Lovely little item, in good condition.
Marked Made in Japan on the base
Measure approx - 3.5" at its longest and 3" Tall
Measuring a diminutive 1.5 inches wide x 2.5 inches tall x .5 inches deep, this darling, French, paper packet or package features African, Zoulou-tribe natives as advertising symbols on the packaging, making for a very picturesque graphic!
The paper package contains nearly all of its original powder, having never been opened; however, as noted in the second photo, the corner edge wear has resulted in some minor leakage of the powder...
Rare survivor here, Box and Bottle of Skuf Shine for Shoes.
Box has wear to it but all there
Measuring 9 inches high, these delightful examples of Folk Art styling represent three of a series of Black cloth character dolls made in Alabama in the 1930’s by unknown craftsmen/women employed under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's (FDR) Depression era program, the Work Projects Administration (WPA), in existence from 1935-1943.
The Work Projects Administration was designed to provide jobs across the country during the Great Depression when hundreds of thousands were out of work...
Offered is an extraordinarily rare, 1844, Warren County, Georgia, ARREST WARRANT for a SLAVE girl named Ally who is accused of drowning two young (Caucasian) girls in Sweetwater Creek, Georgia. The girls aged 7 and 10, were daughters of Thomas Roney, who filed the charge...
A fair bit of wear on the drum and a few dents but has some great caricatures including a couple Black Americana ones.
Measures - 7" in Diameter and 3.5" Deep
Measuring 3.25 inches X 4 inches, this early 1900's, Glass Magic Lantern Slide is in pristine condition!
Featuring wonderful, vivid colors, this slide is titled "Two Old Chums" on the paper label attached to the back of the slide...
Gator Brand Candies, St Petersburg, FLA. Pecan Pralines Box with great graphics.
Box measures approx - 4 x 8.5" x 3.5"
An interesting and older circa 1940-50's, molded plastic, African female doll carrying a tiny African baby doll in a pouch on her back!
Fine detailing hallmarks this 11.25 inch tall doll. She is dressed in a black native costume -- all handsewn with yellow and black beads, and is adorned with a matching double-strand beaded necklace and single-strand beaded bracelet along with gold hoop earrings. Her lips, as well as the baby's, are painted red and both have inset life-like, plastic eyes...
Offered is this very rarely found, 1938, LITTLE BLACK SAMBO book with beautiful, full color illustrations by Hidegard Lupprian, a McLoughlin Brothers Inc, Springfield, Massachusetts, book publication. Hardcover, 53 unnumbered pages.
This story is a much-beloved children's classic written in the early 1900's by Englishwoman, Helen Bannerman, for her two daughters while they lived in India. Sambo, in the original Bannerman tale, was an Indian boy and not an African-American child...
Very rare to still find in tact as these would have been broken to retrieve the money.
Circa 1890
Measures approx 4" Tall and 3" Wide
Great book, 20 pages, full of colour pictures and story, Condition is good.
I have only taken a few pictures to give you an idea.. plenty more pages of fun....
Unused and still sealed Dutch Tobacco Packet.
Measures - approx 6cm x 10cm
Negro head bottle opener, black clown.
Boxed Little plastic toy bath and black. Made in Japan
Box Lid has a couple splits on one side of the corners
Box Measures approx 3.3" long and 2" wide
Rare find, full box of 20 tam tam Virginia cigarettes
Box measures approx - 3.5" x 3"
Measuring 5 3/4 x 7 3/4, this lovely, early, Pre-WWI, English or Continental origin, Black subject advertising die cut features two sweet, smiling, pretty young girls under a tattered umbrella.
This pleasant die cut is in excellent condition and comes protected in an attractive, walnut-tone decorative frame! Likely originally produced to advertise a specific, product, store or location, but then was never utilized for that purpose.
A sweet piece, perhaps, one-of-a-kind!
Really Nice, card on wood noise maker with great graphics
Really very nice Cigar Box. It is Heavy also. wonderful Black Americana Caricature painted on it with a Black Man Wearing a Top Hat and smoking a cigar.
There is no key for the box and one the glass pains in the box (backside) is split in two.
I have not seen this box before, really great item.
Measures approx 11.5" Long, 8" Wide and and almost 7" High
This is a very rare Oil can tin, It is not the paper version either, Litho
Measure approx 7" tall at its highest, 5.5" Wide and 4" and bit in depth
Offered is a fabulous grouping of 10, VERY RARELY FOUND, 1880's, Black Americana die cuts printed in Germany and sold by the Bim Brothers, London.
