Nice Children's Toy Pail, it has the usual age and usage related wear to it, but graphics are still all good, comes with a Tin shovel and Mould. same Graphics on both sides Pail measures circa 5"tall and 5" in diameter

This extremely rare, circa 1900, COMPLETE set of 4 Magic Lantern glass slides with Black Americana theme is in mint condition! True to the era in which they were produced, these 4 slides typify the black derogatory stereotypes prolific during this period.

Measuring 4 inches wide x 3 3/4 inches high, the black color-toned set was manufactured by A.D. Handy, Stereopticon & Supplies, Boston...

Great colours and caricature (double sided) on this large French Coffee Tin that would have been on the shop counter. Has a dent at the bottom of one side and some wear but great tin. I put a mug next to one of the pictures to give an idea of size. Tin Measures approx - 8" in Diameter and 12" Tall

Still works... if you squidge the toy it still makes the noise it is supposed to.. a loud squeak!!! Toy Measure circa 7" Tall

Nice Lot of 4 little Books John and Mary's Painting Day John and Mary's Washing Day John and Mary's Spring Cleaning Day John and Mary's Shopping Day

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...

Offered is a rarely found, Ca 1920s, celluloid mourning pin back brooch featuring a young African American man.

Constructed of celluloid with a metal back and pin to allow attachment to one's clothing, this diminutive mourning pin measures just 7/8th inch in diameter.

The image remains quite crisp with surface crackling of the celluloid that does not effect the integrity of the overall structure of the pin...

An exceptional example of 19th century Folk Art-- a very rare needlework cross stitch sampler with Black Americana theme! This highly unusual example dates to circa 1880's and depicts two young girls on a primitive, “make-do” seesaw--- a wooden board placed over a log-- complete with a grapevine trellis in the background! This wonderful piece is accented with a multi-toned, Greek Key border design with fringe edging.

The needlework measures approximately 15 by 14 inches and is in good cond...

Measuring approximately 7 inches high, this most rarely found, circa 1900’s, cloth, Black Mammy doll boasts a body form that is constructed of a dried cob of corn!

Mammy sports hand-stitched facial features, and all original, machine-stitched clothing. Mammy’s hands and arms are made of fabric-coated pipe cleaners allowing for flexibility and movement. Her corn cob body has been neatly encased in muslin...

Scarce game by Spears Games, Box has good amount of wear to it but still holding up, it is missing one of the climbing monkeys. See pictures Box measures approx 11.5" x 7" Price Includes shipping on this item

Superb Large Candy Box with great graphics. Made by, Speciality Candy Co - Baltimore, MD Box Measures approx - 8 x 11" x 2.2"

Measuring 4 inches long, this circa 1920s, miniature, Black Mammy doll is unique in construction- its head and body have been fashioned from an old rubber baby nursing nipple!

Mammy’s sweet little face has been carefully hand-painted, and she has been nicely dressed in a red dress featuring flowers and watering cans, a linen apron, a linen under-slip(not usually found on nipple dolls) and a red head scarf...

Really nice and hard to find now pencil sharpener. Made in Germany

Offered are two utterly fabulous, one-of-a-kind, DOUBLE-SIDED, hand-painted signs that hung at Joe's "Colored Only" fish shack near Albany, Georgia, on the Flint River during the years that segregation was still enforced in the South. These signs were created by the black folks who owned the fish shack which closed in the early 1960s. Visitors had an area to eat in and were served pig ears and fish-- and the shack owners also caught, cleaned and sold fish...

Nice Black Americana Tin with Southern Bell Measures approx 7" in Diameter and 2.2" deep

This rarely found, 1937, tin, wind-up, DOUBLE JITTER-BUG Mechanical Dancing Toy was made by the Buffalo Toy & Tool Works. The Buffalo Toy & Tools Works was located in Buffalo, New York, and was established in 1924.

The toy is in very fine, working condition. When wound, the black dancers bob up and down, moving their hinged legs about and swinging their arms. The dancer's heads, bodies, and arms are constructed of flat tin, while their legs and feet are three dimensional...

Rare very large Black Americana Tin with superb Art Deco graphics on the lid. Tin Measures approx 10" in Diameter and 5.5" Deep

This vintage 1920's Austrian, cast iron figural group is an authentic piece that was carefully hand-painted some 100 years ago! Austrian pieces of this era were known for their fine craftsmanship and attention to detail.

The darling boy and girl seated on a tree stump measures 2 3/8 inches high. With the exception of the girl's missing right leg, this seldom-found piece is in overall fine condition with age-related paint scrapes here and there...

