45.95 USD

Fleurs de lis are stylized iris flowers symbolizing royalty and are often used in French heraldry. But really, they are just plain cool. These large vintage black fleurs de lis would look awesome no matter where you decide to hang them.

Molded from plastic, each fleur de lis has a hole for hanging.

Fleurs de lis are in good vintage condition showing some wear from hanging for years in a basement rec room.

Each fleur de lis is approximately 17' long x 8 3/4" wide x 1 3/4" deep.

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35.95 USD

New old stock Bridge for One pop-up playing card games by Milton C. Work, The International Authority, are a rare find. Each set of four (4) folded paper game sheets gives instructions on how to play bridge in three ways -- quoting from the back the game's description:

(a) As a contest with any number participating
(b) As a solitaire to test your own ability
(c) As a solitaire for educational purposes

Dating from the early 1930s, these games sheets were stashed away for many years and are in unused condition. Some of them showing soiling and creasing from storage, the paper is tanning from age, but they are so cool, and useable. Give them away as party favors at your next bridge game.

Each set contains four (4) game packets. Fourteen (14) packets are available.

Bridge for One by Milton C. Work, The International Authority
A Solitaire - A Contest and and Instructive Lession
Patents Pending, Copyright 1930, New York, N.Y.

Each games measures approximately 11 inches 6 1/4 inches closed.

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25.95 USD

Lovely vintage gift edition of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam has an amazing grapevine red and black cover, decorative endpapers, and beautiful color art illustration. Published in the 1940s by Random House, this vintage poetry book comes in its original red slipcase. This book of famous Persian poems would make a very special gift for someone special.

The book is in very good condition. It's clean and the binding is tight. The slipcover is in good condition showing typical shelf wear for a book this age.

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Translated into English Quatrains by Edward FitzGerald
Illustrated by Mahmoud Sayah
Introduction by Louis Untermeyer
Random House, New York, 1947
149 Pages
9 3/4 inches by 6 3/8 inches

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325.00 USD

A Great Britain entry in the European Recovery Program (ERP) Marshall Plan's Intra-European Cooperation for a Better Standard of Living 1950 poster contest, this striking graphic suggests that cooperation is the key to post-World War II economic development and prosperity.

The ERP or Marshall Plan (1948 - 1951), conceived by George C. Marshall, Army Chief of Staff during WW II & Truman's Secretary of State, sought to politically stabilize & rebuild the economies of war-torn European countries while hindering the spread of Communism.

A panel of graphic artists selected 25 winning posters from over 10,000 entries. The posters are graphically stunning pieces of political propaganda and historically interesting bits of ephemera from the early Cold War era.

The poster is an original poster, not a reproduction. The poster is in very good vintage condition with just some wear at around the edges.

Poster has been stored flat and has never been rolled.

YOU HOLD THE KEY
by Leonard Horton & Ronald Sandiford
Circa, 1950 ERP/Marshall Plan
20 x 30 inches (50 x 76 cm)
Great Britain, 5th Place Winner

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95.00 USD

These vintage metal Brutalist sculptures are so cool. They look great grouped together and will liven up even the most minimalist and modern decor. Forged out of what appears to be wrought iron, the shadow men have a primitive look and spear-like hands.


The modern art sculptures are in very good condition. The figures are unsigned.

Metal figures stand approximately 10 3/4 inches tall. One statue is a tad shorter than the other. The shadow bases extend approximately 6 1/2 inches.



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35.95 USD

Very nice, clean, early copy of The Little Engine That Could, this vintage book dates from the late 1940s, and has a decorative cover as well as decorative endpapers. The classic children's story and colorful illustrations will delight today's child. The book could be used as decor in a nursery or child's room.

The Little Engine That Could Retold by Watty Piper from The Pony Express by Mabel C. Bragg
Pictures by Lois L. Lenski
The Platt & Munk Co., Inc, New York
1930 Copyright
Unpaginated
8 1/4" x 6 1/2"

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28.95 USD

A fistful of vintage heart pendants - give them to your sweetie as a unique gift, use them as wedding decorations, or repurpose them into new pieces of jewelry or art.


