All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1950 item #1471301 (stock #0104)
Really nice early Black Americana Egg cup, marked Foreign on the base.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Toys : Mechanical : Pre 1950 item #1109848
This Gorham sterling yo-yo is 2 1/4" in diameter by 1 3/8". . It is hallmarked Gorham sterling cover 30 steel body. Circa 1930s. There are a few dings in the sterling. Definitely for the person who has everything. There are the letters the letters "R" and "G ?" on the top. It's so faint you can hardly read it.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1950 item #1471833 (stock #0221)
No markings but this is a nice old small chocolate box. Measure approx 5.7" Long, 3.5" Wide and 1" High
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Kitchenware : Pre 1950 item #1480529 (stock #23166)
Clear one pound butter dish by Hocking Glass. In very good to excellent condition.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Toys : Mechanical : Pre 1950 item #423000
AntiquesDC
$165.00
Really nice vintage Chein tin spinning top toy colorfully lithographed with circus scenes showing clowns, elephants, ducks and dogs. The wooden handle is push down to engage the spinning mechanism. The top is marked with Chein's logo.

Origin: America, ca. 1940. Condition: very nice, a few thumprint dings, very colorful, minimal paint loss. Size: 7-1/4" diameter; 6-3/4" tall.

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Figurines : Pre 1950 item #1469086
Strait's Antiques
$54.95
Blotter, Clips & Pad
This is a really great ebony black Rocking Elephant Ink Blotter made by Houze Glass. This blotter has the two original clips with the original blotter pad attached. It measures 3 1/2 inches long X 2 1/4 inches high and is in very good condition with no chips or cracks. The original clips and blotter pad is all very good. We guarantee items to be as described. THANK YOU.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Kitchenware : Pre 1950 item #1445087 (stock #21-213)
Wooden rolling pin 9 3/4 inches with green handles. There is a large amount of paint missing from the handles due to use. In good condition.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1950 item #1471763 (stock #0211)
I can only assume that this has come out of a set of toy building blocks, this one depicts a black soldier firing a gun.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Toys : Mechanical : Pre 1950 item #188801 (stock #047)
Measuring 7 inches long x 4 inches high x 6 inches wide, this all tin, 1943 copyrighted, WOLVERINE “SEE and SPELL” educational school toy is in fine overall condition! The tin is lithographed with a delightful scene of school children standing at the front of the class during a spelling bee with the teacher seen in the lower left corner holding a spelling book! Just adorable! On the back of the toy, a lone boy is seen drawing pictures and practicing spelling at a portable chalk board...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1950 item #1476186 (stock #B313)
Offered is this wonderful, early 1940s, LITTLE BLACK SAMBO Book with beautiful illustrations by Phyllis Robinson, a M.A. Donohue Company, Chicago, book publication. Hardcover, 18 unnumbered pages. Curiously, the M.A. Donohue Company, did not always date their publications as is the case here. They, additionally, were not prolific publishers of the Little Black Sambo story book, and this edition was used over a period of ten years, with changes made only to the cover...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Kitchenware : Ceramics : Pre 1950 item #1437894 (stock #21-040)
Harlequin green cup by Homer Laughlin. In good condition.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1950 item #1487423 (stock #0727)
This is one of the scarcer cast iron banks, small then the usual mechanical ones as this is the Boy version and entitle the The You Ni**er Bank. Measures approx - 4.5" Tall and 3.5" Wide
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Militaria : Decorations : Pre 1950 item #1064011 (stock #01924)
A vintage World War II sterling silver United States Air Force Bombardier pin, made by Coro. This 1-3/8" pin weighs 2.7 grams, it has a safety catch, and it is in excellent condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. 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 surface shipping to the U.S...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1950 item #1475686 (stock #0554)
Great Box here for Clark's Black Jack 1c Caramels Box Measures approx - 8.5" x 8"
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1950 item #1474064 (stock #0505)
German Children's Toy Noise maker.. Unfortunately it no longer makes any noise, so just a nice display piece.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Wristwatches : Pre 1950 item #598117
This 14 rose gold diamond & ruby Bulova lady's wristwatch is 17 jewels. It is running.

