{"product_id":"fort-bragg-n-c-in-a-nutshell-goldfarb-novelty-company-new-york-1940","title":"Fort Bragg N.C. in a Nutshell. Goldfarb Novelty Company. New York. 1940.","description":"\u003cp\u003e 41 oval printed panels concertina folded into original walnut shell. Half the panels have duotone photographic images of Fort Bragg. The entire printed novelty has been slightly mishapped to fit the walnut shell. One secton has been repaired at the fold. No example located in commerce or in institutional records. \u003cspan\u003eIn 1939, the Fort Bragg outpost had fewer than 3,500 troops. By 1940, with the passage of the Selective Training and Service Act, the base had begun to swell, eventually expanding to a cantonment accommodating more than 60,000 men.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eGiven their base in New York, the Goldfarb company published extensive views of the city, including sets from the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e1939–1940 World’s Fair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and scenic views of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eHudson River as well as inventing the game KerPlunk.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Camden Lock Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56093714645371,"sku":"f26.100","price":200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0430\/3313\/3212\/files\/P3269120.jpg?v=1774521383","url":"https:\/\/camdenlockbooks.com\/products\/fort-bragg-n-c-in-a-nutshell-goldfarb-novelty-company-new-york-1940","provider":"Camden Lock Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}