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Museum
Gift Shop
The
Museum Gift Shop contains unique items, toys and books on California
history that reflect the history and mission of the Rancho. Shop
for specialty items including Rancho mugs and notecards, jams made
from the garden's bounty, handmade scented soaps and pressed flower
candles.
For
children, the Gift Shop carries old-time toys included La Grace,
Hoops, tin whistles and marbles as well as a wide array of books.
An ever-changing selection of adult literature on California history,
gardens and Victorian lifestyles is also available. Adobe
Days, by Sarah Bixby Smith, provides a lively account of
California "between the mining rush and the tourist rush," and offers
rare glimpses of daily life at Rancho Los Cerritos in the 19th century.
Dr. Iris Engstrand's Rancho Los Cerritos: A Southern California
Legacy Preserved offers an informative overview of the Rancho
from Native American times through the present.
The
Museum Gift Shop is open Wednesday-Sunday between 1-5 p.m. Operated
by Friends of Rancho Los Cerritos, every purchase helps support
educational programs and public events at the Rancho.
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GIFT
SHOP ITEMS
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Adobe
Days
by Sarah Bixby Smith
$7.95
Provides
a lively account of California "between the mining rush and
the tourist rush," and offers rare glimpses of daily life
at Rancho Los Cerritos in the
19th century. Historic photos
featured throughout
the book.
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Rancho
Los Cerritos: A Southern California Legacy Preserved
by Dr. Iris Engstrand
$5.00
Offers
an informative overview of Rancho Los Cerritos from Native
American times through the present. Historic photos featured
throughout the book.
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The
Essential Handbook of Victorian Etiquette
by Professor Thomas E. Hill
$8.95
This
little book will allow you to move about freely in high Victorian
society without appearing as an unmannered brute! You will
learn such essential skills as how to refuse soup at a formal
dinner, how to avoid appearing ridiculous while traveling,
and how to refuse a marriage proposal from a man who uses
tobacco. These fine lessons will last a lifetime!
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Historic
Communities: Old Time Toys
by Bobbie Kalman & David Schimpky
$7.95
Discover
the wonder of Victorian games and toys,
which were both educational
and fun!
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Historic
Communities: 19th Century Clothing
by Bobbie Kalman
$7.95
Learn
about the history of homemade clothing and popular fashion
styles during the 19th century.
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Historic
Communities: 19th Century Girls and Women
By Bobbie Kalman 
$7.95
Experience
women's hardships during pioneer times from their transition
of childhood to womanhood, the limited education available,
as well as the uncomfortable clothing and hard labor they
had to endure
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Rancho
Mugs
$8.00
Obtain
this collector's mug, which commemorates John Temple and the
cattle years at the Rancho by proudly displaying the 1844
branding iron logo.
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Rancho
Notecards
$4.00
Pen
and ink drawings of six different views at the Rancho printed
on heavy card stock. Eight cards with matching envelopes handsomely
packaged in cellophane and raffia. Makes an excellent gift!
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Seed
Packets
$1.25
Transform
your garden into something historic from original seeds in
our lush gardens. (garden craft item) Please specify flower:
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Love-in-a-Mist, Nigella damascena
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Hollyhock, Alcea Rosea
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Calendula, Calendula officinalis
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Sweet Pea, Lathyrus odorata
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Forget-Me-Not, Myosotis sylvatica
- Canna
Lily, Canna indica
- Nastertium,
Nasturtium-Tropaeolum majus
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Rancho
Los Cerritos Gourmet Jam
$4.00
A
delicious array of specialty gourmet jams made with organically
grown fruit from our historic site (garden craft item).
Please specify flavor:
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Spiced Plum Gourmet Jelly
- Kumquat
Gourmet Marmalade
- Cinnamon
Orange Gourmet Marmalade
- Lemon
Ginger Gourmet Marmalade
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Strawberry Guava Jam
- Feijoa*
Nutmeg Gourmet Jelly
*(pineapple guava)
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Children
will delight with these Victorian favorites reminiscent of
simpler times:
Cup
& Ball Toy: $4.00
Peg Top Toy: $6.00
Table Top Ninepins: $15.00
Harmonica: $8.00
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