All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1940 item #1455727
A colorful vintage Germany Santa Claus squeeker toy. He has a composition face and cotton batting beard. His suite is red and blue wool felt with white trim. The boots are pressed paperboard. The body conceals the bellows for the squeeker. The bellows still moves, but no longer makes noise. The original “Made In Germany” sticker is still inside one foot.
  • Origin: Germany, ca...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Kitchenware : Glass : Pre 1940 item #1432773 (stock #20003)
Pyrex one cup measure. Circa 1930's. In good condition. Has roughness on the rim and one flea bite. There are mold marks in the glass.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1940 item #57490
AntiquesDC
$275.00
Terrific composition Mama Rabbit candy container. Dressed in a blue dress with orange polka dots, Mama carries a wicker basket with a pressed cotton chick in it. Unmarked, but definitely German, circa 1930. Condition: very good, there is a bit of paint flaking on the front of the dress; the wicker basket has a good bit of cracking; the face is especially nice. Size: 6-3/4" tall.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1940 item #264032 (stock #BA987)
Increasingly more and more difficult to find, this pot metal pencil sharpener was made in pre-WWII Germany in the 1930's.

Measuring 1.5 inches long x 1 inch wide, this sharpener depicts a derogatory caricature of a Black Man. The glaring eyes are painted a stark white with teeny black pupils, while the red painted lips surround the pencil sharpener blade which takes the place of the man's teeth. Curly molded hair and eyebrows are painted black, while the face is painted brown- inside and out...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Kitchenware : Glass : Pre 1940 item #1417358 (stock #20002)
Looking Glass
$450.00
Exceptional condition vintage cobalt blue, Art Deco white-lettered COFFEE canister. Manufactured by Hazel Atlas Glass Co. during the 1930's! Measures 6" tall & 4-1/4" in diameter.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1940 item #52119
AntiquesDC
$28.00
Extra nice and extra-large vintage fancy blown glass indent Christmas ornament. The front and back of the teardrop have colorful indents and the sides are painted with a grapevise motif. The cap is marked "Germany". 7" long. Excellent condition.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1940 item #1455641
AntiquesDC
$125.00
A delightful bisque figure of a skiing Santa Claus carrying a cloth sack on his back. The paperboard skis are enhanced with glittery mica snow. The bottom is stamped "Made in Japan."
  • Origin: Japan, ca 1925
  • Condition: all excellent, except one ski has an old break that was reglued
  • Height: 2-3/4">/li>
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Pre 1940 item #983356 (stock #gaf-128)
A lovely handmade glass and faux pearl beaded wrist evening bag/purse, circa 1925, featuring white, silver gray and translucent white glass beads with faux beige pearl accents in a floral lattice pattern, envelope shape, pull zipper closure. Silver ball handle marked TALON. The delicate pearl beads compliment the silvered and white glass seed beads found on both on the front and back of the bag and create a romantic design. The bag is lined in cream silk having one open pocket...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1940 item #57791
AntiquesDC
$45.00
Super vintage celluloid pop-up toy. It's one of the cutest celluloid Easter items I've seen. Mrs. Chick is dresed in a blue and white polka dot dress that conceals a coiled spring that allows her to bob up and down. All her costume is original. Unmarked, but probably American. Circa 1920s. Outstanding condition, no holes or dents. 4" tall.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1940 item #25395
AntiquesDC
$25.00
These hard to find vintage Clemco Christmas lights are in their original illustrated box and are marked Clemco. Working condition. The box does not open with a top flap like most light boxes, there is actually a top box and a bottom box.

The bottom box has some tears but the top with its wonderful illustration is in excellent condition. The earliest Clemco parallel sets date to 1935.

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1940 item #25152
AntiquesDC
$125.00
Fabulous papier-mache Easter candy container in the form of a duck. This fellow has real feathers on his wings, one of which opens on a spring hinge to get at the candy. The bill is wooden and the eyes are glass. It's got everything but the quack! Unmarked, but undoubtedly German. There is a slight amount of the damage to the webbing on the feet and the feathers are a bit ruffled, but otherwise he's in very nice condition. 8.25" tall; 7.5" beak to tail. Circa 1930's
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Toys : Pre 1940 item #29190
AntiquesDC
$12.00
Pair of pre-war Lionel train warning signals. The actual signs are missing from the towers. The bottoms are stamped "Lionel #068".
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1940 item #32888
AntiquesDC
$225.00
Vintage American pulp Halloween jack o'lantern with the original paper face insert. Near mint condition. 5-1/2" tall (not including handle).
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1940 item #1454958
AntiquesDC
$245.00
Outstanding antique German snowman Christmas candy container. We've had many vintage Christmas candy containers, but never this design. The entire papier-mache container is covered with red and white chenille. The snowman straddles the container, making a sort of basket handle. His black eyes are glass and his nose is composition. The inside of the basket is marked "Germany."
  • Origin: Germany ca...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1940 item #52025
AntiquesDC
$110.00
Excellent vintage Halloween papier-mache party noisemaker in the form of a banana. These are more often found in the shape of a carrot. Unmarked, but definitely German, circa 1925. It has the original 10-cent price marked in pencil. Excellent working condition; all original. 7-1/2" long.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Kitchenware : Glass : Pre 1940 item #1438086 (stock #21-075)
McKee Jadeite large orange reamer. Marked MCK with mold number 5. There are a lot of swirl and mold marks. This is done during production. There is mold roughness round the base. The condition of the glass is very good.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1940 item #678434 (stock #BA253)
A wonderful example of hand-crafted Black Americana Folk Art!

This wonderful Depression Era piece features a whimsical 10 inch long cutout figure of a little wooden black mammy with hand-painted “surprised” mouth and eyes! She is dressed in a machine-stitched cotton costume with great yellow ric-rac accenting —a wonderful kerchief on her head, and a cute little apron.

Her feet feature two brass-finish hooks, presumably to either hang keys or pot holders from...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Kitchenware : Glass : Pre 1940 item #1437501 (stock #19224)
Dark pink Block glass knife with box. It measures 8 1/8 inches. There are no chips on the blade.