Please refer to the pictures for more information. We try very hard to provide you with good images to enable you to make an informed buying decision. This watch is sold as is. Note that we try winding the movements and then state our observations.. We are not able to comment on how long the movement is actually running, nor can we always diagnose all the shortcomings of a movement should it not run...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1950 item #1487417 (stock #0721)
Original Small Sharpoint Cobblers Nail Box with superb graphics on both sides of the box. Still complete with nails in the box Box measures - 4cm x 3cm
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Kitchenware : Glass : Pre 1950 item #1470124
Strait's Antiques
$34.95
Shaker with Lid
This is a really nice vitrock white 5 inch high Sugar Shaker, with a screw-on metal replacement lid, made by Hocking Glass. This shaker is in very good condition with no chips or cracks. The metal lid is very good and works freely. The replacement Sugar label is very good. Be sure to search our other vintage kitchen items available. We guarantee items to be as described. THANK YOU.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Kitchenware : Glass : Pre 1950 item #1450229 (stock #21-345)
Hazel Atlas Mix-Well green 5 1/2 inch bowl. This is the smallest of the set. In excellent condition.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Kitchenware : Glass : Pre 1950 item #1482297 (stock #23195)
Hazel Atlas 4 cup measure with beater top in clear. In very good condition.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Entertainment : Autographs : Film Celebrities : Pre 1950 item #1423688 (stock #JB04077)
A PAIR of original glossy black and white photos of actors HURD HATFIELD (1917-1998) and GENE NELSON (1920-1996), circa 1940's, both autographed and inscribed to an as yet unidentified "Wilson", which is the principal reason why I have decided to sell them together (they are also identical sizes and identically framed and matted). The Hatfield has the following inscription at left: "For Wilson--with admiration for his dancing---In friendship--Yours, Hurd Hatfield"...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Cultural : Japanese : Okimono : Pre 1950 item #176760 (stock #gn0066)
carol lane
$150.00
Long Japanese kimono in beautiful floral design, by Amthor,Japan, c.1930's-40's. Made of rayon, it is approx. 50" long. Excellent condition.....$10 for insured USA shipping.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1950 item #560844 (stock #BA627A)
While the photo depicts a grouping of 3 different, vintage 1930-40's, French Rum labels, only the oval label is available at $14.00, as the other 2 have been sold.

The label is unused and is in excellent condition with wonderful, even coloring (any appearance of fading is due to light reflection only).

Approximate measurements: the oval label measures 4.50 x 3.50 inches.

Would look wonderful framed!!

Please take a moment to view my other grouping of vintage French rum labels!

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Advertising : Posters : Pre 1950 item #1489362
David Anthony
$325.00
This red and yellow sign promoted the Coca Cola campaign to encourage grocery store sales of its flag ship brand. The daring use of two primary colors certainly got people's attention and should get yours today, too.

The sign is made of cardboard and features a 6 pack carton of coke with the message to Take Home A Carton...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1950 item #1466780 (stock #0012)
Charming carved wooden mammy napkin ring. Measures approx 3" Tall
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Kitchenware : Glass : Pre 1950 item #1489970
This really pretty, vintage, cobalt blue Criss Cross Crisscross Orange Reamer or Juicer was made by Hazel Atlas. This Reamer measures 5 3/4 across X 8 inches from handle to spout. It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks or scratches. This can be a hard reamer to find. Be sure to search our other Criss Cross kitchen ware items available. We guarantee items to be as described. THANK YOU.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Militaria : Decorations : Pre 1950 item #1329021 (stock #E757)
German porcelain well modelled bust of French Napoleon marshal Joachim Murat, brother-in-law of Napoleon Bonaparte, King of Naples and Grand Duke of Berg (1767-1815) wearing his famous fantasy costume base marked in cobalt blue with crown "K" .The Porzellanmanufaktur Rudolf Kämmer, Rudolstadt-Volkstedt .

CONDITION: in excellent condition, with no chips, cracks or repairs...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Toys : Vehicles : Pre 1950 item #1336048
David Anthony
$290.00
A Kenton horse drawn stake wagon with two horses, one white, the other black, driven by a yellow painted man mounted on a Kenton blue stake wagon. We suspect that this toy represents very late production for the firm in the early 1950s, although it had been produced for many years during the firm's lifetime...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Kitchenware : Glass : Pre 1950 item #1463676 (stock #22-243)
Fire King Sapphire Blue Custard Cup. This is the thin wall cup which is wider on the top. In very good to excellent condition. 5 available.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Service Matching : Silverware : Pre 1950 item #1452569 (stock #9922)
A Birks sterling silver sauce boat with under tray dated 1946. The sauce boat measures 5" from the edge of the spout to the outer edge of the curved handle and it stands 2-1/4" tall (excluding the handle) on it's four hoof style feet. The boat has the Birks date mark for 1942 while the 5-5/8 x 3-5/8" tray bears a 1946 date stamp...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Kitchenware : Glass : Pre 1950 item #1383334 (stock #18746)
Hazel Atlas green Fruits 8 inch luncheon plates. A set of 5. All in excellent condition.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1950 item #1456154 (stock #BA964)
Entitled "SLUGGER CHAMPIONS", this circa 1945-1949, tin windup BOXING Toy features the unusual pairing of Black and White boxers!

