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...
Nice Large and Heavy cast Iron Jolly Ni**er Bank with Top Hat.
Measuring 6 inches high, this darling, mint condition, Black Memorabilia, pudgy and naked, Girl Child Nodder was made in 1950’s Japan by the Ardalt China Company. She modestly attempts to conceal herself by holding a pair of pink and red polka dotted panties in front of her! Such a sweet piece!
The child’s head nods up and down in a "yes" motion by pivoting on a tiny metal bar inserted through her neck (see photos)...
Offered are two, circa 1930's, Japan, colorfully decorated, Black Americana Tea Pots in pristine condition! A darling and diminutive, novelty elephant piece with riding black native completes the trio! All three elephants proudly point their trunks upward, awarding "Good Luck" (according to superstition) to anyone who displays them (or drinks their tea)!
Cleverly designed, the elephants themselves, serve as the body of each tea pot, while the turbaned Black Natives lift off the elephants' ba...
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
Measuring 6 inches high, this darling, mint condition, Black Memorabilia, pudgy, Boy Child Nodder was made in 1950’s Japan by the Ardalt China Company. Dressed up as a little clown, his arms are bent upright at his sides as if he were in the middle of a trick! Such a darling piece!
The child’s head nods up and down in a "yes" motion by pivoting on a tiny metal bar inserted through his neck (see photos)...
Measuring 11.75 inches high x 8 inches wide, this striking 1950's, ceramic, Black African in a Sea Shell, hanging wall planter is marked on back "House of Venice California".
In lovely condition with age crackling to the backside of the seashell, this stunning piece appears to have never been used for its original purpose as a hanging wall planter...
Rare very large Black Americana Tin with superb Art Deco graphics on the lid.
Tin Measures approx 10" in Diameter and 5.5" Deep
Lovely 1930's Black Americana Golly Tin Pull Alon Cart Tray.
Measures Approx 11" x 7"
MAZAWATTEE TEA TIN/CADDY.SHOWING THREE YOUNG BLACK BOYS WITH TEA CUPS SAYING "WE SE GONE HAD OUR MAZAWATTEE". GRAPHICS ON ALL SIDES WITH ORIGINAL METAL CLOSURE INTACT . MEASURES 5 3/4" TALL BY 8 1/2" WIDE AND 5 1/2" DEEP .
There is fair bit of wear to the tin, in that there is some pitting and scrapes on the tin, please see photos.
This delightful grouping of 3 black Aunt Jemima composition dolls from the 1930s enjoyed an interesting, more recent life as advertising display pieces in an old Vermont Country store!
The 3 dolls were grouped together in a creative display that supported the sale of Aunt Jemima Pancake products! Their costumes are all identical and were hand-stitched and made especially for the planned Aunt Jemima display.
Each of the dolls remain intact inside an encasement of glue and paper wrapping and ...
Very Nice and complete with Box and instructions Tap-Dancing Toy
Box Has two splits on the lid corners.
Box Measures approx 23.5" Long
Really nice Australian Piccaninny Floor Polish Tin.
Tin is still full with its contents.
Measures approx - 4" in Diameter and 3" Tall
Measuring 11 inches tall, this wonderfully detailed, circa 1930's, gentleman, African-American doll is phenomenally well detailed!
ENTIRELY hand-stitched, this gent is dressed in fancy striped pants, straw shoes and hat, green belt, and in a navy blue and white polka dot shirt with a tiny breast pocket that holds a teeny pack of CAMEL cigarettes, labeled with a "C"! His outfit is topped off with a red tie that is held in place by a bean tie tack!
His face is hand-stitched with careful atten...
What a find, how they have survived is incredible!!!
From the 1930's Belgium.
There is cracking on one of the soaps on the right hand side (corner) of it.
Displays very well and colors are graphics are amazing.
Measuring 13 inches in height, this vintage 1930's, Mammy Bottle Doll is in lovely condition, with nicely detailed clothing and a very darling face! Mammy bottle dolls were constructed to be quite functional; they were used as doorstops back in the day. Their sand-filled bottles added enough weight to readily keep that door in place.
This mammy's cute face is completely hand-stitched and is accented by original celluloid hoop earrings...
Tin Measures circa 3.5" in diameter and 1" in depth
Tin has some wear to it but really nice Green Version that is pretty rare for this tin that originated from Australia
Measures approx 6.5" Wide and 5.5" High
Measuring just 10 inches in height, this diminutive, vintage 1940's, Mammy Bottle Doll is in near mint condition, with nicely detailed, machine-stitched clothing and a very darling face! Mammy bottle dolls were constructed to be quite functional; they were used as doorstops back in the day. Their sand-filled bottles added enough weight to readily keep that door in place.
Her cute face is composed of pearl button eyes with red fabric mouth...