This very rare, 1894, historically significant work of factually-based fiction by Marietta Holley, recounts the author's perspective of what life in the post-Confederate South was like, detailing the significant adjustment Southerners experienced once the Civil War ended and slavery was wholly abolished.

This nearly-lost historical work was originally published in 1892 exclusively for the subscription market and was entitled, "Samantha on the Race Problem"...

ORIGINAL 1930's French LE SAVON DIRTOFFFRENCH ADVERTISING POSTER circa 27 3/4 x 39” see photos for Condition sold as is "Used". Top left translates as "Dirtoff Soap whitens me" Top right translates as "We sell everywhere" Graphics and colours are superb and would have been for soap aimed at mechanics and the like to get the oil and grease off. Any questions please ask

Nice French Coffee tin in good condition, caricatures on both sides. Tin measures approx 4.5" Tall and 4" in diameter

Measuring 21 inches in length, this very handsomely attired, gentleman golliwog doll hails from the early 1950's and remains in near pristine condition. Displayed under glass all of these years, his clothing retains good color and is free of soiling with the exception of his white cotton vest which has one small spot on either side that are both nicely concealed when his jacket is set properly in place...

Three light plastic jazz band Christmas Cracker Decorations from Barratt & Co

Measuring 17 inches long, this delightful, folk-art styled, cloth, black Mammy doll was made circa 1920's.

Detailing in construction sets this mammy doll apart! Her creation was very carefully executed through a combination of hand and machine stitching. Mammy was lovingly dressed in clothing made from old, red, black, and white-patterned handkerchiefs, while both her body and her interesting pair of black pantaloons were constructed of old, black stockings...

Nice little box measuring 4" x 3.5". Half Pound Box which would have contained crystallised ginger

Nice Graphics on this little Minstrel make up tin, still with its contents. Tin Measures approx 2.5" in Diameter

Nice Plastic Native Black Boy, Black Americana Keyring

Small Black Americana Chickory Tin, brand produced by Quest MFG Co Chicago/New York Measures approx - 2.5" x 2.5"

Offered is a beautiful variety grouping of VERY RARELY FOUND, 1880's, Black Americana die cuts printed in Germany and sold by the Bim Brothers, London.

This offering features two lovely die cuts- one, a well-to-do Victorian era husband and wife sitting down to dinner, and the second, a colorfully dressed bride and groom at the altar about to take their wedding vows...

Sweet Children's story book with nice illustrations - 44 Pages

Offered are a fabulous variety grouping of VERY RARELY FOUND, 1880's, Black Americana die cuts printed in Germany and sold by the Bim Brothers, London.

The assortment features die cuts of musicians, jugglers, a boxer, actors, a bagpipe player, comically portrayed African natives, and die cut heads of adults as well as die cut heads of children...

Rare Dutch Horma Black and White, 10 cigar tin. Dates from the 1930s and is in very good condition, Measures: 6 5/8 x 3 7/8 x 5/8" high (16.7 x 9.8 x 1.6 cm)

Lovely French Banana Powder tin with Fantastic graphics. 6" Tall, 2" Deep and 3" Wide

Offered is a rarely found, Ca 1890s, celluloid and brass mourning brooch featuring a handsome, young African American man.

Housed in an ornate, brass frame, the mourning pin measures 1 1/8th inch in diameter.

The celluloid image is quite crisp with some staining evident in left lower and side edges that do not obstruct the gentleman's image. The magnified photos emphasize this staining to a much greater degree than what is evident when viewed with just the naked eye...

These authentic and extraordinarily RARE, hand-forged, wrought iron, Slave Ship Ankle Shackles were de-accessioned from a private collection...

This is a really good size tin plate toy, open the box lid (instructions inside the lid) and you press the triggers to move the Characters. Some wear to the box lid edges and one split to the box lid corner, otherwise in great condition and in working order. Measures approx 7" x 7.5" and 3" Deep

The book, THOMPSON IN AFRICA or AN ACCOUNT OF THE MISSIONARY LABORS, SUFFERINGS, TRAVELS, AND OBSERVATIONS is the compilation of the journal kept by missionary George Thompson while working at the Mendi Mission in Sierra Leone, Africa, during the period 1848-1851. This is a second edition published in 1852, printed for the author by William Harned, 48 Beekman Street, New York City (the first edition was published in 1851).

George Thompson’s missionary service to Africa occurs approximate...