Pendants are vintage circa 1950s and show typical age-related wearing including light tarnishing, & some rubbing away of the gold finish.

Pendants are approximately 1 1/4" long.

Pendants will be sent to you in a gift box.


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39.95 USD

Published in 1946, this vintage television technology book gives an overview of the technical side of the industry and the development of color TV. The book is illustrated with drawings by James MacDonald and with black & white photographs. The book has a decorative cover that would make an interesting office decor accent.

Book is in good condition. Pages are slightly tanned with age, but clean. Dust jacket shows typical wear with small tears, chipping around the edges, rubbing, and some paper loss. Colors are vibrant.

Telecasting and Color by Kingdon S. Tyler
Illustrated with drawings by James MacDonald
Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1946
Line Illustrations, Black & White Photographs
213 Pages
8 1/2" x 6 "

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28.95 USD

Shiny Brite, the iconic American Christmas ornament company, produced a fantastic array of glass holiday baubles from the late 1930s into the 1960s. This set of lantern-shaped glass ornaments have red, green & white stripes. They came to me tied with the red ribbon you see in the photographs and I have kept the ornaments together.

The ornaments have lost most of their silvering. One of the ornaments has a replacement metal top which is marked "Poland" and doesn't quite fit the bulb. The other one has metal cap marked "Shiny Brite Made in U.S.A." The ornaments have typical signs of aging with spots, paint loss, & discoloration.

One ornament is approximately 2 3/4" long. The other one is about 3" long.

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38.95 USD

Antique 1898 edition of Hamlin's History of Architecture in the College Histories of Art Series is in very good vintage condition. Fully illustrated with photographs and line drawings, Hamlin's history is a well-regarded and collectable volume on the subject of architecture. Comprehensive for its time, it covers primitive and prehistoric architecture through building in the late 19th-century United States. Bound in brown cloth with gold-leaf tooling this is an attractive book.

History of Architecture by A. D. F. Hamlin
College Histories of Art Series
1898 Edition
Pages 441
Fully Illustrated, Photographs and Line Drawings
Index and Index of Architects
Glossary


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145.00 USD

Double deck set of Fred Harvey Indians of the Southwest playing cards is a rare find. The playing cards have bold and beautiful graphics. The vintage playing card decks come in their original slip-case box.

Each deck has 52 cards. There are no jokers. The gold deck has gold gilt edges, and the silver deck has silver edges. The aces of spades in both decks are marked "The U.S. Playing Card Co, Cincinnati, U.S.A. P 1615."

The cards are in very good vintage condition. There is evidence of light wear but no creases or tears. The cards are crisp. The box shows shelf wear and is missing it's label. I believe the label would have identified this set as Congress Cell-u-Tone Finish playing cards.

Box measures 5 1/6 inches x 3 3/4 inches x 1 inch. Cards measure 3 1/2 inches x 2 3/8 inches.

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29.95 USD

In Praise of Fathers by Daniel A. Lord, S.J., outlines the meaning and the purpose of being a good Catholic father to your children, offering advise and spiritual guidance to the faithful. The small Queen's Work pamphlet has bold cover graphics.


This is a genuine vintage religious pamphlet from the 1940s not a reproduction. As such, expect ordinary signs of aging including some wear to the cover, with a small chip on the right-hand side of the cover corner, wear and tanning at the edges of the pages. Previous owner's name (Carolyn Zickel) written in blue ink on inside cover.

In Praise of Fathers by Daniel A. Lord, S.J.
The Queen's Work, St. Louis
40 Pages
6 1/8" x 3 1/4"


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You've A Right To Be Happy
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Don't Be A Liar
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How To Go To Heaven Without Dignity
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How Are Things in Tito-Slavia?
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Humanity Debased
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Godless Communism
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The Communist Conspiracy Against the Negroes
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and more....