The die cuts are a representation of every day European black folk of the 1880s- from a mother holding her infant to an officer in the army, these ten charming die cuts make for a thought-provoking display! Interestingly, yes, these die cuts do indeed have a bluish tinge to their skin color- an occurrence for which no explanation can be offered...
Very nice Italian Candy Tin, AMBROSOLI MORETTA, RONAGO (COMO).
Measures Approx - 10" Long, 7.5" Wide and 3" Deep
Large old Boyer's metal Polish Litho Tin Can with Black Americana Graphics on the back
It has a dent on the Front left side.
Measures Approx - 10" Tall, 7.5" Wide and 3" Deep
Nice complete set of Novelty swizzle sticks to go in your cocktail glasses!!! Great humour!!!
We have a really rare Trixy Molasses paper label can here.
You will see from the photo's that the can is rusted and the paper label on one side is very warn and on the other, displays this very striking advertising, very well.
The can measures approx - 3.5" in Diameter and 4" tall
This charming grouping of THREE vintage, wooden, Black Railroad Porter and Mammy clothes brushes were all made in the 1930's by the Rhody Brush Company of Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
The two larger brushes have natural bristles, while the small red Mammy has solid red "plastic" brushes. They range in height from the Mammy at 6.5 inches and the Railroad Porter at 8 inches tall, to the smaller Mammy at 4.5 inches tall.
The two larger brushes are priced at $85 each...
Measuring 3.25 inches high, this delightful English child or baby transfer porcelain mug is a quite rare find!
In excellent condition with the exception of some minor wear to the gilt rim and scripted banner, the cup or mug features two gentleman sharing a tub bath- one Caucasian and one African-American. The African-American gent is surrounded by musical notes indicating that he is doing quite a bit of whistling, while the Caucasian gent covers his ears in annoyance...
Presented as a historical and cultural artifact, this seldom-found, vintage, 1942, Ten Little Colored Boys book illustrated by Emery I. Gondor and published by Howell, Soskin Publishers, New York, is in very good condition.
Measuring 10.75 inches wide x 8.25 inches long, the book has seen extremely gentle use as evidenced by the minimal wear of the little boys' heads which, while providing visual interest, are primarily present to allow easy turning of each page...
Measuring 2 2/8 inches in diameter x 5/16 of an inch high, this rarely-found, circa 1910’s, dexterity game depicts a wide-eyed, black man wearing a hat, a wide white collar and a big red bow! The puzzle is quite colorful and is very visually appealing! The puzzle contains 5 tiny white balls of unknown material, that, with the proper manual dexterity, are to be placed two in the gent's eyes and the remaining three between the lips as teeth!
Constructed of tin with a cardboard lithographed i...
Old Aunt Jemima recipe box in original condition. The inside bottom is marked "Fosta Product/Made In U.S.A." Very nice condition, the back of the lid has some scratching. 5.25" x 3.75" x 3.75".
This delightful Black Boy Rag Doll has a face with a story to tell! What an expression!
Measuring 13 inches tall, he is constructed of black, machine-stitched, vintage 1930-1940's, polished cotton which has been stuffed with cotton batting. Facial features have been hand-embroidered, are quite expressive and are exceedingly well done. His hair has been styled in tightly wound little ringlets...
Very rare painted metal figure of a black girl mounted on an alabaster base. The girl wears a yellow pinafore with blue trim, a blue hair bow, red socks, black Mary Janes, and carries a basket of flowers. The alabaster base has a slot to hold a place card. American, circa 1900. 2" tall. The alabaster has some nicks at the edges, but the figure is in very good condition.
Measuring 3 inches high, this delightfully sweet, circa 1940’s, black bisque baby boy is in mint condition! Excellent paint, with not a chip or flake to be found! Dressed in painted blue shorts and white shirt, this little darling even retains his three, original yarn pigtails! Incised on back: JAPAN. A very, very charming piece of vintage Black Memorabilia!
Nice little game with instructions.
Box has a fair bit of wear to it.
Measures Approx - 5.5" x 4"
Nice Graphics on the Box Lid, Card Game with Instruction on the Box Lid.
Box has a fair bit of wear to it, see pics.
Box measure approx - 7.5" x 6"
Nice original Box for Laura's Pralines from Laura's Fudge Shop - 115 Royal Street, New Orleans
Box Measures approx - 4" x 4"
