All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1940 item #1482502 (stock #BA994)
Offered is the extremely rare, circa 1930s, children's toy sand pail, marked "HappyNak Seaside Pail No4, Made in England" along the folded tin seam of the pail...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1940 item #1482512 (stock #BA995)
Measuring just 2.5" tall and wide, this diminutive, metal, Black Face, Googly Eye toy or game is all original and completely functional despite its near 100 years of age!

Pull the original string attached at the base, and Mr. Googly's eyes move into all sorts of silly positions! Three photos are included to demonstrate the variety of eye positions possible...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Writing Instruments : Desk Articles : Pre 1940 item #629155 (stock #021507-4 )
This is an unusual vintage cut crystal inkwell, with hinged jockey cap lid of brass and brightly striped enamel; ca. 1930, from the Saratoga estate of the late Tommy Luther, prominent American jockey and founder of the original jockey guild; of square form, decorated with columns of notched prisms; Condition: some minor chips on prism edges, wear to enamel; measurement: 2 inches x 2 inches, and 3 inches high.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1940 item #1486036 (stock #BA1008)
Offered are a grouping of 11, circa 1920-30s, colorfully chromolithographed trade cards published by the Liebig Extract of Meat Company of London as well as a smattering of other French and Belgian producers of sweets and clothing for men and women.

"Picture cards" as they were called then, feature very colorful and highly detailed images on the front side with product advertising generally on the back side...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1930 item #1478731 (stock #BA807)
Measuring just 2.25 inches in height (minus the hair!!), this extremely RARE, clear glass Golliwogg Perfume Bottle was sold by VIGNY Perfumeries of Paris, France in the 1920’s.

The clear glass perfume was the second version of the Vigny “Le Golliwogg” perfume produced from the 1920’s into the 1930’s. The bottle design and name are based on a character created by Englishwoman, Florence K. Upton, around the turn of the 20th century...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Classic Autos : Pre 1930 item #1489112
Very rare and highly desirable figural hood ornament/radiatior cap for Willy's Knight Automobile, this form the largest and most elaborate of all ornaments for the Willy's Knight Automobile (1914-1933), this one from 1928, designed for the 66A Variety model auto. Considered one of the 10 best auto ornaments, along with the classic Rolls Royce, Duesenberg, Bugatti, Pontiac, etc models. Measures roughly 5 1/4" high, 5 1/4" deep including lance, 3" wide, and the base is 2 1/4" diameter. The figu...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1930 item #1455672
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A delightful vintage snowman feather tree topper made of spun cotton batting. He wears a black paper hat and carries and wood walking stick in one hand. Tough made for a feather tree, the size would be appropriate for a small live tree or he could be hung from a thread as an ornament.
  • Origin: probably German, ca 1925
  • Condition: excellent, all original
  • Height: 5-1/8"
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1930 item #1431174
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Vintage Halloween papier-mache Veggie Person or Jack o'Lantern, one side painted with a male face and the other side with a female face. Both sides have protruding red nose. The bottom is stamped "Germany."
  • Origin: Germany, ca 1920
  • Condition: excellent, all original, bright color
  • Dimensions: 3" diameter
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1930 item #1450091
Early German Halloween candy container featuring a composition black cat perched atop a red paperboard container. The bottom once had a stick-on label of some sort that scuffed up the paper, so there is no longer a “Made in Germany” mark, but this is clearly a German piece. The cat has tons of personality, from crossed eyes to a bright red mouth oddly shaped like human lips. MEEOW!
  • Origin: Germany, ca...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1930 item #1452512
A rare vintage pressed paper Halloween noisemaker in the form of a carrot. The colors are bright and the mouthpiece retains the reed, so it makes a nice squawky sound. The side has a handwritten price of 10 cents and is faintly marked "Germany."
  • Origin: Germany, ca. 1920
  • Dimensions: 8" tall
  • Condition: excellent, bright color, working
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1930 item #1468164
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Antique German Halloween composition Veggie Man head from a candy container. He has a lot of personality with big teeth, spectacles, and a jaunty hat.
  • Origin: Germany, ca. 1920
  • Condition: excellent, about 1% paint loss
  • Dimensions: 2-1/8" tall; 1-3/8" wide
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Terrific vintage Christmas ornament fashioned from a papier-mache bell turned into a house. A cotton batting Santa Claus with a composition face is attached to the side. Unmarked, but most likely Japanese. Circa 1930. Very good condition, a little of the paint missing from the hanger and some wear to the "feather" trees. 3-1/2" high.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1930 item #1392956
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A vintage composition candy container in the rare form of a pink pig. The head is delicately painted to highlight a devilish face with red lips and a broad grin in which he bares his teeth. The painted eyes give him an overall scarey look...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Toys : Pre 1930 item #1263938
A delightful antique wind-up witch toy, ca. 1920. She has a colorfully-decorated composition head and composition hands. Her costume is made of gauze and wool felt. The feet are black-painted lead. When wound up, the witch totters back and forth. 7-1/2" tall.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Tobacco : Pre 1930 item #982197 (stock #gam-145)
Hold a secret in this handsome cigarette case made in Germany, circa 1925 comprising a tortoise shell finish with a black jewel-like clasp. Inside having a gold tone finish and two decorative bars, marked under clasp D.R. Germany. Measurements: 3 1/4" x 2 1/4". Good condition with several hard to see dimples and minor paint loss.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1930 item #560341 (stock #BA612)
This vintage 1920's cast iron figure is an authentic piece that was carefully hand-painted long ago. The interesting little hooded drummer measures just 1.5 inches high and is in fine condition with paint scrapes here and there (see all photos). Great facial detail! An interesting figure that displays exceedingly well! Please see the other African-American cast iron figures available for purchase!
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1930 item #1491260 (stock #0755)
Very Rare Boxed Puzzle with funny caricatures. made in England and titled The Ni**er Boys. Box has wear to it, one side of the box lid has split corners and a split on the rim on one side. Puzzle is complete This item includes shipping cost
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1930 item #1450996 (stock #B304)
Published in 1926 by the Whitman Publishing Company of Racine, Wisconsin, this very seldom-found, miniature-size, softcover book measuring just 4x5 inches, offers a very unique continuation of the original Little Black Sambo story! It is thought that this mini size Sambo book was manufactured as a salesman's sample edition, meant to be strictly used as a marketing prop to sell orders for the full-size edition of the same book...