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Rebus Collection

A growing collection of rebuses from public institutions and special collections.

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A Farmer’s Love Letter

A Farmer’s Love Letter

Cruel Valentine Card

Cruel Valentine Card

Hannya shingyō

Hannya shingyō

The Picture Letter by Catherine Sinclair

The Picture Letter by Catherine Sinclair

America to Her Mistaken Mother

America to Her Mistaken Mother

Arms of the Duke of Argyll

Arms of the Duke of Argyll

Time is on the Wing

Time is on the Wing

Dos Discursos de la Cifra

Dos Discursos de la Cifra

Valentine’s Rebus

Valentine’s Rebus

The Art of Making Money Plenty in Every Man’s Pocket

The Art of Making Money Plenty in Every Man’s Pocket

Yours Would Be…

Yours Would Be…

A Fan with Love on One Side and Fortune on the Other

A Fan with Love on One Side and Fortune on the Other

To The Printer

To The Printer

Thirty-Six Scenes from Everyday Life

Thirty-Six Scenes from Everyday Life

Gazette de Rebus Quæ Geruntur

Gazette de Rebus Quæ Geruntur

Money Makes the Mare Go!

Money Makes the Mare Go!

If You are a Man Struggling to Get Through the World, or Surrounded by Crosses

If You are a Man Struggling to Get Through the World, or Surrounded by Crosses

Eye Ham Thine Love

Eye Ham Thine Love

Arms of Swinton of that Ilk

Arms of Swinton of that Ilk

Todo el Mundo en General

Todo el Mundo en General

Another Letter from Catherine Sinclair

Another Letter from Catherine Sinclair

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