All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Specialty : Pre 1930 item #593502 (stock #200050063)
Think Christmas folks! This would look great sitting near the tree. This is a classic Turn of the 19th Century Louis Vuitton trunk in Wonderful condition. The perfect size for a coffee table, extra storage, or a great display piece. This trunk comes with 1 key (Lock #079603), 6 drawers, 1 clothes press and 2 webbed presses, 6 hangers, and the original handle. Dimensions are 44 (112 cm) Tall x 22(56 cm) Deep x 22(56 cm)Wide.
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1930 item #1224716 (stock #BA888)
Offered is an incredibly RARE game, circa 1900-1920s, Spear Works, Germany, dexterity game very obtusely entitled "THE WHITE EYED COON".

The game features a VERY brightly colored lithograph target in near mint, virtually unused condition, depicting "THE WHITE EYED COON" dressed as a clown with a nose mimicking that of a RHINOCEROS HORN! The rhinoceros horn nose serves as one of the game hooks.

The target is affixed to the box base interior and additionally retains its two original metal...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Specialty : Pre 1930 item #917210
Travel set of two EBONY brushes with natural bristles and one comb in a Crocodile skin covered two piece case. The brushes and comb fit snugly in the case. Crocodile skin is in excellent condition with no dry spots. The brushes are marked FRANCE and EBONY, the comb has no markings. Measures 8 1/2 (22 cm) long, 3 inches (8 cm) wide and 1 3/4 inches (4 cm) deep. Circa 1920
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1930 item #383460 (stock #BA483)
Used by the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, New York, - the A & P grocery store chain - for advertising purposes, this rarely-found and sizable die cut has been protected in a 12 3/4 x 9 1/2 inch, gold-toned frame.

Vividly colored, this Black Memorabilia themed piece features a smiling black girl seated on a large straw basket while holding 2, smaller-sized, flower-filled straw baskets in each arm...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1930 item #1400400 (stock #BA939-940)
Offered are two absolutely wonderful, cast iron, still, penny banks manufactured by the AC Williams Company of Ravenna, Ohio, manufactured in the first quarter of the 20th century.

The banks may be purchased as a pair for $425.00, or they may be separately purchased as follows: Mammy with Spoon $295.00 and Black Man Darkey Sharecropper $225.

The Mammy with a Spoon measures 5 7/8 inches high and was produced between 1905 and 1930...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1930 item #1150386 (stock #BA822)
Offered is the fabulously RARE BIGGER HAIR Negro Tobacco container produced from the mid 1940's through the early 1960's. This container is actually constructed of cardboard with tin base, and is much less frequently found, and thus, much more rare than the earlier, all-metal, and scarce-in-its-own-right, Nigger Hair container due to the greater fragility of cardboard as compared to metal, as well as the fewer numbers of cardboard containers produced...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Toys : Pre 1930 item #185166 (stock #R009)
This adorable set of puzzle blocks, circa 1910-20's, has all of its original paper pictures as well as a postcard wishing the first owner a happy birthday. Purchased in France, the box measures 6-1/2" x 8-1/4" and although split along the front, it is still intact. The blocks measure a little more than 1-1/4" square...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Pre 1930 item #1426490 (stock #BA948)
Measuring approximately 7.5 inches high, this highly sought after Black Vargas wax figure with a young child is mounted on its original wooden platform and is one of a series of fascinating "street character wax dolls" conceived of and crafted by Mrs. Conception Vargas Alfonso, daughter of the world-renowned, turn-of-the-20th century-New Orleans, Spanish sculptor, Francisco Vargas.

From approximately 1915 through the 1930's, Mrs...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Pre 1930 item #877441 (stock #BA747)
Measuring approximately 5.5 inches high, this highly sought after Black Vargas wax figure which is mounted on its original wooden platform, is one of a series of fascinating "street character wax dolls" conceived of and crafted by Mrs. Conception Vargas Alfonso, daughter of the world-renowned, turn-of-the-century-New Orleans, Spanish sculptor, Francisco Vargas.

