All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1950 item #1469857
A nice vintage pulp jack o'lantern with the original paper insert. The paint is bright.
  • Origin: America, ca 1940
  • Condition: very good, a dented area over one eye, a crack at the back that appears to be stable, no burn marks
  • Dimensions: 4-1/2" tall excluding wire handle
    All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1940 item #1455682
    A 1930's Santa Clause figurine with a composition face and boots, a cotton batting beard, a felt jacket, and a cotton toy bag and pants. He stands on a mica-covered paperboard base. Unmarked, but definitely pre-war Japanese. Some of the Japanese Santas have rather fearsome faces, but this one is quite jolly. At 7" tall, he's also a bit larger than most.
      Origin: Japan, ca 1930
    • Condition: excellent, bright colors
    • Height: 7"
    All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1920 item #32886
    AntiquesDC
    $22.00
    Halloween post card featuring a comic couple. The card advises the lady to make sure to prearrange having her boyfriend stand behind her as she looks in the mirror so that the trick works properly Notice the witch watching them from behind!. Marked on reverse "H/Series #1". Unused.
    All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Toys : Pre 1940 item #77979
    AntiquesDC
    $95.00
    Vintage wind-up Santa Claus toy. When activated, Santa rings his handbell and waves his other hand. The face is rubber and the clothing is felt with "fur" trim. Marked "Made In Japan". Circa 1930s. Excellent working condition. 7" tall.
    All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1940 item #25151
    AntiquesDC
    $75.00
    Old Little Red Riding Hood candy container. The pressed paper front shows Red Riding Hood walking with a seemingly docile wolf on her way to Grandmother's house. The candy box affixed to the back has a slide opening much like a match box. the back is marked "Made In Germany." 3" x 1" x3-1/4" tall. Circa 1930s.
    All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1940 item #52125
    AntiquesDC
    $58.00
    Vintage blown glass standard clown ornament nicely decorated in vivid pink and green paint with a fleshtone face. Excellent condition. 4-3/4" tall.
    All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Paper : Pre 1920 item #91938
    AntiquesDC
    $35.00
    Very nice embossed vintage Halloween postcard featuring a line of girls dressed as ghosts and carrying smoking jack o'lanterns. The colors are bright and fresh. Postmarked (date illegible).

    Origin: America, circa 1915. Condition: excellent, sharp corners, no tears or creases. Size: 5-1/2" x 3-1/2".

    All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Ornaments : Pre 1990 item #1434439
    AntiquesDC
    $45.00
    A fun set of vintage Christmas ornaments depicting circus characters--a ringmaster, a strong man, a clown, an animal trainer, and a pair of flying acrobats...
    All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1940 item #52114
    AntiquesDC
    $32.00
    Very nice vintage blown glass swan ornament with indents in each side. The body is painted with an abstract floral design and there is a white spun glass tail. Germany, 1930s. Condition: excellent. Size: 7" long.
    All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1960 item #37056
    AntiquesDC
    $55.00
    Vintage glass candy container in the form of an airplane. The wings are marked "Army Bomber 15-P-7". Excellent condition, except for a 1/8" flake on edge of the plane's tail. 4-1/4" x 4-3/8". 1940s.
    All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1960 item #57501
    AntiquesDC
    $25.00
    Nice vintage German Dresden-type papier-mache Easter egg candy container decorated with a bright Easter Bunny scene. The inside is marked "Container Made in Western Germany". Circa 1950's. Excellent condition, a very small spot of wear to the paper on one side near the bunny's right foot and a little wear along rims. 4-1/4" long.
    All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1940 item #66358
    AntiquesDC
    $25.00
    Super vintage celluloid and chenille Easter rabbit decoration. This bunny is very colorful in his spiffy suit and his silver pipe. He is attached to his original chenille stick and makes a nice Easter decoration. Circa 1930. Size: rabbit only, 2-3/4" tall. Excellent condition; the tip of one foot has a small hole that appears to be a manufacturing flaw.
    All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1960 item #26587
    AntiquesDC
    $35.00
    Terrific hard plastic Santa Claus lolipop holder and candy container. This is the rare version on snowshoes instead of the more common skis. Marked "Rosbro Plastics Providence, RI". Excellent condition. 4.5" tall. 1940's--50's
    All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1940 item #93417
    AntiquesDC
    $85.00
    Terrific vintage Santa Clause figure with composition face and boots, felt and satin costume, standing on a mica-covered base. The is a nice example in a good size. Japan, circa 1930. 7" tall. Excellent condition, a little bending to the cardboard base.
    All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1920 item #1369778
    A delightful German Christmas candy container in the shape of a pear. The container was made from composition, then painted and finished with a coat of wax to add a realistic soft sheen. The interior of the pull-out base is marked "Germany."
    • Origin: Germany ca. 1910
    • Good condition; there is a small nick on the top and a crack extending across the bottom from the opening (it is only in the outer layer and does not go through to the interior
    • Dimensions: 3-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 2-1/2"
    All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1960 item #57482
    AntiquesDC
    $70.00
    Wonderful vintage tin Easter basket with colorful lithographs of nursery rhymes including Little Bo Peep, The Cat and The Fiddle, and Peter Pumpkin Eater. The bottom is marked with J. Chein's mark.

    Origin: America, circa 1950. Condition: a very small ding on the side, paint rubs along rim, lithographed areas are in terrific condition with bright color. Size: 7-3/4" diameter; 8" high.

    All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1960 item #38998
    AntiquesDC
    $3 each (18 available)
    Vintage Halloween paper party napkin featuring two hissing black cats, a haunted house and jack o'lanterns. Circa 1950s. Condition: excellent. Size: 14" x 14".
    All Items : Popular Collectibles : Decorations : Holiday : Pre 1960 item #29225
    AntiquesDC
    $40.00
    Very nice vintage German blown glass clown Christmas ornament. Late 1940's--early 1950's. Excellent condition. 3-3/4" tall.