Stationary wheel. 2 copies.

346. Nature Wheel. Higgins, Thomas F., sponsored by the National Audubon Society. New York: Studio Creations, 1951. Wheel.

347. What Day of the Week Were You Born? Elk Grove Village, IL: Enesco Corporation, c. 1997.

Wheel. 348. Wheel O’ Life. Portland, OR: Wheel O’ Life Co., 1941. Wheel. . 349. Wonder Guess-O-Game For Young Children. Long Island City, NY: Globe Crayon Corp., c. 1961.

Volvelles --Objects, 3 dimensional under 14” Box 8

350. Bar Compass. New York, NY: Kikkerland Design, n.d. Wheel.

351. Biomate. Japan, n.d. Wheel with brochure in silk bag.

Box 8 (cont’d)

352. DeLands Automatic Playing Cards. Asbury Park, NJ: S. S. Adams, nd. Marked Playing Cards with Instructions and wheel.

353. Sager Weathercaster, The. Sager, Raymond M. and E. F. Sager. Pleasantville, New York: Weather

Publications, 1969. Wheel in spiral-bound volume in box.

354. Shiota & Co. Ltd Cotton Controllers. Osaka [Japan]: Shiota & Co., Ltd., n.d. Wheel.

355. Study Wheels in Human Anatomy by Ben Pansky & Earl L. House. New York: MacMillan, c. 1965. Wheels.

Box 9

356. [Valentine] Cupid’s Temple of Love. United States: Beistle, n.d. Valentine with wheel.

357. [Valentine] To My Teacher: Token Wheel. [S.l.], n.d. Valentine with wheel.

358. [Valentine] Wheel of Love. [S.l.], n.d. Valentine with wheel. 2 copies, slightly different coloring.

359. What the Stars Say: Read your Destiny. [S.l.]: Girard Model Works, n.d. Metal wheel.

360. Two Beautiful Fly-catchers. Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Lowell, Mass: C. I. Hood & Co., n.d.

361. Volume One – The Nearness of Distance. [S.l.], n.d. Wheel in folder with translation of Epistola de Magnete by Petrus Peregrinus.

Items not related to a volvelle in the collection:

362. Diagram: This Diagram Contains a Mathematical Delineation of All the Characters of Dodge’s Stenographic Alphabet. [S.l.]: J. Dodge, n.d. Diagram.

363. Globe Handbook For Use With Hammond Terrestrial Globes. Stubbs, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.,

Commander S. E. C. S. Hammond & Company, Inc., 1929. Pamphlet.

364. Moose [S.l.]: [S.n.], n.d. Dye cut.

365. Planet Tables Moon Phases and the Sun’s Daily Position. Barritt, Leon and Garrett P. Serviss. Leon Barritt, 1936. Pamphlet.

366. TV Tube Locator. Amagansett, NY: Harry G. Cisin, n.d. Pamphlet.

Volvelles -- Objects, 3 dimensional over 14” Box 10

367. Barritt-Serviss Star and Planet Finder,The. Brooklyn, NY: Leon Barritt, c. 1904. Wheel.

368. Bodyscope, by Ralph H. Segal. New York, NY: Bodyscope Publications, n.d. 2 Wheels. 369. Hammett’s Planisphere: Showing the Principal Stars for Every Hour in the Year. Cambridge,

MA: J. L. Hammett Company, n.d. Wheel. Box 11

370. Hammond’s Improved Planisphere. New York, NY: C.S. Hammond, n.d. Wheel with Hammond’s

Tables of the Planets Showing the Right Ascensions of the Principal Planets for the Years. Stubbs, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R., Commander S. E. C. S. Hammond & Company, Inc., 1927.

371. Holgate Toy Selector. Kane, PA: Holgate Brothers, c. 1952. Wheel.

Helfand Files Box 12 Folder Contents Date 1 Reinventing the Wheel Correspondence, notes and reviews 2001-2002 2 Volvelles exhibit at the Grolier Club Correspondence and notes 2004, n.d.

3 Invitations, press release, review 2003-2004 4 Exhibit label copy, print-outs of thumb-nail images

of volvelles and mock-ups for Timothy McSweeney’s Completely Unbelievable Story [2004]

5 Digital images of volvelles on two compact disks 2002 6 “Revived forms of graphic volvellery” Miscellaneous publications 2001, 2004 7 Miscellaneous sale catalogs 1999, 2002, n.d.