David Anthony
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Fashion : Accessories : Pre 1960 item #1489972
David Anthony
$160.00
This stylish basket weave purse was quite the rage during the 1950s when Dorset Rex marketed this patented purse during the Eisenhower years. The patent was actually issued in late 1949, after which a wide range of purses entered the market. The Dorset Rex tag tells us that the purse was made after 1951, thus we date it c. 1955.

This purse is gold with reddish-brown, possibly deep mauve, lucite top which closes with an S-hooked clasp. The horse shoe handle rotates freely on pins...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Advertising : Pre 1900 item #1489365
David Anthony
$950.00
From the Sunday December 10, 1899 New York Herald is an advertisement for RIPANS tablues, an over the counter remedy for a litany of ailments. Its founder was George Rowell who was an advertising trailblazer in the brokerage business...
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 : Nostalgia : Advertising : Pre 1950 item #1471667
David Anthony
$1,225.00
This fantastic metal advertising sign for Grapette soft drink is among its earliest productions if not the first, alone making it a very desirable collector's item. But the fact that it is so large and decorative gives it extra oomph - especially for that holy of holies - the man cave.

This advertising sign is in exceptional condition considering its past life as an advertisement. It has nail holes at the outer rim on the top and the bottom...
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Advertising : Pre 1900 item #1335933
David Anthony
$148.00
A brilliant true chromolithograph for Southdown tobacco by Macnil-Zimmer-McGill Tobacco Company, Petersburg, VA USA Registerd US Patent Office. Super nice condition with a printing flaw in the S of Southdown where the red did ink did not cover its assigned space. Framed in heavy oak frame with bubble glass. The picture was difficult to photograph, so you see glare in the image. This image and ad are well above average. Dimension: 13" x 13"
All Items : Popular Collectibles : Nostalgia : Food and Drink : Pre 1920 item #1333481
David Anthony
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1914 Coca Cola "Betty" Serving Tray whose obverse is in Excellent+ to Near Mint condition. The back has some adhesive residue but it is in otherwise near mint to mint state. Please note that the front has a faint scratch, and the bottom rim has a small but deep chip. These early trays do not come up for sale often. Now is the time to make the purchase that refreshes. Dimensions: 10-5/8" x 13-3/8"