Antique Finnish Hymnal Helmikimppu Ashtabula Ohio Immigrant Song Book
$ 50.16
Description
Antique Finnish Hymnal Helmikimppu Ashtabula Ohio Immigrant Song Book. Rare Finnish-language immigrant community hymn and song book published in Ashtabula, Ohio. The book contains Finnish hymns, poems, and songs printed in Gothic-style type, including patriotic and devotional material connected to Finnish cultural identity. Rare Finnish-language immigrant community hymn and song book published in Ashtabula, Ohio. A deeply evocative survivor tied to early Finnish-American cultural and religious life, retaining its original cloth binding despite heavy wear and age. ────────────────── ✦Ships Fast ✦ ────────────────── Description Offered here is an antique Finnish-language hymn and song book titled Helmikimppu, published by Ameriikan Sanomat of Ashtabula, Ohio. This small-format volume represents an increasingly difficult-to-find category of Finnish-American immigrant printing — regional ethnic-language publications produced for immigrant communities in the American Midwest during the late 19th or early 20th century. The book contains Finnish hymns, poems, and songs printed in Gothic-style type, including patriotic and devotional material connected to Finnish cultural identity. Ashtabula, Ohio became home to a significant Finnish immigrant population, making surviving locally printed Finnish-language works especially meaningful pieces of immigrant and diaspora history. Condition is heavily worn but authentic and visually compelling, with substantial edge wear, fraying cloth, exposed gatherings, and age-related handling throughout. Despite its fragile state, the volume remains remarkably intact and retains strong visual and historical presence. An excellent candidate for collectors of Finnish Americana, immigrant history, ethnic printing, Midwest regional publishing, vernacular hymnals, or early Finnish-language books in America. ────────────────── Details Title: Helmikimppu Language: Finnish Publisher: Ameriikan Sanomat Place of Publication: Ashtabula, Ohio Format: Clothbound miniature / pocket-format book Subject: Hymns, songs, poetry, devotional and cultural material Era: Late 19th / early 20th century Binding: Original cloth over boards Measurements:4 1/2" x 5 1/2" x 1 1/2" ────────────────── Condition Notes Please review all photographs carefully and zoom in for details, as they form an important part of the description. This volume is in heavily worn antique condition with substantial age and use evident throughout. Cloth binding is heavily frayed along edges and spine with losses present. Spine top is heavily deteriorated with exposed signatures and visible binding structure. Interior gatherings are loosening in places, though many pages remain attached and legible. Pages exhibit toning, edge wear, creasing, handling wear, occasional stains/spotting, and general age-related wear throughout. Corners are softened and worn. Several pages show folds, tears, or edge damage. One page corner is detached/folded as shown. Despite the deterioration, the book remains a remarkably atmospheric and historically resonant survival. Images may make objects appear larger or smaller than actual size. Please refer to measurements for accurate scale whenever provided. Sold as found and as photographed. ────────────────── HOHM Provenance Curated as part of the HOHM collection of early immigrant, vernacular, devotional, and historically grounded works on paper — objects valued not only for rarity, but for the human history they carried through daily use. ────────────────── All reasonable offers are warmly welcome—please don’t hesitate to send one! I pack each item carefully and reuse quality boxes and materials whenever possible. Shipping is fully insured and handled promptly. All sales are final. Please email with any questions prior to purchase—I’m happy to provide additional photos or details. ────────────────── (Finnish Americana Finnish immigrant Ohio Ashtabula Ameriikan Sanomat hymn book hymnal songbook Finnish language ethnic printing diaspora history Midwest immigrant community devotional poetry Gothic type vernacular binding antique pocket book Suomi Finnish-American ephemera collectible)