Measuring approximately 7 inches high, this most rarely found, circa 1900’s, cloth, Black Mammy doll boasts a body form that is constructed of a dried cob of corn!
Mammy sports hand-stitched facial features, and all original, machine-stitched clothing. Mammy’s hands and arms are made of fabric-coated pipe cleaners allowing for flexibility and movement. Her corn cob body has been neatly encased in muslin...
An unusual piece, this delightful, cloth Mammy Broom Doll from the 1940's measures 12.5 inches high with a total height of 31 inches including the broom.
Mammy's wonderful, smiling face is all hand-stitched while her clothes are machine sewn. Her blouse is striped cotton, as are Mammy's head, arms, skirt, apron, and cap. Her head, arms, and upper torso have been stuffed with cotton batting...
Rare Dutch Horma Black and White, 10 cigar tin. Dates from the 1930s and is in very good condition, Measures: 6 5/8 x 3 7/8 x 5/8" high (16.7 x 9.8 x 1.6 cm)
Old Aunt Jemima recipe box in original condition. The inside bottom is marked "Fosta Product/Made In U.S.A." Very nice condition, the back of the lid has some scratching. 5.25" x 3.75" x 3.75".
Small Candy Box here, I believe this and similar boxes were made as part of a Black Americana Store with various boxes of advertising...
Graphics on both sides of the box
Box Measures approx 4.4" x 2.5"
Very nice metal cigarette rolling machine with Black Man smoking Wearing a Fez hat, engraved on it.
Original pastel on heavy paper, unsigned, 20" by 14 1/2", presently unframed, depicting the 35th president of the United States, John F. Kennedy. This is the classic image that is burned into many minds---Kennedy in his prime, with the distinctively parted hair and suit and tie. An interesting acquisition for the student of presidential history or anyone who admired JFK...
Scarce double side Golly Children's seaside pail.
very nice graphics.
Pail Measures approx - 4.5" tall and 4.52 in diameter
Really nice piece, would have been full of candy originally - Black Boy Glass head.
Measures approx 6" Tall and 4" Wide
A clean, problem-free copy of "Ronald Reagan An American Hero", published 2001, measuring 11 1/2" by 10 1/2" by 1", hand signed in black marker by Nancy Reagan. The copy includes dust jacket which shows just small wear. The book is filled with photos and text illustrating Ronald Reagan's early life, the couple's life together before, during and (a few) after the White House years. It was published in 2001, several years before the president's death from Alzheimers complications.
really rare little box of The Lachawama Milk Chocolate Suckers
Box Measures approx: 5.5" Long and 3" Wide
Measuring a total length of 26 inches including strings, this fabulous, late 1940's, black character marionette is in wonderful, never-played-with condition!
The puppet, itself, is 14 inches tall and is colorfully dressed in blue and white checked pants, red shoes, orange and whit polka dot shirt, straw hat and red patterned neck scarf.
The puppet's face is composition and bears evidence of some age-related crackling as noted in photos...
Measuring 15.5 inches long, this delightful, folk-art styled, cloth and stocking-constructed rag doll was made circa 1920's.
Detailing in construction sets this sweet black doll apart! Her creation was very carefully executed through a combination of hand and machine stitching. She was lovingly dressed in machine-stitched clothing made from old red, pink, cream and rose-patterned scraps of cloth, while her body was hand-sewn and constructed of old, black stockings stuffed with cotton batting...
This delightful Black Mammy Rag Doll has a face with a story to tell! What an expression!
Measuring 18 inches tall, Mammy is constructed of black, machine-stitched, vintage 1930-1940's, polished cotton which has been stuffed with cotton batting. Facial features have been hand-embroidered, are quite expressive, and are exceedingly well done. Her hair has been styled in six pigtails adorned with bows...
Offered are two, highly-collectible, circa 1860-70's, earthenware, pictorial plates featuring two scenes from the enormously popular, 1852, novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" or "Life Among the Lowly", is an anti-slavery novel that was published in two volumes and which had a profound effect on attitudes toward African-Americans and slavery in the U.S...
Offered is this extremely RARE 1920's, cardboard, D.L. Clark Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 120 count, BLACK JACK Caramel "PENNY CANDY" BOX which features a singing Black Dandy strumming a banjo.
Cardboard candy boxes with African-American themes remain EXTREMELY RARE finds in today's market due to their inherent fragile nature!!!
This wonderful piece is in very good condition with the expected aging, and edge and corner wear given its 100+ years of age...
The resplendent colors of this vintage, 1940's, all-hand-stitched, wool felt tote bag with rolled hand straps are pure eye candy!
This never-used tote bears the original paper tag which states, "Handmade by African Cripple; Ematupeni / Zimele Cripple Care Centers; Durban, England".
The artistry of the wool felt, hand-appliqued cut-outs featuring a mother and her three children is further enhanced by colorful bead work which was carefully placed for symmetry in design and form! A gorgeous p...
