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Curious Collection of Blasts from the Past!
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$32 USD Offers ConsideredThree (3) Vintage Pixie Elf Knee Hugger Ornaments
Collectibles:Holiday, Seasonal:Christmas
Three elves, each unique, waiting to add their own kind of holiday flair to your tree! The first adorable elf wears a felt suit and stocking cap with green trim. Bell on his cap. The largest of the three wears gold with red trim. He has bells on his hat and boots. The third is dressed in sparkly, shimmering gold, with gold tie, and white furry trim on cuffs and hat. Did I mention the sparkle? They measure 4", 5", and 7", as they sit. The gold clad elves have "MADE IN JAPAN" stickers. All are in ...
$28 USDHallmark Musical Ornament-Baby's First Christmas 1984
Collectibles:Holiday, Seasonal:Christmas
Precious Hallmark Keepsake musical ornament celebrates Baby's 1st Christmas. Dated 1984. Wind-up ball plays "Toyland". Pictured is a baby in a sleigh, pulled by geese on red ribbons, in procession with a number of forest friends. Saying reads: "A Baby is...happiness, pleasure, a gift from above...a wonderful, magical treasure of love." The remaining amount of the ball is a pearly white. Brass hanger, also winds it up. Comes with clear display stand, which has not even been taken out of the ...
$25 USD Offers ConsideredLovely Hand Painted Floral Switch Plate-Signed
Collectibles:Lamps, Lighting
Beautiful switch plate is painted by hand with flowers and gilt accents in the style and quality of Limoges pieces. The plate is a ceramic composition shaped with a flowing edge. The background is light lavender, fading to darker the the diagonal middle. Peach, mauve, and blue flowers with green foliage decorate the center. Sides and raised edges are gilt accented. Truly, beautifully done. Signed in the lower left corner. Looks like "D.E.E.M", but I am not positive. Excellent condition. Measures ...
$15 USD Offers ConsideredVintage Bridge Set-Cards, Score Pad, Pencil
Collectibles:Games
Vintage Bridge set for players and collectors! Two decks of cards, matching score pad, and pencil all new in the package. One deck of cards, and score pad, have a chair with crazy quilt-like pattern. The other deck has an Americana look with eagles on the upholstery. Both with wrappers and tax stamps. Original hard plastic case is gold speckled on the bottom. The score pad is embossed on the cover and has "Contract Bridge Official Scoring" on the inside cover. Marked as "Styled by Stancraft". ...
$14 USD Offers ConsideredVintage Wall Pocket-Figural Umbrella Applied Roses
Collectibles:Decorative Arts
Pretty umbrella-shaped wall pocket in ivory with applied porcelain roses and leaves. Very "shabby chic". Also gilt accented. Five holes. Similar to pockets you may have seen by McCoy, except for the pretty added flowers. Measures 10" X 6-1/2" X 2-3/4" deep. Excellent condition. Shows some very light crazing, impossible to photograph. Only two tiny paint chips on rose edge. The only marks are numbers under the glaze.
$11 USD Offers ConsideredREDUCED Advertising Playing Cards-J & L Tank, Inc.-Double Deck, Unused
Collectibles:Advertising:Playing Cards
This double deck set of Gemaco plastic playing cards advertise "J & L Tank, Inc.", formerly of Saginaw, TX. The design is a blue background with white highlighted sketches of various tanker trucks. One deck also has the company logo. The company manufactured parts of some kind for tanker trucks from the 1960's until ?. Cards have never been used. Two sets of Jokers, black-and-white and color. The hard plastic box has the "J & L Tank, Inc." and address embossed on underside. The clear lid has two ...