Nice Snakes & Ladders game made in England, complete Box measures approx - 12" x 6"

For those who have everything in the genre, here is a really rare and very large U.S Five Gallons Tin. Black Mammy with great graphics and made by the Miller Paint Manufacturing Company.

Nice larger children's beach pail. Has usual usage and age related wear to it and measures approx 5.5" tall and 5.5" wide

Really nice and scarce Molongo Coffee Tin, Graphics are on both sides of the tin. Tin Measures approx 3.5" in diameter and 5.5" Long

Measuring 23 inches long x 4 inches wide, this circa 1960's, sweet, little black man, sewing caddy is constructed primarily of felt with metal and plastic decorative detailing.

Quite multi-purpose in nature, his legs hold spools of thread, and under his red vest, he hides a pincushion (his chest) along with 2 felt strips for needle and pin storage (his arms)! Four decorative plastic rings can be used to hold safety pins! He also sports a ring on the top of his hat to allow one to hang him on ...

This is a very rare item, they came in three variations, not sure if they ever made it to distribution back in the 50/60's but would have been there at shows for kids advertising the Brand, great condition, has the small holes on the back where the wheels would attach. N****r Boy Licorice was produced through the 1950s and 60s by the National Licorice Pty Ltd, a company in the USA with a branch in Caulfield, Victoria. The National Licorice company was formed in 1902 through the merger of Youn...

This a small illustrated book by Helen Bannerman, 55 pages, sleeve is in poor condition, book binding is still good, general condition fair.

Offered is a truly one-of-a-kind piece of Black Memorabilia!

This 1920-30s, hinged, wooden game piece box features an original, hand-executed, ink-on-paper drawing of a black figure in a tuxedo that has been pasted to the box cover. The drawing has been preserved with a shellac covering.

The box contains fifty, sequentially numbered 1-50, wooden game pieces painted red and white. The game pieces are in mint condition and appear to have only been lightly used. They remain firmly in place with...

Offered are five different, circa 1890-1901, Jim Crow era, stereoview cards, highlighting African-American history at the turn of the 20th century, some 120+ years ago. They feature: grueling rice field labor in South Carolina, a slave market in St. Augustine, Florida, a group of Florida sugar cane grinders, five English Springer Spaniels at U.S. Field Dog Trails being held at bay by a young black man, and seven very young black children seated on a mule awaiting orders for work in the fields.

Tin is in great condition for this small German Coffee tin Measures approx - 4" in Diameter and 5" Tall

Offered is an extraordinarily rare, 1930's, Googly Eyed Tea Pot made in Japan. A Google search on this item yields NO other vintage, 1930s Japan, Mammy, Googly-eyed Teapots available, further attesting to this piece's rarity!

This particular piece is in very fine condition, with cold-paint flaking noted on the spout and on the lid edge decoration as this piece's only readily-visualized flaws. (Cold paint refers to paint applied AFTER a piece has been painted, glazed, and fired in a kiln. ...

Lovely small French Tin Litho with lovely caricature of a Black Boy Shaving, tin would have held shaving Soap Measures approx: 3.5" Long and 1.5" in Diameter

Nice children's tin beach pail. Black Caricature as an MP Colours still very good, some wear and rusting inside the pail

Original Black Americana Paper Label Bottle for Red Cap Cleaner. Bottle measures approx 5.5" Tall

This is a super rare small paint tin from Denmark.. "Nigger Boy" Very few items from this part of the world were produced and to have it in English and with a caricature on this tin is superb. Tin measures approx - 1.225" in Diameter and 2" Deep

Lovely old French Chocolate Candy Box for Pralines The box lid on the right hand side is starting to come away from the box but still all attached. Box measures - 7" x 7"

Nice Biscuit tin that portrays the BBC's Black & White Minstrel Show that used to be on TV in the 60's and 70's Tin Measures circa 9" x 9"

Little Candy Box for Banana Wonders. Box measures approx 5" Long and 2" Wide

Fun Novelty Black Americana Bottle opener made from Brass Measure approx 5.6" Long

Nice Novelty piece and hard to date when someone made this.. Measures 12" Long and 6" Tall

Charming Colourful small children's illustrated story book. Condition is fair and the first two pages have come away from its binding.. quite a survivor I would say. 25 pages

Really nice piece, would have been full of candy originally - Black Boy Glass head. Measures approx 6" Tall and 4" Wide

Nice complete and unopened with all its contents, Cream of Wheat Box Box Measures approx.. 8" Tall and 2" Wide