1930s Black Mammy Ceramic Clothes Sprinkler

Archives: Collectibles: Memorabilia Pre 1940: item #192454
BA347

Circa 1930's, this quite scarce, cold-painted, ceramic Black Mammy Clothes Sprinkler is marked Japan on its base.

Measuring 8 inches high, this delightful, hard-to-find, Black Memorabilia collectible is in very fine condition with expected wear to the areas where one would pick up the sprinkler to use it- Mammy's shoulder and arm area.

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Military Presentation Photographs 1935

Archives: Collectibles: Militaria Pre 1940: item #189298
2935

INDIAN PRINCELY STATE, BAHAWALPUR, PRESENTATION, 1935.

This document is a photograph album containing 23 large photographs, the cover inscribed with the following:

BAHAWALPUR. ON THE OCCASION OF A VISIT OF HIS EXCELLENCY FIELD MARSHAL SIR PHILLIP E. CHETWODE, BART, G.C.B., G.C.S.I., K.C.M.G., D.S.O., COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF IN INDIA. PRE... Click for details

French Wooden Pull Toy Elephants 1930's

Archives: Collectibles: Toys Pre 1940: item #188262
R013

This adorable wooden pull-toy circa 1930's features two painted wood elephants playing ball over a fence. Their trucks lift up & down when a lever underneath moves - unfortunately just pulling the toy does not make them move anymore. Normal wear from age & use, the striped celluloid ball between them is cracked has a hole on one side. Still quite a charmer! Measures approx. 15" long x 5" wide x 8" tall.

A sterling Silver Teddy Bear Bookmark

Archives: Collectibles: Books Pre 1980: item #187523

A very nice sterling silver teddy bear bookmark.

A Vintage Silk Bookmark Garibaldi

Archives: Collectibles: Books Pre 1910: item #187517

A vintage silk bookmark Garabaldi showing the fighter in uniform with the caption Rome or Death. Also rifles, flags, tack and chains decorate the purple on ivory silk bookmark. Very Rare.

Sterling Silver Heart Bookmark

Archives: Collectibles: Books Pre 1950: item #187512

A lovely sterling silver heart bookmark, has a decorated heart at the top. No makers mark but a good one nonetheless.

A Vintage Paper Bookmark c 1930

Archives: Collectibles: Books Pre 1940: item #187503

A lovely vintage paper bookmark showing a young girl holding a tennis raquet. Bordered in blue and decorated with flowers, it is a charming one.

A Vintage Bookmark Compliments of the Season

Archives: Collectibles: Books Pre 1900: item #187490

A lovely vintage Stevens Graph silk and woven bookmark Compliments of the Season. A pair of birds fly above their nest surrounded with flowers, and the verse below reads Glory To God In The Highest And On Earth Peace Goodwill to Men. This is a rare one.

RARE 1920's Black Memorabilia Negro Hair Tobacco Tin

Archives: Collectibles: Memorabilia Pre 1930: item #187485
BA426

Offered is the fabulously RARE NIGGER HAIR Tobacco Tin from the early 1920's!! This image was used by The American Tobacco Company of Wisconsin to sell their product; the lithographed tin was manufactured by the B. Leidersdorf Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Measuring 7 inches high x 5 ¾ inches wide, the condition of the tin is very fine, sporting a superb lithograph that, on one side, remains blemish free with the exc... Click for details

French Wooden Alphabet Blocks 1920's-30's

Archives: Collectibles: Toys Pre 1940: item #187157
R012

This delightful wooden box contains 24 six-sided alphabet cubes with letters, numbers & adorable pictures with French vocabulary words. Circa 1920's-30's, there is an artist's mark on the cover: J Roux. This set is in good to fair condition - the wooden box has seen better days, the clasp is missing & the decoration has worn off some of the blocks but nothing to detract from the charm of this educational toy. Box measures 11" x 7-3/4"x 2". Cubes measure 1-1/2".