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Dotty Lee's Treasures

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$65 USDEarly Large Wood Box Advertises Argentina Corned Beef

Collectibles:Advertising:Wood Crate

Loaded with country charm. Wouldn’t it look great next to the fireplace loaded with kindling? For longer than I can remember it held a stack of old license plates stored in the loft over our garage. No doubt salvaged from my grandmother’s garage in the 1980's. Old wooden boxes are now quite collectible for their age as well as the advertising. This one obviously was used for import shipping 48 12-ounce containers of corned beef from Argentina. 1920's or 1930's would be just a good guess. Odd ...

$30 USD1920's Ansco No. 2A Buster Brown Box Camera

Collectibles:Photographic:Camera:Ansco

1920's Ansco No. 2A Buster Brown Box Camera No matter how you count the history of this old camera, it is nearly 90 years old! First patented in 1903, revised in 1910 and again in 1916, it was popularly sold through the 1920's. The outside case of the camera is made of wood covered with a thin leather material. Inside the film box (or cone) is just wood painted black. Hand strap across the top is quite worn in the middle, but you can still see “No. 2A” on the left side, “Buster Br” faintly in ...

$25 USDVintage Collection Drafting Engineering Calipers

Collectibles:Tools:Calipers

Used for many years by a now retired aeronautical engineer, these four calipers are dated from the 1940's and 1950's. Left to right in the primary photo are two outside calipers, next is an inside caliper, and on the far right a compass caliper. The outside calipers are firm jointed and no trade marks can be seen. The larger one measures 6 1/4" tall and opens to a full 10 ½". The smaller one is 5" tall and opens to 9". The adjustable inside caliper is marked with a “4 Most USA” logo (see ...

$45 USDVintage Wood Sun Spot Soda Crate May Be Rare

Collectibles:Advertising:Wood Crate

“Bottled Sunshine” reads the great advertising on the sides of this crate undoubtedly bottled at the Sun Spot Beverage Co. of Baltimore. It was found among the trash and treasures in the basement of my grandmother’s Baltimore home where she lived in the same house from 1925 until 1980. First registered in 1938, the Sun Spot Beverage Co. was apparently a subsidiary of the Seven-Up corporation. History of this 1940's soda is sketchy at best. The only other Sun Spot Bottling Co. found was in El ...

$40 USDVintage Airguide Barometer Better Than The Weatherman

Collectibles:Instruments:Airguide:Barometer

At least it’s better than our weatherman! Designed in the fashion of a ship’s wheel, this desktop model was made by the Airguide Instrument Co., formerly of Chicago. Originally name the Fee and Stemwedel Co., they were widely acclaimed for producing excellent quality barometers, hydrometers, thermometers, compasses, and binoculars used in homes, boats, and even cars. This one comes from a member of my family and is currently set at sea level pressure, since we are just 25 miles from the Atlantic ...

$40 USDHandy Vintage Woven Basket Most Used For Fruit

Collectibles:Baskets

Just perfect for fruit, this very nice woven basket has sat in our kitchen for many years ready with an apple, plum, or banana as you passed by. Simple construction of woven reeds, it measures 10 1/4" diameter across the top. Stands 3 ½" tall and the base diameter is 6 3/4". Fits right into the country kitchen filled with goodies of your choice.

$15 USDMiniature Bristol Padlock With Attached Original Key

Collectibles:Tools:Padlock:Miniature

The tiniest padlock I have ever seen - its usefulness saved only by the fact that the key is still chained to it. But if the key is still attached, what’s the point? Suspect it was a free-giveaway somewhere, brought home and dropped in a junk drawer and just never used. Stamped by the Bristol Co. of Waterbury, Conn. (on both the front and back). Metal worn on both sides at the highest points, consistent with spending many years banging around in a drawer. Cute anyway. And a useful purpose up to ...

$25 USDHolly Candle Holders Were 1960's Ceramic Christmas Project

Pottery:By Function:Holiday:Candle Holders

Cute little Christmas candle holders. Gorgeous dark green color. Base is shaped like a holly leaf and the holder itself is decorated with leaves and berries. Hand painted and fired by my mother in the late 1950's or very early 1960's during a ceramics phase. Excellent condition. No chips or cracks. Measures 6-inches long by 4-inches wide. Stands 2 3/4 to the top of the curved handle.

