Vintage Religious Church Fan Mary Martha Jesus Lietzmann Auburn Indiana Original Sleeve

A wonderful piece of American religious folk history — a vintage hand fan featuring the biblical scene of Mary, Martha, and Jesus, titled "But One Thing Is Needful" after the artist Lietzmann.

• Subject: Mary & Martha with Jesus (Luke 10) — a classic Biblical illustration

• Artist: Lietzmann

• Publisher: Corporation, Auburn, Indiana, USA

• Multiple scripture verses printed on front (Matthew 5:3, 5:7, 16:16; Luke 19:10; Mark 13)

• Condition: Very good vintage condition 

• Era: Approximately 1930s–1950s

These advertising/devotional church fans were commonly distributed by funeral homes and churches in the pre-air conditioning era and are now a popular collecting category among paper ephemera and religious antique collectors

selling as pictured.

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