Made in post World War II, US Zone Germany, this tin toy measures 3.5" square, with the boxing figures measuring 2.25" tall. The toy retains its original box which measures 4" square, and features a start/stop lever on one side with the (original) key windup on another...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Kitchenware : Glass : Pre 1950 item #1466300 (stock #22-365-366)
Owens Glass frosted canister. The canister is 7 1/2 inches tall. There is a 1/4 inch chip on the neck of the one without the label. The other is fine. In very good condition. 2 available.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1950 item #1482847 (stock #0670)
Nice Graphics on the Box Lid, Card Game with Instruction on the Box Lid. Box has a fair bit of wear to it, see pics. Box measure approx - 7.5" x 6"
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Kitchenware : Glass : Pre 1950 item #1466462 (stock #22-435-438)
Fire King Ivory White St. Dennis saucer. In very good condition. 4 available
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Service Matching : Silverware : Pre 1950 item #1120428 (stock #02079)
A set of six sterling silver 4-1/4" demitasse spoons in the Stratford pattern, issued in 1925 by Roden Brothers, Toronto. These spoons are stamped with the Roden mark and STERLING (with two marked DINGWALL, the retailer), and each has an H monogram. This set is in excellent condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. Please note that there are six spoons included - our picture shows five...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Toys : Vehicles : Pre 1950 item #1334925
David Anthony
$1,475.00
One of Kenton's marquee product lines was its Overland Circus which featured numerous horse drawn vehicles of which we have perhaps the most coveted, the Overland Circus Band Wagon. It is drawn by two gilded white horses with red painted gold capped drivers leading a large red wagon with harps and lion heads, all loaded with 8 intrument playing men, and led by a master driver. The arms on the band members are articulated allowing modest movement...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Advertising : Pre 1950 item #141135 (stock #G400)
This vintage 1940's cardboard advertising fan for the Petersburg Furniture Company, Inc., located at 100 North Sycamore Street, Petersburg, Virginia, measures 12" long x 7 " wide and is mounted on a wooden stick handle.

Featuring a double heart motif, the advertising slogan spouts, "When Two Hearts Beat As One, It's Time To Buy Your Furniture From "Old Reliable" Petersburg Furniture Company, "Petersburg's Oldest Furniture Store!

Neat mid-20th-century advertising piece in very fine original ...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Kitchenware : Glass : Pre 1950 item #910726 (stock #090078)
Circa 1940's. In excellent condition. The metal lids are in good to very good condition. There is Allspice, Cinnamon, Cloves and Ginger. They are marked Tipp USA. Price is for each shaker.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Kitchenware : Glass : Pre 1950 item #910723 (stock #090076)
Circa 1940's. In very good condition. The metal lids are in fair condition. There is some ware on the windmill on the salt shaker.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Kitchenware : Glass : Pre 1950 item #1480546 (stock #23170)
Owens-Illinois Dark Green Shaker. The lid has dents from use. The glass is in very good condition.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Kitchenware : Glass : Pre 1950 item #1480547 (stock #23171)
Owens-Illinois Oval Dark Green Pepper Shaker. THe paint on the lid is gone and has a dent. The glass is in very good condition.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1950 item #674199 (stock #BA653)
Measuring just 4.5" wide x 5.5" long, this very rarely found, circa 1940's, metal mechanical toy features the beloved Golliwogg character!

Unmarked, this toy is in very good condition with tiny superficial surface scratches wherever metal rubs metal during toy movement. To operate the toy, one simply squeezes the metal lever on the back, which causes the clown to hit poor Golly on the head with a mallet!

