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

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Coombs’ ‘Eureka’ Aerated Pastry Flour

Coombs’ ‘Eureka’ Aerated Pastry Flour

Catch Fortune When You Can

Catch Fortune When You Can

Fly to Me

Fly to Me

Long Quilting Sampler with Rebus at Top

Long Quilting Sampler with Rebus at Top

Monochromatic Sampler with Rebus

Monochromatic Sampler with Rebus

The Arms of Dublin

The Arms of Dublin

Letter to Sir Laurence Dundas

Letter to Sir Laurence Dundas

Notice to Smokers and Chewers

Notice to Smokers and Chewers

1845–1868

1845–1868

Britannia to America

Britannia to America

Preface to The Santa Claus’ Book of Games and Puzzles

Preface to The Santa Claus’ Book of Games and Puzzles

Christmas Cards

Christmas Cards

Frenchman and Spaniard Tearing Apart the Globe of the World

Frenchman and Spaniard Tearing Apart the Globe of the World

Poet’s Corner Acrostic Rebus: Solution

Poet’s Corner Acrostic Rebus: Solution

Poet’s Corner Acrostic Rebus

Poet’s Corner Acrostic Rebus

An Answer to the Rebus, by the Author of these POEMS

An Answer to the Rebus, by the Author of these POEMS

A Rebus, by I.B.

A Rebus, by I.B.

The Arms of Edinburgh

The Arms of Edinburgh

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Reading Rebus is an online collection of rebus ephemera, research into their history and cultural uses, and an interactive, digital playground for translations.

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