$14 USD Offers ConsideredPorcelain Toothbrush Holder-Quetzal or Bird of Paradise
Collectibles:Vanity Items
Adorning this porcelain toothbrush holder is two blue breasted birds with beautiful long tail amidst flowers and foliage possibly engaged in a mating dance. Their heads, wings and tail feathers are brushed with gold. Gilt highlights the flowers and edge of the holder, as well. Perfect condition. No chips or cracks or even signs that it has ever seen a toothbrush. Stamp on the bottom indicates that it was made in Japan. My research indicates the mark means Bijutsu Toki and that this piece would ...
$20 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Fun Retro Drapery Panels in Blues and Green
Collectibles:Textiles
Fabulously fun drapes have a retro 70's graphic print in blues and green and pom-pom trim. This pair of panels are well made by hand. Fabric overlap and trim give the appearance of a two-tiered curtain. Fully lined. Measure 24" wide at the gathered top and 39" in length. Very good condition, having only light yellowing of the lining.
$17 USD Offers ConsideredMichelin Tyres (Tires) Advertising Playing Cards
Collectibles:Advertising:Playing Cards
Vintage Gemaco poker cards deck advertising Michelin (automobile)Tyres. Fast action scene of speedsters outrunning a train. White border. Full 52 card deck, plus two jokers, in very good condition. Little signs of use, even though box is somewhat tattered.
$30 USD Offers ConsideredVictorian Scrapbook-Gift Inscription 1903-Needs TLC!
Collectibles:Ephemera
Victorian SCRAP BOOK is cloth-covered board, embossed and gilded, and filled with charming babies, children, and mothers scraps. It is inscribed as being a Christmas gift in 1903. All of the pages are pictured here. The first few are decorated on both sides and the remaining on the front side only. Most are magazine scraps of random babies and young girls, some with young mothers and ladies, a couple of young girls taking music class, and the odd-two-out of "The Soldiers' Home" and the three ...
$20 USDTrench Art Ashtray-3" 50CAL-1918-Marked Alaska USN
Collectibles:Militaria:United States Navy
Brass ashtray made from a 3" 50 cal shell casing that is not only dated from manufacture, but also marked by the artist with "ALASKA" and "USN" on the side. This trench art ashtray is as I found it, complete with the expected oxidation and ash stains from use. The casing markings include "T B & C Co."/ "9 9 18"/ "3 IN 50 CAL"/ "R.R.A." & "J.A." as well as a lot number and a couple anchors.
$27 USDUnique State of Texas Pin Cushion-Cross Stitch Floral
Collectibles:Textiles
Wonderfully unusual pin cushion celebrating the great state of Texas. The base is Texas-shaped, cut from 1" thick wood. A circle has been cut out of the center for the "cushion" which has a beautifully stitched bluebonnet and "Texas" below. The cushion is stuffed with batting, and the wood circle was taped on to the back, but coming loose, so I removed it. On the back is hand-written "Christmas 1982" as well as the makers name. A fabulous gift for someone then, and a unique Texas collectible now ...
$15 USDTwo Vintage Gilt Wood Shadow Box Frames
Collectibles:Decorative
Pair of vintage shadow box frames with green velveteen matte and soft plush backgrounds. Both of these frames once displayed dried floral art, but the glass has been broken. Now they are awaiting your inspired art! Both have the same velveteen mattes, but one has a gold ground and the other is green. The frames are gilded wood. They measure 10-1/4" X 8-1/2" outside and the window is 6-1/2" X 4-1/2" X 1-1/2" deep. Both are in good condition. The gold has worn off most of the edges, and there are ...
$14 USD Offers ConsideredRose O'Neil Jell-O Ad, ca. 1919 "What Mamma Said"
Collectibles:Advertising
"Mamma said be sure and get Jell-O" is the message in this 1919 Jell-O, Genesee Pure Food Company, advertisement featuring the artwork of Kewpie artist Rose O'Neil. The 12" X 9" page is the reverse cover of a 1919 issue of The Literary Digest. Condition is good. The colors are bold. The edges are a little ragged with a couple tears, but it is still perfectly suitable for framing. Will be mailed protected from bending or creasing with stiff cardboard.
