All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1930 item #1487421 (stock #0725)
Nice old Jigger Toy Measures 11" Tall
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : School : Pre 1930 item #1437267 (stock #G677)
Measuring 9 inches long x 7 wide x 1.25 deep, this circa 1920's, children's architectural, wooden block set, likely made in Germany, is in near perfect condition!

The set appears to have been lightly used, if at all! Nearly all blocks are present, and all of these are in wonderful condition! It appears that one red triangular block is missing along with the four rectangular pieces needed to complete the second window frame (the second paper window insert remains)...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1930 item #1474896 (stock #0531)
Nice, complete and hard to find Spear's Ludo Game from the 1920's, Nice Graphics on the Box. Box Lid has got wear to it and you will see from the pictures that there is a split and a little bit of the left and side missing.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1930 item #674752 (stock #BA660)
Measuring 3.25 inches high, this delightful English child or baby transfer porcelain mug is a quite rare find!

In excellent condition with the exception of some minor wear to the gilt rim and scripted banner, the cup or mug features two gentleman sharing a tub bath- one Caucasian and one African-American. The African-American gent is surrounded by musical notes indicating that he is doing quite a bit of whistling, while the Caucasian gent covers his ears in annoyance...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1930 item #160481 (stock #mj082)
carol lane
$150.00
Early period art deco metal jewelry clip of black man's face, c.1920's. He is wearing a white painted handkerchief on his head which has the tied ends hanging down next to a brass earring. He shows the attitude of the times with "nappy" hair, large painted whites of the eyes, and a smiling painted red mouth and white teeth. Made of heavy gauge metal. Back is missing one of the two clip prongs - but is works fine...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Advertising : Pre 1930 item #1401859 (stock #G643)
This wonderful vintage hospital sign from the 1920's once hung in a small central South Carolina hospital, as told by the 91 year old seller from whom it was purchased.

Taken right out of her sewing room where it had hung for decades on the wall, the black and gold sign, which is painted on a heavy particle-type board, has a very lovely, warm, aged patina. It was very difficult to photograph as the black background paint readily picked up the slightest light source...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1930 item #1068531 (stock #BA798)
Protected in a 15.25 x 24.75 inch, black hard plastic frame with glass and coordinating mat, this authentic GOLD DUST Trolley Sign was manufactured by the N.K...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1930 item #1430854
AntiquesDC
$475.00
An extremely rare early German wooden double-ratchet noisemaker featuring a composition and wood witch with moveable arms. Ratchets with full-body figures are very uncommon. The witch wears a red crepe paper ruffle and a pinkish paper skirt. The ratchet is stamped "Germany."
  • Origin: Germany, ca 1920
  • Condition: excellent, all original
  • Dimensions: 9-1/2" x 5-1/2"
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Pre 1930 item #1435185 (stock #1516)
L'Enfant Gallery
$1,800.00
Massive Capodimonte porcelain Ship centerpiece Italian 18” x 15” and 10” width. Has a few cracks and some repairs. Very beautiful and rare.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1930 item #1491252 (stock #0748)
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
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1930 item #1471853 (stock #0236)
Another really nice and rare tin Pail with great graphics. Measures approx - 4.5" in Diameter and 4" high
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Fashion : Accessories : Pre 1930 item #1383246
This bag looks like it's made of bakelite, but it doesn't test as such. I went and learned a lot about early plastics from Andrea DeNoto's book, " Art Plastic," and the best I can come up with is Thermoset Phenolic Resin. That said, whatever the material, this is an extraordinary bag in extraordinary condition. Except for some light surface wear on the back side of the clutch, the bag seems perfect...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1930 item #560336 (stock #BA613)
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...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1930 item #1487419 (stock #0723)
Very nice double sided large candy tin with Black and White Harlequins.. Tin measures 8" Tall and 6" in Diameter
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : School : Pre 1930 item #1366233 (stock #022G)
Measuring 11 inches wide x 6.25 high x 1.25 deep, this circa 1920's, architectural, children's, wooden block set made by the W. C. Hoag Company of Burlington, Vermont, is in near perfect condition!

The set appears to have never been used! All blocks are present and are in wonderful condition! The paper label attached to the sliding, wood cover is intact with very minor, age-appropriate edge wear and scuffing...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1930 item #1474111 (stock #0519)
Superb little piece here, two Gollies riding a crocodile, cold painted bronze Measures approx 3.5" Long and 1.5" Tall
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Cultural : Japanese : Lacquer : Pre 1930 item #1435267 (stock #3570)
L'Enfant Gallery
$2,600.00
Japanese Lacquer container with removable lid, 24” high, 18” width
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1930 item #383451 (stock #BA475)
Measuring 6 1/2 x 11 3/4, this lovely, early 1900's, Black subject die cut by Enoch Morgan & Sons, England, features three individual Sapolio Soap die cuts used to advertise the company product. Each die cut features the head of a young black boy centered inside a piece of fruit or vegetable- a cabbage, a watermelon and a (?) pear.

Sapolio was a brand of soap noted for its unique and clever advertising, led by Artemas Ward from 1883–1908...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1930 item #1482848 (stock #0671)
Funny Graphics on this small wooden boxed puzzle. There is wear on some splits to the box corners Box Measures approx - 7" x 5"
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1930 item #1476376 (stock #0608)
Super Rare Candy Box by Brown & Haley - I have not seen another one in 25 years of Collecting/Dealing with this genre. Graphics are on all four sides and top of the Box Black Girl and Boy on candy sticks seesaw Box has some wear to it, no splits. Please see photos
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Pre 1930 item #1150364 (stock #BA825)
Measuring 2 1/8 inches in diameter x 3/8 of an inch high, this rarely-found, circa 1910, dexterity game depicts a smiling Top-Hatted Dandy! The puzzle is quite colorful and is very visually appealing! The puzzle contains the 3 tiny metal balls along with one white ball of unknown material, that, with the proper manual dexterity, are to be placed in the Dandy’s eyes and as buttons on his shirt!