From approximately 1915 through the 1930's, Mrs...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1930 item #479340 (stock #BA563)
C1920s Cast Iron Hubley Black Mammy Soap Dish In fine form with very minimal paint loss as seen in photos, this wonderful circa 1920's, cast iron, Hubley BLACK MAMMY SOAP DISH is in all-original condition- no repaint!

Measuring 5 1/8 inches tall with soap dish attached, Mammy's colors- her deep red dress, mustard yellow shawl, and yellow and red polka dot head scarf- remain vibrant and brilliant with a wonderful old patina! Her face features large, dark eyes and a smiling, red mouth...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1930 item #335932 (stock #BA158)
Measuring 5 5/8 inches long x 3/8 inches in diameter, this very RARE, unmarked piece of 1920’s Black Memorabilia Folk Art features an exquisitely carved miniature Blackamoor’s head at its apex!

The very unusual piece is constructed entirely of (unidentified)wood with the tiny Blackamoor’s head separated from the length of the dice pusher by a teeny narrow metal band...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1930 item #1224792 (stock #BA890)
This rarely found, copyright 1921, target, dexterity, game entitled "SAMBO FIVE PINS", was manufactured by Parker Brothers out of Salem, Massachusetts. This game appears to have seen little, or more likely, NO use whatsoever, as the two, original, wooden bowling balls remain sealed in their original packaging.

The game is complete and features five, brightly colored, lithographed-cardboard, standing "Sambo" targets or "pins"...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1930 item #442130 (stock #BA721)
Measuring 7 1/2 inches high x 6 inches in diameter, this very visually appealing, bright red, 3 pound size, VINTAGE LUZIANNE COFFEE TIN is in near excellent condition with just a few very tiny rubs and scratches and some superficial rust to the base. (Please disregard any variation in surface color that may appear in some photos. Color is vivid and uniform throughout...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1930 item #1150391 (stock #BA956)
Measuring 1 3/4 inches in diameter x 3/8 of an inch high, this seldom-found, circa 1920’s, colorful, visually-appealing, dexterity game depicts a fancily dressed and bejeweled black woman! This German-made puzzle was customized to advertise "STAR SOAP" for the Schultz & Co. of Zanesville, Ohio...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1930 item #950251 (stock #BA908)
Measuring 10.25 inches wide x 4.50 inches high, this untouched, all-original, double-sided, solid, one half-inch-thick-wooden, circa 1920s sign is an extraordinarily RARE piece of Black American history-- an artifact of the "Jim Crow" era when segregation of the African American race was unfortunately, most commonplace.

The origin of this sign is unknown, but it once hung on either the interior of a bus or railroad car designating the section of the bus or rail car where African-Americans wer...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1930 item #674636 (stock #BA656)
Measuring nearly 4.75 inches tall, this wonderfully rare, early 1920's, lithographed tin toy is unmarked.

The little boy shuffles along quite nicely via his original wind-up mechanism.

Over 80 years old, he is still quite sturdy as he was well made, but does show some superficial scratching from use over the years.

Of particular interest is the little boy's face which is highly exaggerated, a racist characterization that was unfortunately typical of the era when this toy was produced.

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1930 item #383458 (stock #BA479)
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Measuring 5 1/2 x 7 1/2, this framed piece of early Black Memorabilia features the hardboard cover only (not the complete book) of "The DARKIES' Painting Book"! Cover depicts 2 jauntily stepping Black children. Color is quite vivid in this very visually-striking piece! Protected in a gold-tone, decorative frame. (Please disregard unavoidable reflections in the glass)

Delightful item!

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1930 item #706566 (stock #BA674)
Measuring 8 inches long by 5.5 inches high, this wonderful vintage 1920s, unmarked, cast iron doorstop features 3 charming black boys perched behind a fence eating luscious watermelon slices!

In all original condition with absolutely no repainting, this delightful piece retains its brilliant coloration. The piece has appropriate wear to paint as noted in photographs and also shows superficial rusting here and there, again, as noted in photos...