All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : School : Pre 1940 item #130031 (stock #G191F)
These wonderful circa 1930's school crayons manufactured by Milton Bradley of Springfield, Massachusetts, are in near mint condition with the exception of very, very light surface soiling to cardboard paper box! Crayons are unused and are all original!

In addition to making children's games, The Milton Bradley Company, for many, many years, produced an extensive array of school supplies, equipment, and materials!

A wonderful addition to School or Artist Memorabilia collection!

Although tw...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : School : Pre 1900 item #854496 (stock #G590)
Offered is a group of five, antique paper, hand-personalized and signed, New York Public School student merit awards from the 1840's, each priced separately, and suitable for framing.

All 5 of these artistically-rendered awards were presented to the same student, Maria Royce, and signed by her teacher, Isabella F...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Advertising : Pre 1900 item #1209346 (stock #G631)
Measuring 5 3/4 inches high x 4 1/4 inches wide x 2 3/4 inches deep, this darling salesman's sample case advertises the Wholesale Grocers, Loverin and Browne Company. This Chicago, Illinois, company established business in 1872.

This diminutive tin case is painted black with gold accenting and gold lettering present on the front of the case. The black paint shows reasonable wear given its 130+ years of age with the majority of wear evident along seam lines and at the base...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Entertainment : Autographs : Film Celebrities : Pre 1970 item #1418580 (stock #JB05331)
A vintage note on Mary Poppins stationery, (6 1/2" by 4 1/2" sheet, and 10 1/2" by 13" framed--no glass), written in brown ink, signed by actress and Hollywood icon JULIE ANDREWS (born 1935), framed along with a circa 1980 photo of her (no glass). The note reads "For Laura--/With love and all good wishes/from/Julie Andrews/"Mary Poppins"...
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 : Nostalgia : Food and Drink : Pre 1950 item #1159837 (stock #6787)
Certainly the finest and most decorative vintage chocolate box we've come across! This is a c1930s-40s (we think) paper wrapped box with an applied print of two kittens on the top. The textured paper wrap is wallpaper thick with lush gold highlights, and this box has a gold Urney applique. The original tied ribbon is also present on this 13-3/4 x 9-3/4" box, which has the original sticker on the bottom (CHOCOLATES - 1-1/2 LB NET MANUFACTURED IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND)...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Jewelry : Patriotic : Pre 1960 item #956333 (stock #0953)
Gamut Plus Jewelry
$55.00
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This tie pin features the colors of The American Flag. It has red, white and blue rhinestones prong set in goldtone. It measures 3/8" x 3/8". It is in strikingly, excellent condition and hard to find.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Fashion : Apparel : Pre 1980 item #1245766
Chocolate brown wool coat with matching striped wool dress. Original labels on both- 80% wool 20% nylon. "Missoni Made in Italy for Bloomingdales". Light pilling on the coat (nothing major)...Coat has a size 38 label - (small-med).Purchased in NY in the late 70's....
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Fashion : Accessories : Pre 1970 item #804659
The bag shows some wear...There is a slight crease/ bulge on the bottom near one foot, wear on the handle and faint white spotting on the bottom that runs up a quarter of the way.. Sold as is. 8" x 11-1/2"
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Entertainment : Posters : Pre 1970 item #1415455 (stock #JB05516)
Original movie poster, 1963, for the film "The Stripper", starring then-young Joanne Woodward, and Robert Webber, Louis Nye, and Gypsy Rose Lee. The poster measures 39 1/2" by 26" (45" by 32" framed, behind easy-ship Plexi). There is hand-numbering at bottom right, "63/123", and I do not know what to make of that since this would been unlikely to have been printed in such a low edition...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Fashion : Accessories : Pre 1900 item #722234 (stock #01165)
An attractive Victorian 12-3/4" long painted silk and bone fan with flowers. This unsigned fan is attractively painted on one side with pink flowers and leaves, and the bone supports are unadorned. This item is in very good original condition with no chips, cracks, major tears or stains, losses, damage or repairs other than some minor fraying to the silk at the ends...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Fashion : Accessories : Pre 1980 item #1125424 (stock #02083)
This is a pair of (unmarked but tested) sterling silver boot or shoe toe tips. They measure 4-3/4" around the front and they are 1-1/16" at their widest. They have holes for attachment to your footwear, and they weigh 32.7 grams. This pair is in very good condition with no bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than some scratches and scrapes from kicking stuff. Now YOU can kick 'em too...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Entertainment : Pre 1940 item #1456221
ONE OF TWO BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER, OF THIS SUBJECT, IN MY SHOP: A vintage, circa early 1930's original photograph of early screen actress and Hollywood socialite Marion Davies (1897-1961), bearing the stamp with the artist's name on reverse. The piece measures 13" by 10", and 18 1/2" by 14 1/2" in modern black wood framing (which exhibits two scraped areas as illustrated). Bull was a prominent portrait and still photographer with the Hollywood studios, head of MGM's stills department for 40 years...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Entertainment : Autographs : Contemporary item #1460463
A copy of the 2012 book "BLOODSHOT/Blood of the Machine", hand signed in marker by KEVIN VANHOOK (1965-), the noted American comic book writer, comic book artist, visual effects supervisor, and filmmaker. Book and dust jacket are in clean, excellent condition.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Jewelry : Pre 1930 item #603899 (stock #T 1550)
The ornate metal stations and fluted beads resemble the silver work of Boston's Peruzzi or Parenti, yet the vintage carved Chinese beads are either lavender jade jadeite or amethyst gemstone The lucky signs carved in place make these an unusual special pair to wear with either your vintage Peruzzi or Chinese jewelry wardrobe .
The 9 - 10mm carved lucky lavender jade jadeite or Amethyst bead, one slightly smaller than the other, and sterling silver earrings are 3 1/4" N to S...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Fashion : Accessories : Pre 1920 item #1268044 (stock #7080)
A very attractive German made 9 x 5-3/4" gold plated brass mounted glass bead floral purse c1920. This purse has deep purple, black, blue, turquoise, green, light green, pink, lilac, red, amber and yellow beads with beaded fringe along the bottom. It has a brass chain and clasp and a yellow cloth interior. It is stamped GERMANY on the clasp and it is darker than our pictures and the beads include deep purple as well as black...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Travel : Pre 1900 item #1355899 (stock #02567)
An antique pair of Niagara falls souvenir milk glass spills or mantle vases...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Fashion : Accessories : Pre 1970 item #1169071
modemodern
$210.00
Simply adorable very chic small bag in black genuine lizard with heavy cast goldtone metal elements holding the handle. The metal elements are set with brilliant colorless rhinestones. Circa 1950 or 1960. Snap tab clasp. Pleated corners. The handle is covered in lizardskin. The inside of the lid has a mirror which is marked with maker's name and initials: BD BIENEN DAVIS. Pale peach satin lining. 7 1/2 inches wide, 5 inches long, and 3 inches deep. The handle drop is 3 inches. Excell...