All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1940 item #1475852 (stock #0568)
Really nice Toffee Tin with Golly and Child playing. Tin measures approx - 5.5" Long and 3.7" Wide
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1940 item #1482436 (stock #BA993)
Offered is a beautiful, C1930s, hand-woven basket plate or tray from the Hausa People of Nigeria, Africa, measuring approximately 13 inches in diameter.

Baskets such as these are made by the women in the Hausa tradition utilizing vegetable fiber, grasses and straw, all of which are typically harvested in the summer...

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 : Militaria : Edged Weapons : Pre 1940 item #1488691 (stock #ES1178)
Antique late 19th—early 20th century Indonesian Malaysian Malay short sword—dagger, Kris—Keris, with a robust, extremely well-made serpentine-shaped wilah (blade) with 9 luk (waves). The blade is exquisitely crafted from hand-forged iron in various layers with a very unusual pattern. It is also decorated on both sides with a finely hand-carved and inlaid yellow metal crowned Naga (mythological serpent)...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1940 item #1491238 (stock #0736)
Nice original Box for Laura's Pralines from Laura's Fudge Shop - 115 Royal Street, New Orleans Box Measures approx - 4" x 4"
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 : Cultural : Chinese : Pre 1940 item #1470062 (stock #OP-C4H)
Bhadrakalpa
100.00 Euros
Knife to cut, horn handle. L : 15c
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1940 item #1215172 (stock #BA868)
Measuring just barely 6 inches in length, this fabulous example of 1920's folk art and hand craftsmanship exemplifies the stereotypical Mammy of the early 20th century.

Constructed with care and skill, Mammy's floral dress, white apron and white under-pantaloons were neatly machine stitched. Her facial features--- eye brows, eyes, nose, and lips --- are hand-stitched with embroidery thread. She has yarn-constructed black curls peeking out from under her red and white polka dot head scarf...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Militaria : Edged Weapons : Pre 1940 item #1469456 (stock #ES1159)
Scarce, antique (1912-1949) Chinese Republican or Nationalist Kuomintang Army officer sword with a sturdy, slightly curved, single-edged, hand-forged steel blade (with a slightly visible forging pattern under the chrome-plated surface)...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1940 item #1482685 (stock #BA996ABC)
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...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Cultural : Chinese : Pre 1940 item #1435498 (stock #TE-1A )
Bhadrakalpa
€ 180.00
Antique Han Children Protective Headdress worn during festivals representing dragoon and tiger. Diam:16 cms. Qing dynasty.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1940 item #57799
AntiquesDC
$85.00
Cute painted cast iron Easter bunny, probably by Hubley. Very nice quality and weight and good painted details. Circa 1920s. Excellent condition, no paint loss. 3" tall.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Toys : Pre 1940 item #29231
AntiquesDC
$25.00
Metal double lamp post with "Main St." sign. Probably Lionel or Marx, but not marked. Includes a track clip. One bulb is burned out, otherwise excellent condition. 7-3/4" tall.
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 : Toys : Pre 1940 item #68062
AntiquesDC
$36.00
Lithographed tin ratchet noisemaker featuring a witch and a grinning jack o'lantern. Marked "Made in U.S.A". Wooden handle. Circa 1930. Condition: some scratching; a few dents on the back side. 5-1/2" long.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Kitchenware : Glass : Pre 1940 item #402555 (stock #050025)
Circa 1940's. Made by McKee glass. It does have roughness on the cone. The rest of the reamer is in good condition.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1940 item #1405035 (stock #BA947)
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...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1940 item #1482844 (stock #0667)
Black Americana Game of Snap by Parker Bros Instructions still present Box Measures approx 5.5" x 4"