$65 USD SaleSALE Hand-Carved Native American Small Black Bowl

Collectibles:Native Americana:Blackware

Purchased in Colorado during the late 1960's from an Indian tourist location in Colorado Springs. Very heavy pottery often referred to as blackware. Simple elegant lines created by hand carving around the sides. There are a couple tiny nicks along the scalloped edges which were most likely made during the carving. Nice unsigned sample for the collector of Native American pottery. Weighs nearly one pound. Measures 3 ½-inches wide and 2 ½-inches tall. Opening is 2 ½.

$50 USD SaleSALE Silver-Seal 2-Quart Vegetable Cooker With Original Booklet

Collectibles:Kitchenware:Silver Seal:Cookware

MARKED DOWN MORE THAN 20% ! After more than 70 years this two quart Silver-Seal cooker looks almost as good as new, in spite of years of cooking vegetables on my grandmother’s gas stove. Marked on the bottom “Silver-Seal” by Century Metalcraft Corp.” Included with the cooker is the original owner’s handbook which came with the set at an added cost of 50-cents. Entitled “Simplified Healthful Food Preparation” and published in 1936. This 48-page booklet is just full of handy useful tips for the ...

$25 USDAnchor Hocking 2-Quart Storage Jar With Original Lid

Glass:By Maker:Anchor Hocking:Storage Jar

Perfect 2-quart Anchor Hocking jar for anything from nuts to noodles. This one has served with me for many years as a rice jar. Dated from the 1930's or 1940's it could be part of a Hoosier set. Carries the embossed Anchor Hocking familiar logo on the bottom and the number 5275 with a single number 1 below. Two tapered vertical lines round off each corner into a nice curve, also known as a bowed rib design. Original white lid shows wear inside, but is quite clean and screws on tightly. Measures ...

$40 USD SaleSALE Unusual 1960's Holiday Candelabra With Original Box

Collectibles:Holiday, Seasonal:Christmas:Decorations

Here’s an after-Christmas sale item investment that has cost about a penny a year for holiday enjoyment since it was purchased on sale for 50-cents at Hecht Co. in Baltimore. (Marked down from $1.50!) Made by the Nated Corp. of New York, NY, the D-patent number (D-188689) was issued August 23, 1960. Certainly a very clever design with ten tiny Christmas balls dangling on an inverted hook attached to the base of each candle holder. Measures 2 1/4" tall and 5-inches across. Admittedly, the red ...

$35 USD SaleSALE Big Collar Highlights Hand-Made 1950's Sweater

Clothing:Womens:Sweaters

Five military brass buttons march down the front of this hand-knitted sweater from the late 1950's. Perfect color for those chilly autumn days. A very big collar is the main feature as well as it’s original orange color. Collar 6 ½"; raglan sleeves; underarm to wrist 19"; side to side 19 ½"; center back neckline to hem 21." Three of the buttons are embossed with anchors (see photos) and marked USMS (U.S. Maritime Service). They are stamped on the back “Waterbury Button Co. Conn.” The other two ...

$35 USDBarclay #850 Die Cast Metal Toy Figure - Policeman

Collectibles:Toys:Barclay Policeman

According to reliable sources, Barclay metal toy figures were most often sold in Woolworth’s 10-cent store for about a nickel each. While the toy soldiers were the most popular, there are others like this policeman that are just as collectible. Model # 850 is officially referred to as ‘policeman, arm raised.’ Founded in 1924 in New Jersey, the Barclay Co. was one of the largest makers of toy soldiers in the late 1930's until World War II when the company stopped toy production and began making ...

$75 USDVintage Prancing Circus Horse Doorstop

Collectibles:Decorative:Door Stop:Horse

With a long flowing mane, rosettes on the bridle and wearing a surcingle, crouper, and martingale, he seems to be waiting for the bareback rider to come into the ring and leap on his back. It is heavy, over 2 pounds, but not made of cast iron. Perhaps a mixed metal of some kind as it is only mildly responsive to a heavy magnet. It is one piece, hollow inside with two small holes underneath from where it was made. Has a faint copper color, much more vividly underneath protected from wear and ...

$35 USD SaleSALE Brilliant Green Rhinestone Flower Pendant

Jewelry:Vintage:Pendants:Green Rhinestones

MARKED DOWN MORE THAN 25% ! This pendant brought compliments every time I wore it. Waitresses and shoppers, would stop to say something. It is brilliant, no doubt about it. A real knock-out! The five prong-set green stones are designed in the shape of a flower with one large rhinestone in the center and 12 smaller one surrounding it. A beautiful design, but the piece is unsigned. The 14 ½" gold chain with a fold-over clasp is different too. Frankly, I wore it on a longer chain, but this is the ...