A brief history of the Golliwog doll: The Golliwog is based on a Black minstrel doll tha...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Kitchenware : Glass : Pre 1950 item #1447664 (stock #21-282)
Hazel Atlas Glass Company Ritz Blue Drum Shaker. In very good condition. Yellow top looks new.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Kitchenware : Glass : Pre 1950 item #1383057 (stock #18701)
Fire king Jade-ite beaded rim mixing bowl. 7 1/8 inch by 3 5/8 inches. Not marked. In fair condition. It has much ware inside and out.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Kitchenware : Glass : Pre 1950 item #1480674 (stock #23193)
Fire King Sapphire Blue Philbe Medium Mixing Bowl. It measures 8 1/4 inches across. In very good to excellent condition.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Kitchenware : Glass : Pre 1950 item #1450216 (stock #21-332)
Jeannette Glass Delphite Salt shaker with original top. The lettering is a little faded and the top is dented from use. Overall condition is good.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Glass : Pre 1950 item #1482429 (stock #23243)
Octagonal Black Base. I'm not sure of the maker. It could be Beaumont Glass. It measures 4 1/4 inches outside and 3 1/2 inches inside. 2 inches tall. In very good condition.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1950 item #1475971 (stock #0580)
This is rare paper label Mammy Black Enamel Paint Can, Graphics on Both Sides. There is a lot of rusting to the can itself, paper label has staining but is all there... Can Measures approx - 3.5" in Diameter and 4" Tall
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Kitchenware : Glass : Pre 1950 item #1480677 (stock #23197)
Jeannette Glass Jennyware 16-ounce round canister. The canister has a pink Jennyware top. In very good condition.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Entertainment : Posters : Pre 1950 item #1436331
An original 1941 move poster in the "insert" size, 37 1/2" by 15 1/2" as framed, the movie being "Trail of the Silver Spur", presented by Monogram Pictures Corp., produced by George W. Weeks, Directed by Roy Luby. Actors portrayed are Ray "Crash" Corrigan, John "Dusty" King, and Max "Alibi" Terhune. This is NOT a modern reproduction. The old poster shows its age with three areas of horizontal creases, as shown in images; at top there are margin browning stains and at top right a tear where th...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Kitchenware : Glass : Pre 1950 item #1383227 (stock #18742)
Hazel Atlas green cup and saucer set. 7 sets total. Very plain and simple in design. All in excellent condition.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Historical : Pre 1950 item #1365231
A collection of 52 UAW labor pins that date from 1937 thru 1941. There are three additional pins: Textile workers, Ford Drive (1937) and Vote Labor.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Militaria : Pre 1950 item #1109504
The front of the USAF Air crew member wing design depicts an eagle carrying arrows and olive brances in its talons. The center of the Air Crew Member design is necely detailed and has light wear on some of the highlights from handling. The front of the wings have a dark grey6 patina. The backside has an overall dark tarnished finish. It is hallmarked Sterling in raised letters and has a double clutch backs attaching pins.Circa 1944-1945
This Royal Albert footed cup and saucer set has an additional desert plate which measures 7 7/8" in diameter.

There are no chips, no cracks, no hairlines and no repairs to this item. This item is in excellent condition.

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Kitchenware : Glass : Pre 1950 item #1482418 (stock #23230)
Fry Glass footed 8-inch Trivet. It has 3 feet. There is some roughness on the edge. Marked FRY'S HEAT RESISTANT GLASS. In good condition.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Kitchenware : Glass : Pre 1950 item #1483458 (stock #23334,23336)
Hazel Atlas Open Lace 8-inch plate with foil label. The label reads, early American Style Opaque by Hazel Atlas. There are 2 available. All with labels. The labels are hard to read. All plates are in excellent condition. The price is for one.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Fashion : Accessories : Pre 1950 item #1169063
modemodern
$195.00
Glittering black glass microbeaded box bag with a tortoise Lucite top and dark brass hardware, and heavy black glass beaded handle. Black satin lining and snap close. 1940s. These bags are fabulous headturners. 7 1/2 inches wide, 5 inches long and 3 1/2 inches deep. The handle drop is 5 1/2 inches. Overall excellent condition. No losses to beaded exterior. There is a very very faint hairline in the Lucite at the clasp, not visible at a short distance. There is black discoloration inside,...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Specialty : Kitchenware : Glass : Pre 1950 item #1463669 (stock #22-257)
Fire King Sapphire Blue small roaster half. In excellent condition. It measures 8 3/4 inches.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Memorabilia : Black Americana : Pre 1950 item #1466841 (stock #0025)
This Samva tin is from Belgium, (solid) contents still inside.