Constructed of tin with a cardboard lithographed image and a glass cover, this game has a mirrore...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Bottles : Perfume : Pre 1930 item #1362645 (stock #9598)
A sterling silver cut glass & celluloid smelling salts bottle dated 1922. This fine quality 2-3/8" high bottle features a celluloid insert in the sterling silver top and a panelled cut glass base. The bottle retains the original brown cotton batten and the hand cut fitted glass stopper. The silver is stamped with a full set of hallmarks for Birmingham, England 1916 and it has the maker's mark for Percy James Finch of Birmingham (est. 1916)...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Wristwatches : Pre 1930 item #1473241 (stock #VW1821)
Watch Company
$600.00
ART DECO Ladies Diamond Wrist. SWISS Art Deco Ladies 18k WHITE GOLD 28 DIAMOND Wrist 1922 19mm diameter. Complete with the original Nylon band and Clasp! All original and very scarce. 19.5 diameter and 29mm in length, and 7mm thick. THIS IS A FINE COLLECTIBLE. DON'T INVEST IN THE STOCK MARKET, BITCOIN, BONDS. BUY HARD ASSETS, SOMETHING PROVEN IN TIME...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Bottles : Perfume : Pre 1930 item #1342504
An elegant Czech cut crystal perfume bottle, with an oversized cut stopper. Yellow bottles are rather uncommon and this example has very nice cutting. The tall, clear stopper complements the low shape of the bottle. The base is acid-stamped "Made in Czechoslovakia."

Origin: Czechoslovakia, ca. 1925. Dimensions: 3-1/4" wide; 6-3/8" tall. Condition: excellent, a 1/8" flake in the cut area at one shoulder.

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Dolls and Figures : Specialty : Pre 1930 item #1256870 (stock #02470)
A Chinese composition doll with silk clothes circa 1900-20...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Advertising : Pre 1930 item #375582 (stock #G543)
This vibrantly colored, uncut, circa early 1920's, Little Mary Jane Paper doll designed by Berta and Elmer Hader, an American couple who jointly illustrated more than 70 children's books, ran exclusively in the iconic Good Housekeeping Magazine and features a Halloween theme complete with jack-o-lanterns and a basket of harvested fall apples!

The very popular Mary Jane paper doll series was featured each month in Good Housekeeping Magazine for months, with little girls everywhere excited to i...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Advertising : Pre 1930 item #330603 (stock #G536)
Offered for sale is a fabulous and most colorful, hand-painted Connecticut TIN trade sign from the 1920s – 1930s.

Framed in sturdy wood, this metal sign is hand-painted in stunning blues, whites, and oranges and reads: “JOHN E. MELVIN – PLUMBER – TEL. CONN”.

Measuring approximately 32.5 inches wide x 18 inches high, this vintage tin sign, a most unusual find, has wonderful visual graphic appeal and would add great decorative interest to any room!

The condition of the sign is q...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Service Matching : Fine China : Pre 1930 item #1353886 (stock #9518)
A Meissen Scattered Flowers demitasse cup and saucer from the 1920s. This Scattered Flowers pattern 2" tall cup and matching 4-7/8" saucer both have hand painted flowers on the saucer and cup exterior; the cup's inside is undecorated and they have gold trim. In production for a very long time this cup appears to be from the 1920s or possibly before, with a paneled design and round non-scalloped edges as well as an angular handle. Both pieces have the crossed swords mark in cobalt and the cup...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1930 item #1474904 (stock #0540)
Great little piece, tin with Embossed Black Caricature whistle. Measures approx: 1.5" x 1.5"
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Tobacco : Pre 1930 item #1388583
what pdx
$265.00
Antique Dutch Brass Tobacco Tin with Incised figure . Oval form with tooled Dutch Colonial figure and nice hinge. Closes well and would be great for tobacco or marijuana flower. Size L 5" W 2.25" H 1"
This Meissen blue onion bread and butter plate is 6 3/16" in diameter. It has the word Germany in an oval, a star and the number 23 on the back.

There are no nicks, no cracks, no hairlines and no repairs to this item. This item has what I would call a rough rim (not well glazed.)

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1930 item #326305 (stock #BA997)
Measuring 4.25 inches in diameter, this fabulous, circa 1920’s, metal tip or change tray advertising COTTOLENE shortening is in very fine condition!

The front side graphic showing an African American woman picking cotton with her little girl at her side retains its vivid coloring and is in near mint condition with very minor wear specs here and there visible along the black tray rim. The tray underside shows a bit more wear along the tray rim and around the tray base edge.

The front of...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Service Matching : Silverware : Pre 1930 item #549153 (stock #5054)
Fiona Kenny Antiques
Priced Individually - Please see list below.
This is an assortment of pieces in the Georgian silver plated flatware pattern, introduced in 1912 by Oneida Community. All items are currently in stock unless marked SOLD. These items are in excellent original condition with no bends, scrapes, dents, monograms, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs unless noted. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are secondhand and may have slight signs of gentle use. Shipping is at cost (to the ...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Tobacco : Pre 1930 item #1221253 (stock #02365)
A vintage and period Art Deco carved and stained ivory cigarette holder c1920s. This 4-5/8" fashion accessory has floral carved decoration with brown staining, and this unsigned holder is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, losses, damage or repairs other than some teeth marks and light stain spots. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and may have slight signs of gentle use. Small packet air shippin...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1930 item #1151416 (stock #BA832)
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. Detailing was clearly important to...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1930 item #1474147 (stock #0529)
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.