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$75 USD Offers ConsideredPrimitive Wooden Berry Carrier with Bent Handle & Eight Wooden Berry Boxes
Collectibles:Outdoors:Gardening
Handsome primitive wooden berry carrier with a gracefully curved, steam bent, laminated wooden handle. Included are eight original wooden berry boxes. This piece is quite large, measuring 12 5/8" x 24 3/4". Please look at the pictures for the condition report, as primitive items are... well... primitive. I think it's beautiful, with a straightforward appeal, the steam bent handle adding an unexpected refined note. Nice honest American piece dating to the early 1900's, great for the porch or ...
$295 USD Offers ConsideredUnusual Sphinx Bookends - Armor Bronze Company
Collectibles:Art Deco
I've never seen this particular design before, so I jumped on them. Fabu, Sphinx bookends! Egyptomania swept the US during the twenties when the Armor Bronze Company was producing their wonderful bronze clad items in their New Jersey factory. With showrooms in New York, they were one of the premiere manufacturers of bronzed bookends, lamps, door stops, and other decorative items. Condition is very nice with one ding to the front base of one bookend, but I bet you didn't notice it. Please look at ...
$295 USD Offers ConsideredSmith & Wesson 38 Military and Police Revolver - Cutaway View Poster
Collectibles:Militaria
A handsome poster of a renowned, classic American hand gun. First introduced by the Smith & Wesson Company of Springfield, Mass. in 1899, the 38 'M & P' was developed for the military and police, and quickly became a favorite. Originally known as the "Special", the '38' has been modified, improved, and renamed many times over the years. It was known as the "Victory Model" during WWII, renamed the "Model 10" in 1957, and is still in production today. This poster pictures, and identifies by name, ...
$125 USD Offers ConsideredSet of 1920's Paramount Christmas Lamps / Lights - Early Composition Plug & Sockets - Nice Graphics
Collectibles:Holiday, Seasonal:Christmas
A very nice set of 1920's electric Christmas lamps, dating back to the early days of electrified Christmas decorations. This set is completely original, box and all... an unusual find. The graphics on this box are particularly appealing, with the central motif of a snow covered town sitting under a banner that reads "For All Occasions"... likely an attempt to try and promote the sale of these sets beyond the limited Christmas season, as was the use of colors other than the traditional red and ...
$375 USD Offers ConsideredGrrr... Tiger with a Top Hat - Adult Size Full Head Mask Professionally Hand Tailored in the USA
Collectibles:Holiday, Seasonal:Halloween
Time to start thinking about Halloween again. Who are you going to be this year? Here's a wonderful full head tiger mask... wearing a top hat, no less! The perfect accessory for a formal Halloween party. The mask is large enough to fit an adult, as you can see by my model. I purchased this item privately from a costumer in Los Angeles in 1985, and it was old then. It has been in my personal collection ever since. It was custom made at Santa Cruz Costumes, and is so marked inside. Handwritten ...
$225 USD Offers ConsideredPersonality Hat Loaded w/ Pinbacks, Buttons, Charms, Key Chains, Patches & More - Beanie - Politics
Collectibles:Political
This fantastic personality hat is just loaded with treasures. Included are political and novelty pinbacks, including two state buttons (Vermont and New Mexico), which are premiums from Sweet Caporal Cigarettes with 19th C patent dates on the back, and FDR pinbacks, including one of FDR running on the Liberal Party ticket. There's a Willkie / McNary pinback, which dates to the 1940 presidential election when Willkie, an Indiana farm boy who had become a prominent Wall Street attorney, switched ...
$45 USD Offers ConsideredKilmers Black Witch Steel Polish - Orig. Graphic Box + Product
Collectibles:Advertising
A wonderful product from early 20th C America... Nashua, NH, to be precise. This early advertising box is starkly graphic, and looks as if the label was designed by an individual entrepreneur... really a piece of Americana. I have tried to research the product, and find out who 'Kilmer' was, but have come up with a blank. If anybody is familiar with this product, please drop me a line. Condition is good... as you see it, really. Partly used product, with intact box, some discoloration, but still ...
$75 USD Offers ConsideredLove Beads for Swingers - Groovy Baby
Collectibles:Toys
Straight from the '60"s. Half a dozen packs of do-it-yourself Love Beads. Give 'em to your friends, pass 'em out at the office... or they'd look great framed up, the graphics on these packages are cool. Condition is as you see. All the packs have warped, some more than others. Not perfect, but still a hoot. If you're of a certain age, I know you're smiling already.
$195 USD Offers ConsideredReady Cut Village - Classic American Paper Toy
Collectibles:Toys
A wonderfully graphic printed toy depicting a classic American small town circa 1930 when automobiles were just beginning to become the ubiquitous necessity they are today. This fun little 'village' assembles into an entire town, with church, houses, a meat market and grocery, cars, trees, and of course, a gas station with old fashioned pumps, and a speed sign... 20 miles per hour! Condition is very good. The toy looks complete, everything listed on the cover is present and accounted for, and ...
$95 USD Offers ConsideredRound Wooden Measure or Pantry Box W/ Metal Bands - Primitives
Collectibles:Kitchenware
A sweet little primitive piece from way-back-when. This appealing wooden measure is ready to corral spices in a country kitchen or hold a pot of the seasons blooms. I believe it is crafted of steam bent oak, fastened down the side with nails, and secured by metal bands. These bands are held on with nails; they are also punctured here and there, forcing the metal into the wood and fastening them together. Condition is very nice. It's a primitive piece, and shows appropriate wear. One missing nail ...
