All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1930 item #404295 (stock #B292)
"Beloved Belindy" was the MAMMY of the well-known Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy dolls!!!

This rarely found copy was written and illustrated by the renowned author of a number of Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy stories of the period, Johnny Gruelle. The book was published in both the United States and Great Britain in 1926, by the P.F...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1940 item #1303364 (stock #B290A)
A representative sampling of pages from this hard-to-find, 1935, hard cover, 1st edition, miniature folio, Little Black Sambo book published by Platt & Munk Brothers, Inc., of New York, has been photographed for one’s viewing pleasure!

In utterly excellent condition with the only flaws noted being subtle wear to the paper dust jacket and a past owner's name and address, this version of the Little Black Sambo story is highly collectible as any item produced by its publisher, Platt & Munk, i...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1960 item #1037069 (stock #BA790)
Measuring 4 inches in diameter x 2 inches in height, this colorful, French, LeBene wax tin dates to the 1950's. The lithographed tin still contains a bit of wax. It is in very fine condition with some very light superficial rubs and teeny scratches here and there to the surface of the tin. No rust! A very visually-appealing piece that displays quite well with its vivid black and yellow colors contrasting superbly with the background black.
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1940 item #1195081 (stock #B124)
Originally published in 1914 by Rand McNally & Company, this edition of this very delightful little story book was published in 1937 and features the tale of Watermelon Pete and his adventures along with five other little stories...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1950 item #930358 (stock #BA761)
Measuring 7 inches wide by 11 inches long by .25 inches thick, this wonderful wooden 1940's Mammy grocery memo board retains fourteen of its original multi-colored wooden pegs which, today, are very often found to be missing.

The graphic of Mammy remains in very fine condition as are the painted list of groceries...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1940 item #1417419 (stock #B288)
Offered is this 1927 copyright, LITTLE BLACK SAMBO published by Rand McNally Company, Chicago. Hardcover, 64 pages.

Little Black Sambo is the featured story in this book with the short stories, "The Gingerbread Man" and Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse", added in as extras...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1940 item #1413621 (stock #B291)
JASBO BROWN AND SELECTED POEMS.

Author: Heyward, DuBose.
Title: JASBO BROWN AND SELECTED POEMS.
Subject: African-American Experience and Culture of Charleston, South Carolina Publication: New York: Farrar & Rinehart, (1931)
Edition: First Edition

Description: First edition. Hardcover, gilt-stamped brown cloth. First printing. 96 pages. A tight very good plus copy with a partial, former ownership bookplate with minor writing, some tiny chipping to the spine ends...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1940 item #1418325 (stock #B289)
Offered is this 1931 copyright, LITTLE BLACK SAMBO Book with text and illustrations by the original author of this tale, Helen Bannerman. A David McKay Company publication of Phildelphia and Washington Square, copyright by Howard E. Altemus, with an introduction by George C. Harvey...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1910 item #1350672 (stock #9497)
A Victorian Masonic gold filled rectangular photo locket watch fob from the 1900 era. This fine 1 x 1-1/4" (sans loop) bottom opening locket has a well-done hand engraved Masonic compass on one side and an ornate HEE monogram on the other. It has a photo retaining bezel (marked H&AS) and an instant relative and it is in excellent condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1950 item #596309 (stock #BA641A)
This is an authentic signed baseball from former Negro League baseball player Luther "Luke" Atkinson. The ball was signed at an autograph show in March 2006. Luther "Luke" Atkinson was #20, a stand-out performer for the Wilson, North Carolina All Stars, the Carolina Tigers, and the Satchel Paige All-Stars, who played baseball in the Negro Leagues from 1955 to 1960, starting his career right out of high school. As of spring 2018, Mr...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1920 item #1350829 (stock #9505)
A superb post-Edwardian sterling silver and enamel sports award fob or pendant dated 1915. This 1-1/2 x 1-1/4" running or track award features fine cobalt enamel and a central gold washed or gilded medallion depicting a runner. It is dedicated on the back with the legend ST. M.C.I. ANNUAL SPORTS 1915 GIRLS J.C. FIRST and it is stamped STERLING with the Ryrie Bros. manufacture silver mark (later Birks). It is possibly from the St. Marys Collegiate Institute of St...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1920 item #1302239 (stock #02511)
A Salt City Diamond Syracuse ginger beer bottle. This 7-3/8" bottle is from the Salt City Bottling Co. of Syracuse, New York retains the original lever cage and white Diamond Ginger Beer stopper, which is often missing...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1900 item #855335 (stock #BA0001)
Offered is a VERY RARELY found, 1890's, Black Memorabilia-themed trade card advertising Welcome Soap, a product manufactured by Curtis Davis & Company.

The advertising card measures 2.75 inches x 4.50 inches and is entitled "Photography Under a Cloud". It features a fabulous litho of 5 African-American boys with exaggerated facial features who are attempting to take a photograph using an early camera...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1960 item #861198 (stock #BA286)
Offered are a group of ten, Black Memorabilia postcards in wonderful, unused condition of 1930's through 1950's vintage, priced at $60.00 for the group of ten.

While some photos may appear a bit blurry, this is a function of photography and not condition. All postcards are crisp and clear! The two comical cartoon postcards are much more brightly and vividly colored than the photos depict. The eight photo postcards also feature titles describing their subjects.

A delightful grouping that woul...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1970 item #1226416 (stock #6984)
A Guinness bar standup hanging advertising sign. This vintage 1960s standup or wall hanging measures 11 x 5" and it is in black, red, mustard and white,featuring the slogan: GUINNESS MORE THAN GOODNESS and a picture of a glass of Guinness bearing the famous harp logo. It has a plastic coating over metal sheet and card background, it has the original string for hanging, and it is in excellent condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than a scrape/loss to the u...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1920 item #1339766 (stock #7404)
A sterling silver C.H.S. tennis sports award fob pendant from 1915. This Canadian 1" across award has ornate high relief decoration - a wreath of maple leaves on the inscription side and a tennis player in action on the other with a leaf garland. The inscription states: "C.H.S. -1915- ANTHONY C MURPHY" and this beauty weighs 9.9 grams. This trophy fob is in excellent original condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs; we have a similar 1914 award as well - please s...
All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1900 item #860141 (stock #BA0000)
Offered are four, VERY SELDOM found, 1880's & 1890's, Black Memorabilia-themed trade cards priced at $40.00 each or all 4 for $140.00.

The AYER'S Cathartic Pills card is copyrighted 1883 in the lower right front corner by the J.C. Ayer Company Company, Lowell, Massachusetts. This card is brilliantly colored with a phenomenal graphic of the Black "Country Doctor" holding a small child who clutches an Ayer's Pills advertisement in her hand. The reverse side carries a testimony to the wonder of ...

All Items : Archives : Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1970 item #1413627 (stock #BA946)
Offered is a C1950-60s, vintage package of Zulu Lulu Swizzle Sticks, Novelty Party Bar-ware that has never been opened. The plastic swizzle sticks on a colorful cardboard display remain sealed within their original clear plastic packaging. Never Used! Perfect condition! Measures 11 inches wide x 8.5 inches high.