$14 USD Offers ConsideredSALE Vintage Boeing Logo Pedestal Liquor Cordial Glasses
Collectibles:Advertising:Aviation
Pedestal cordial, liquor, whisky glasses with black older Boeing logo. Quality set of advertising barware you are not likely to find anywhere else. These came from the estate sale of a man who worked at Boeing for many years, one of his main projects was the V-22 Osprey. Look like new. Measure 4.5" tall. 6 oz. capacity. Feel free to make an offer for one only.
$22 USD Offers ConsideredPewter Chocolate/ Candy Mold Swan, Duck *Signed
Collectibles:Kitchenware
Swan, or duck, chocolate double, hinged mold with above-average feather detailing is made, I believe of pewter. Measures 4" X 3" and about 1" deep. It is marked on the hinge "CHICAGO/ MADE IN KOREA" and on the other side of the hinge looks like a signature and 1974, I cannot make out the signature. Very good condition.
$14 USD Offers ConsideredTwo (2) Sets Button Covers-Bees, Flowers, Butterflies
Collectibles:Textiles
Sweet sets of button covers having a spring theme. A bee, a yellow flower, and a purple flower make up one trio. Each is about 1" to 1-1/2" in size. Set of butterflies button covers in wonderfully bold colors of spring. Each is unique, together they are a collection of pink, purple, yellow and blue. These are button covers, so they are not limited to only one shirt, or sweater, or any one article of clothing. Each measures 1-1/4" to 1-1/2". All look unused, very good condition. Feels like they ...
$25 USDVintage Iron Wall Sconce Two Candle Holder
Collectibles:Lamps, Lighting
Iron wall sconce candle holder features an eagle on top of a heart, inside a leaf wreath, and leaf motif arms. Wonderful American/ art nouveau look. The arms are immovable. Measures 9" tall X 8" at its widest X " deep. Very good condition, having only a couple small spots of surface rust in the crevices.
$35 USD Offers ConsideredOriginal Oil Painting Farm Country Scene-Ruth Metcalf
Collectibles:Paintings, Prints
Original oil painting from Ft. Worth, Texas artist Ruth Metcalf. This small oil on canvas board is a farmhouse and windmill, flanked with live oak and bathed in the colors of sunset. Beautiful wide and deep frame, painted dark brown and gilt. Fantastic color and detail for such a small work of art. Signed by the artist, with artist label "Originals in Oil by Ruth Metcalf", Ft. Worth, Texas. Measures 10" X 9".
$22 USDOld Ceramic Setee Shaped Trinket Box
Collectibles:Vanity Items
This pretty little trinket box is unusually shaped somewhat like a setee. The lid has a high puffy heart and scroll accents. Iridescent pink glaze on the outside. Four pedestal feet. Likely glazed and fired for someone special. Age unknown , but I removed a layer of dirt suggesting that this lovely piece has been treasured for many years. Good condition. Some crazing, and one foot is chipped. Another unique idea for your Valentine.
$12 USD Offers ConsideredSet of Five (5) Vintage Rhinestone Buttons on Original Card
Collectibles:Textiles
Five clear rhinestone buttons are sparkling faceted glass set in goldtone metal. Each measures about 5/16". All are unused, on original card, and in beautiful condition.
$11 USDVintage Pyrex Two Cup Glass Coffee Carafe with Starburst Design
Collectibles:Kitchenware
Great looking little Pyrex coffee carafe has gold starburst decorations around the body. Plastic flip lid is removable. Holds 2 cups. Excellent condition.
$65 USDHand Crafted Pecan Wood Lamp Base
Collectibles:Lamps, Lighting
This beautiful and unique lamp base was crafted by hand from pecan wood in Stephenville, TX. The wood is medium amber in color with a glossy finish and decorated only with its natural markings, including a few borer holes which the maker proudly pointed out to me as if the worms had left their marks just for his creation. The main log is 3-1/2" in diameter and 15" tall, mounted on a 1-1/2" thick cross-section base that is 6" at its widest. the total height, including socket, is 19-1/2". Supports ...