$195 USD Offers ConsideredCollection of Five Early Advertising Talc Tins - Advertising
Collectibles:Advertising
A ready made collection of charming old talc tins, a really wonderful variety. Perfect to create that old-fashioned ambiance we all love, designers take note. There's "Lilacs and Roses" by Lander, Fifth Avenue, New York; "Djer-Kiss" by Kerkoff, New York; "Audacia;" and a great old wartime cardboard cone-shaped "victory" package of "Cashmere Bouquet." The fifth tin, the shortest, has no label or name and might be for talc or spices, I'm not certain, but it looks just great in this collection. ...
$55 USD Offers Considered19th C Victorian Decorative Cast Iron Hook - Architectural - Antique
Collectibles:Metalware
There was a time when even the humblest items were produced with beautiful, decorative details, and this lovely cast iron Victorian hook is a perfect case in point. Covered with swirls and curlicues, it will hang whatever you like with style and grace. Condition is great, with the old patina including remnants of paint in the recesses. It could be cleaned if you wish, but I prefer it this way. Measures 7 5/8" overall, 4 1/8" screw, 3 1/2" hook. Hefty enough to handle even the heaviest household ...
$225 USD Offers ConsideredRare Early Boy Scout Group Photo - 1910 - 1921 Uniforms - Photography - Scouting
Collectibles:Photographic
In this early photo of a scouting troop, the boys are wearing the knickers, leggings, and button down coats of the very first scouting uniforms. Modeled after the 1910 US Army uniforms, they were impractical and cumbersome. In 1922 the uniform was modernized and became more like the uniform we know today. Neckerchiefs were added, and the coats and leggings were dropped. So this fabulous photograph comes to us from the very earliest years of scouting. It is filled with details, the bugle with its ...
$175 USD Offers Considered1918 "Fleet" Basketball Team Mounted Photograph - Sports - Photography
Collectibles:Photographic
An early photograph of a basketball team all wearing jerseys saying "Fleet." I found this photo in Connecticut, and I'm not really sure where this team was from. I know Boston has the Fleet Center where the Celtics play, but I'm not sure if there is a connection to this early team or not. I find old sports photographs fascinating. The personalities and relationships that are revealed, even so many years later, are fascinating. This particular photo was taken in an 'oh, so Victorian' room, ...
Collectibles:Vanity Items
The staircase inside this giant black high heeled shoe presents a series of small display platforms. The ultimate spot for your perfume and a few pretties. I believe this was a store display, possibly for shoes or accessories. But no matter what its original purpose, it has the cools. Its giant size really makes it special. Condition is great with no real problems to report. The heel appears to be plastic, and the rest of the shoe is some sort of resin or hard foam material. Measures 15 1/2" ...
SOLDSOLD Gilchrist 31 Banana Split Ice Cream Scoop or Dipper
Collectibles:Kitchenware
For all you ice cream aficionados out there... I understand that your favorite flavor tastes measurably sweeter when it's scooped up in one of these Gilchrist 31 Banana Split Ice Cream Dippers. These scoops are rare, and one of the most desirable shapes among collectors, selling for $1,000 according to Kovel. The banana split was first served just after the turn of the last century, with towns in both Pennsylvania and Ohio claiming to be the site of the tasty 'invention'. This great old dipper, ...
$295 USD Sale PendingSALE PENDING Giant Moet & Chandon French Champagne Bottle - Glass Liquor Store Display
Collectibles:Advertising
What a fantastic object! This huge bottle, much larger than a jeroboam, bigger even than other liquor store displays I have seen, is the ultimate piece for the back of a bar. Just a wonderfully fun out-of-scale curiosity. Many liquor displays are made of plastic, but not this beauty. Made of glass, just like the 'real thing' down to the wire-wrapped, metal-clad cork. But alas, it never had any contents. Condition is very nice, with appropriate wear, a nick to the edge of a label here and there, ...
SOLDSOLD English Pine Egg Rack for One Dozen Eggs - Great Kitchen Item
Collectibles:Kitchenware
This sweet little rack is a compact and charming way to display and store a dozen eggs. Traditional in design and made of waxed pine, this egg rack is ready to do service in the kitchen or on a sideboard as a decorative piece. Condition is great, it holds twelve eggs just the way it was designed to. The shelves measure 8 1/8" x 5 1/8", and it stands 7 3/8" tall. I found this sweetie in England where egg racks like this have been made for centuries. Wonderful for an Easter display, or just store ...
SOLDSOLD Lucite Curlicue Three Hat Stand - Mid Century
Collectibles:Vanity Items
The hat stand does a stunning 'vintage' turn, all done up in lucite curlicues, swooping and swirling with a real mid century vibe. This is a great piece with an exciting presence. Sturdy yet delicate looking, it has feminine curves all over the place. It is very well constructed, made of thick stock not flimsy little pieces. Probably produced for a shop in the '60's, and will stand up to many more decades of use. The three arms are anchored with screws to the base, and the hat pads are also ...| Items 1 - 19 of 19 | Page 1 of 1 |
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