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 : 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.
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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 #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 #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
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 #1452513
A rare composition Halloween candy container in the form of a three-dimensional owl, complete with glass eyes. The container is large enough to hold quite a generous amount of candy!
  • Origin: probably Germany, ca. 1920
  • Dimension: 4-1/4" tall
  • Condition: very good, but some cracking along side seams and a flake at the back edge of the container opening
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 : Pre 1920 item #1346913
A delightful German Christmas candy container in the shape of an apple. The container is made from composition then painted and finished with a coat of wax to add a realistic soft sheen. A wick is used for the apple's stem. The interior of the pull-out base is marked "Germany."

Origin: Germany, ca. 1910. Condition: very good; a small amount of crackling to the wax only near the blossom end of the apple. Dimensions: 2.25" x 2.25" x 2.25.".

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1920 item #1369778
A delightful German Christmas candy container in the shape of a pear. The container was made from composition, then painted and finished with a coat of wax to add a realistic soft sheen. The interior of the pull-out base is marked "Germany."
  • Origin: Germany ca. 1910
  • Good condition; there is a small nick on the top and a crack extending across the bottom from the opening (it is only in the outer layer and does not go through to the interior
  • Dimensions: 3-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 2-1/2"
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1920 item #1346908
A delightful German Christmas candy container in the shape of a lemon. The container is made from composition then painted and finished with a coat of wax to add a realistic soft sheen. The interior of the pull-out base is marked "Germany."

Origin: Germany, ca. 1910. Condition: excellent. Dimensions: 3.25" x 2.25" x 2.25.".

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Royal : Pre 1920 item #1084903
A very nice gilt brass box presented to British soldiers and sailors fighting in World War I. Princess Mary raised funds to provide these tins filled with various combinations of chocolate, notepaper, a bullet-shaped pencil, cigarettes, spices (for Indian troops), etc...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Royal : Pre 1920 item #969115
A rare Imperial Russian cross for the Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd Class. As the war progressed, there was a shortage of precious metal, so military decorations were often worked in bronze, in this case gilt white bronze. The cross's four arms are decorated in deep red translucent enamel over an engraved background, while the central enameled reserve bears the letters "SS" for St. Stanislaus...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Fashion : Accessories : Pre 1920 item #513926 (stock #1105-4)
Lovely vintage early 20th century figural pettipoint/tapestry evening purse with link chain, comprised of a detailed coloration of the three graces in a pastural setting bordered with gold and black acanthus leaves on each side, small etched gold frame, coral and turquoise pointed snap closure, original watermark pink silk lining and small pocket pouch, "Made In Austria" label; Condition-Excellent; Measurement- 5 1/3 in L x 3 3/4 in W.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1920 item #1369815 (stock #BA932)
Measuring 5.50" in long x 8" wide, this delightful, C1910 cardboard box once held typewriter ribbons produced by the A.P...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1920 item #1482446 (stock #B315)
Offered is this exceedingly rare and unusual, circa 1910, Dallas, Texas, 10 page, all-paper (including front and back covers), advertising "Give-Away" pamphlet which tells the complete story of LITTLE BLACK SAMBO, featuring both black line and color illustrations...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1920 item #1435457 (stock #BA950)
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!

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All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1920 item #1346915
A delightful German Christmas candy container in the shape of a peach. The container is made from composition then painted and finished with a coat of wax to add a realistic soft sheen. The interior of the pull-out base is marked "Germany." Origin: Germany, ca. 1910. Condition: excellent. Dimensions: 2.25" x 2.25" x 2.25.".