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Show Chow Trivia from vintage magazine pages

These 6 wonderful TRIVIA pages from old Dog News Magazines are filled with invaluable stats on some of our most prominent show winners of the past Many thanks to Susan Hassett for gifting these treasures to the archive

CELEBRITY-1930s Florence George Opera singer /actress with chow

I have the original studio photo of this beautiful opera singer/actress Florence George” in my collection and love how the chow has his tongue all the way out in this shot. What incredible pigment this dog has!!!

RESTORATION -1920s Cabinet card. Woman and Chow England

I restored this beautiful image in black & white to better show off the details of the clothing and chow. with its detailed leather harness. More often than not, from my observations, Chows were pictured wearing a harness vs. a collar prior to the 1940s I love the detailing on the woman dress with the […]

Vintage Artist signed Chow horse brass by John E. Ellis

This beautiful horse brass, circa 1970 depicting a Chow Chow I found in England and it is such a beautifully detailed treasure. Measuring 4 1/4″ x 4 3/8″ it was created by the famous horse brass maker from England John E. Ellis and signed on the back with his stamp JEE . These ornate medallions, […]

1927 ARTICLE -The Choonam Chow Chows -Country Life

Earlier in 2022 I ran across an original copy of this incredibly rare article highlighting Mrs Mannooch and her celebrated Choonam Chow Chows. This was written shortly after she sold the “Worlds most expensive Chow/dog” to America named Ch. Choonam Brilliantine (of Manchoover) Find the PDF I scanned of this rare article below, filled with […]

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