All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Advertising : Pre 1930 item #488263 (stock #G220)
Measuring 9 inches in width x 3 inches in height x 1.75 inches deep, this vintage 1920’s, country store advertising display reads, “We Give And Redeem Gold Stamps”. A very unusual find!

Black with hand-painted, gold lettering, this interesting advertising display would sit nicely on a shelf! In fine, all-original condition with the expected nicks and superficial surface scratches.

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Advertising : Pre 1960 item #1407263 (stock #M1389)
Offered is a very nice 1950 - 1960s era painted wood sign found in a Myrtle Beach antiques shop.

This double sided sign has the same word "WATERFRONT" painted on each side. The white background and bold black stenciled lettering are identical.

This handsome sign measures 24 inches long x 6 inches high and 3/8 inches thick. There are 2 unobtrusive small holes on either side which were used when hanging the sign...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : School : Pre 1940 item #264188 (stock #G452)
Measuring 9.5 inches long x 8 inches wide in its wooden ABC frame, this delightful, fine motor practice material was made in pre-WWII Germany, circa 1930's...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : School : Pre 1900 item #1460493 (stock #G698)
Measuring 5.75" wide x 8.25" long x 6" high, this C1890s, unique and interestingly designed school lunch box has four parts: the base, which is 4" deep, the lid, a removable handled cup cleverly fitted to the top of the lunchbox lid, and a removal interior tray to dine upon that rests on a small edge inside the base!

Constructed of tin with well-executed soldered seams and rolled edges on nearly all areas which are smooth and comfortable to the touch.

In great condition for its 120 years ...

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 : School : Pre 1940 item #1449254 (stock #B303)
Measuring 9 1/2 inches wide x 13 inches long, this brightly colored, copyright 1937, The Tale of Peter Rabbit book, a sweet story originally written by Beatrix Potter and offered here, in a large softcover book format and illustrated by acclaimed American children's illustrator, Milo Winter, is very rarely found!

Published by The Merrill Publishing Company, Educational Publishers, Chicago, Illinois, this book was meant to be used in the early Primary Grades as an educational tool to promot...

All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Entertainment : Contemporary item #1464927
An original auction catalog from Bonhams, Los Angeles, of the sale of June 8/9, 2022 of the possessions of the famous pair of entertainers, who passed in 2020 and 2021. Catalog is in excellent fresh condition. It is filled with images of the possessions from the Las Vegas residences, giving a unique insight into the personal lives of these personalities...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Fashion : Apparel : Pre 2000 item #1472843
A first edition hard cover published by Abbeville Press in 1998.The dust jacket shows some wear with scotch tape on the upper corner ( see photo ), the back has a tear and creasing at the top edge and there is an ink spot on the bottom text block. The book is in fine condition. Illustrated. 359 pages. Original price $ 75.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Fashion : Accessories : Pre 1960 item #1292121 (stock #02308)
A vintage unsigned chocolate brown coloured natural alligator purse c1940s-50s. This 12-3/8" wide purse stands 9-3/8" high to the top of the nickel plated clasp and it has a 7" high alligator strap as well. it has a brown silk lining with a zip pouch and it is in excellent condition with no scrapes, wear, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than a white stain or residue on the liner inside...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Entertainment : Autographs : Film Celebrities : Pre 1970 item #1421965 (stock #JB04385)
Circa early to mid 1960's image of actress Joanne Woodward (1930-), hand signed and inscribed "To Tom Best Wishes Joanne Woodward" in blue marker. The photo (7 1/2" by 9 1/2", 10 1/2" by 12" in simulated wood frame) is I believe a reprint of a sixties image of the actress in her prime, and signed at a later date. Woodward of course was married for fifty years to actor Paul Newman, with whom she appeared in ten films, and with whom she collaborated on many others...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Entertainment : Autographs : Music Industry : Pre 2000 item #1423784 (stock #JB05238)
A hand signed copy of the 1996 First Edition copy of "Ghost of a Chance", the memoir of pianist and bandleader PETER DUCHIN (1937-), son of the swing musician Eddy Duchin. The younger Duchin led a glittering life in high society during the middle years of the century, and the interesting tales of his privileged upbringing and performance history are detailed in this hard cover book. The book measures 9 1/2" by 7". The original dust jacket is included...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Transportation : Pre 1940 item #588793 (stock #0834)
A Cunard Queen Elizabeth I ship tie clip 1930s. This gilt brass and celluloid 2-3/4" tie clip dates to 1938-40 and it depicts the Cunard steamship liner Queen Elizabeth I. Launched in 1938, the QEI was retrofitted for the war effort in 1940, and relaunched in 1946. She was taken out of service as a luxury liner in 1968...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Jewelry : Pre 1990 item #1486471
Vintage clip-on earrings by Wilma Spagli, Italy. Grey wool bound together by flaxen thread in a check pattern. 1980’s, the gold tone metal base signed Wilma Spagli and Made in Italy. Height "1 ¾ / 4.5 cm. Condition: fine.
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...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Fashion : Accessories : Pre 1900 item #1392903
Victorian mother of pearl and silvered metal button hook, for ladies’ boots and gloves. Length "3 ¼ / 8 cm. Condition: fine.
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Fashion : Accessories : Pre 1930 item #773896 (stock #5773)
An Edwardian gold filled wrist purse on a chain c1910-20. This 2-1/2 x 1-7/8" purse is undecorated, it has a snap-catch and a 7-1/2" link chain; it has a WH & Co. in a heart maker's mark and it is in excellent original condition with no bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than two shallow dents on one side and the later insertion of some purple velvet on the inside...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Food and Drink : Pre 1960 item #454314 (stock #0418)
A 1950s Italian straw glass liners & metal carrier. This funky addition to your 1950s retro table is a set of dyed straw glass liners in their original black wire carrying tray. The liners each have a silk MADE IN ITALY sewn-on tag, and they are in pairs, in purple, orange, gold and bronze colours (each 2-3/4" across and 2-3/4" deep)...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Travel : Pre 1950 item #1072302 (stock #01929)
A scarce 10" restaurantware porcelain dinner plate from the dining car service of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP or CPR)...