$35 USD SaleSALE Garne Frosted Pink Rhinestone Set Offers Sparkle-a-Plenty

Jewelry:Vintage:Sets:Garne

Glitz Galore with this 1950s pink rhinestone necklace and bracelet by Garne. Huge pale pink faceted stones on both pieces with rows of opaque and bright pink stones designed so that they all present a dazzling set of jewelry. Eye-catching to say the least. Necklace measures 15 3/4" from the end of the j-hook which can be fastened between any of the pink rhinestone to suit. All stones are prong-set. Bracelet is a comfortable 7 3/4" with a fold-over closure. There is minor discoloration under some ...

$15 USDPint And Half Pint Wire Bail Canning Jars

Glass:By Function:Canning Jars:Half Pint & Pint

Found in the late 1960's in the crawl space of a farmhouse we had just purchased, these two jars are the last of several resurrected, emptied of tomatoes and cleaned and packed for the last 40 years. Crystal clear, they are in excellent condition. The smaller half-pint marked on the bottom with a letter ‘K’. Under that the numbers 1875 (not a manufacture date), and then the number ‘7'. Four tiny stars embossed around the shoulder. The pint jar is marked on the bottom with a logo I do not ...

$10 USD SaleSALE Christmas Card 1944 With Wartime Patriotic Sticker

Collectibles:Holiday, Seasonal:Christmas:Greeting Cards

A teddy bear wearing a military helmet and waving the American flag marches across the front of this envelope postmarked 1944. Inside is a card “Merry Christmas Grandma” from Dotty Lee (signed by my mother since I was only 3 years old). Inside verse says: “Here’s somethin, Gran’ma, just for you. A big Merry Christmas, and a big bear hug too!” Printed and distributed by Gibson Cinti, USA. (See photo for logo).

$25 USDSongs of the Gay 90's (i.e. 1890's) Published 1954

Collectibles:Music:Song Book

Ever wonder what songs your grandparents used to listen to? (Or perhaps great-grandparents) A Collection of Songs of Yesterday - Including All the Old Time Favorites. How about “In My Merry Oldsmobile” (1905)? Or “Till We Meet Again (1918)? A trip down memory lane, published in 1954 by the Remick Music Corp. of New York as part of a series titled “Music For Everyone.” This one is No. 4 in the series. Contains nearly 100 songs. 192 pages in all. Original price $1.75. Excellent condition. Measures ...

$25 USDAlbum of Negro Spirituals - 1940 Radio City Edition

Collectibles:Music:Song Book:Gospel

Collection of 26 well-loved gospel songs published in 1940. Includes such favorites as: Ev’ry Time I Feel De Spirit, Go Down Moses, Steal Away To Jesus, Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Were You There When They Crucified My Lord? Store it away in your piano bench at home for a family Sunday afternoon gathering, or at your church for a quick song at the end of the day. Wonderful songs you don’t want to forget. Total 56 pages. Some minor wear around the outside edge. My father’s name stamped in small ...

$10 USDFrom Paramount Pictures - Bing Crosby & Mary Martin

Collectibles:Music:Sheet Music:Bing Crosby

Didn’t take long for “Only Forever” to become a hit song after the release of Paramount Pictures 1940 film “Rhythm on the River” starring Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, and Basil Rathbone. Song received an Academy Award nomination for “Best Song” of the year. Sheet music here also released in 1940. A bit scuffed on the cover, but take a look at the stylish hat Mary Martin is wearing. Not to mention a very young and handsome Bing Crosby. Price includes free U.S. shipping.

$30 USDUnusual Triangular Shaped Bottle of Sicilian Gold Wine With Original Tag

Collectibles:Bottles:Italian Wine:Sicilian Gold

Not particularly a bottle collector, but this unusual one caught my eye in my grandmother’s pantry. At the time (30 years ago) the remaining wine was a gold color and I have been tempted many times to toss it down the drain. The only cabinet tall enough to store it was under the kitchen sink! A whopping 14 ½" tall, the label boasts “Italy’s Finest Imported Mandorcrema - Almond Cream Marsala” wine. A colorful (but stained) original tag contains recipes for a Gulden Manhattan and others. ...

$20 USDPink Neck Scarf Laden with Red & Purple Flowers

Clothing:Womens:Scarves

Boldly colored with orange/red, dark rose and purple flowers clustered in the center of a bright pink background. A bright splash of color for any day. Vintage 1950's or 1960's. Wear over your head or wrapped around your shoulders. Measures 43 x 15-inches. Original tag still attached declares it ‘All Acetate. Made in Japan.’