$30 USD"New Orleans Sidewalk Gallery"-Original Watercolor
Collectibles:Paintings, Prints
This original pencil and watercolor on board is titled "New Orleans Sidewalk Gallery" came from a recent estate sale. This colorful work of art depicts ladies admiring the art displayed on the side walk of an art gallery. Dates to first half of the 20th century. What this painting lacks in recognizable landmarks, it makes up for in character. It is signed in the lower right corner. Professionally framed in a wood frame under glass. Measures 17-1/2" X 13-1/2" X 2" in the frame. The frame itself ...
$10 USDArmy & Air Force Exchange Service Silver Pin Badge
Collectibles:Militaria:Pins
A&AF Exchange Service is the PX system. This badge, with an eagle, its wings spread, over a "5" on blue enamel, is either an employee anniversary pin, or possibly the five year anniversary of A&AF itself. Measures 1". Marked with an "r" and "STERLING" on the back. Fine condition.
$23 USDArt Deco Leaping Gazelle Metal Trinket Box-Occupied Japan
Collectibles:Vanity Items
Wonderful art deco box features a leaping gazelle on rich blue enamel ground. The gazelle is raised and outlined with a darker blue enamel, beaded frame. The hinged lid is accented with corner scrollwork. Around the box is a border of arches and flowers.This artful little box measures 3-3/4" X 3". Inside depth of 1". Marked on the bottom "MADE IN OCCUPIED JAPAN". The enamel with its deep blue color is in excellent condition. The outside of the box does have some surface issues, with edge wear to ...
$25 USD Offers ConsideredChocolate Brown Enamelware Unusual Three-Sided Pot w/ Lid
Collectibles:Kitchenware
Unusual enamelware pot, or canister, in a three-sided shape. I have not been able to find another like it. It is chocolate-brown enameled metal with black trim and a stainless lid. The straight-side back has a lip that would enable you to hang it over something. Lip has about 1/2" clearance. Both the back and the rounded front have solid handles. The stainless lid fits perfectly, with a handle of its own. Measures 7-1/2" wide X 4-1/2" front to back, and 5" deep. As you can see it is in very good ...
$16 USD Offers ConsideredBlack Lacquer Round Box Painted Flowers
Collectibles:Vanity Items
Small round box decorated with a floral motif on the lid in an exotic reddish copper. The flowers are possibly peonies. Box measures 3" in diameter, 3/4" deep. Beautiful condition. Origin unknown, possibly Asian.
$11 USDVintage Wedgwood (Like) Embossed Tin Container
Collectibles:Metalware:Tins
Pretty round tin in wedgwood blue with white de-bossed dancing maidens and floral borders on container and lid. The design is that of the ‘Dancing Hours’,Wedgwood's most famous bas relief, which depicts the classical ‘Horae’, the personification of the hours of the day. The The lid fits nice and tightly. Measures 5-1/4" tall, 5" diameter. Good condition, only a little tape residue on outer lid. Clean inside. Marked "CONTAINER MADE IN ENGLAND".
$75 USD Offers Considered(3) Wildlife Landscape Prints Signed by Dennis Schmidt-Texas Artist
Collectibles:Paintings, Prints
Three small, high quality prints that came from the estate sale of a local artist, and hand signed by Texas artist Dennis Schmidt. These beautiful prints, two of deer and one of quail and a farmhouse, all in a lush Texas landscape, are all smaller versions of prints of original size 12" X 16". Each is titled, being "Autumn Haze", "Watchful Gazes", and "A Time to Remember". Each is signed in pen, in the lower left corner, by artist Dennis Schmidt. All measure about 7-1/4" X 5-1/2". Copyrights ...
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