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18.95 USD

Vintage copy of A. Edmonds Tozer's the Proper of the Mass for Sundays and Holidays Set to Music (Proprium de Tempore, Proprium Messæ) provides simple music for the Latin mass throughout the liturgical calendar.

The Proper of the Mass for Sundays Holiday Set to Simple Music
Volume 1
A. Edmonds Tozer
J. Fischer & Brother, New York, 1936; 187 Pages
8 1/4 Inches by 5 3/4 Inches

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45.00 USD

Rolling Stone's Gimme Shelter is not only a great rock and roll tune, but also the name of a documentary film covering the final leg of the band's 1969 U.S. tour, including the infamous Altamont Free Concert.

What you are looking at in this listing is Gimme Shelter in RCA SelectaVision VideoDisc format. Released in 1970, the movie quickly became a rock and roll classic. Selectavision disc players have mostly gone the way of the dinosaur. This disc has not been tested, and I cannot vouch that it is in playable condition. Should you happen to have a working Capacitance Electronic Disc (CED) system player lying around, you could check it out.

I'm selling the disc as a display piece akin to a vintage poster. The graphics on the front and back covers are amazing. Feature either the picture of Mick Jagger captured at the height of his youthful bad-boy rock star look, or display the back cover with the full band in pink silhouette against a teal green background, red lips, and a publicity blurb.

The disc cover is in good condition but it does show wear including soiling, dings, scratches, and tears, with several spots of paper loss.

Measures 14 inches x 12 7/8 inches wide 5/15 deep.

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18.95 USD

Vintage Santa Claus party picks will give your holiday party the perfect retro Christmas touch. Use them as cupcake toppers, hor d'oeuvres picks, in cocktails, or to decorate sandwiches.

New old stock in their original packaging, these Santa party picks are marked "Made in Hong Kong" on the back.

Listing is for one package of eight (8) picks.

Picks are approximately 3 inches long.

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25.95 USD

A Catholic Information Society pamphlet published at the beginning of the Cold War era, Stalin's Worldwide Fifth Column exposes the idea of Soviet spies & secret agents operating to undermine democracy.

Stalin's Worldwide Fifth Column by William Henry Chamberlain
No. 6 in a Pamphlet Series on Communism
Catholic Information Society, New York, 1947
16 Pages, Stapled Binding
5 1/4 inches x 3 7/16 inches
Excellent Condition

Genuine Vintage -- Not a Reproduction

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Radio in the Red - www.etsy.com/listing/250219347/radio-in-the-red-anti-communist
Red Star Over Hollywood - www.etsy.com/listing/249114545/red-star-over-hollywood-cold-war-vintage
Mind and Spirit in the Land of Soviets - www.etsy.com/listing/249489715/cold-war-era-catholic-pamphlet-anti
Red Tyranny vs. Stepinac - www.etsy.com/listing/249907186/red-tyranny-vs-stepinac-yugoslavia
The Red Drive in the Colonies - www.etsy.com/listing/249717470/vintage-pamphlet-catholic-anti-communist
How Are Things in Tito-Slavia? - www.etsy.com/listing/249554272/cold-war-anti-communist-pamphlet-vintage
Humanity Debased - www.etsy.com/listing/250109210/humanity-debased-vintage-catholic
Godless Communism - www.etsy.com/listing/249195357/godless-communism-vintage-catholic
Climax of Civilization World Conquest by Communism?
Communism Our Common Enemy
Communism A World Menace
Communism Today or Red Fascism



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48.95 USD

Cool old tool, this claw grabber has a sturdy wood handle and metal cage for holding objects. Found in an old garage with a bunch of glassblowing related items, this vintage claw-like industrial tool was most likely used to hold hot glass during production.

The tool is very old and was used in its time. It has a deep patina of age and would look great as part of in a industrial decor display. As I am not sure if this is a viable tool in today's glassblowing industry, the tool is being sold as a decorative item.

14 1/2" Long
3 1/2 " At its widest point

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18.95 USD

Vintage Thermo Glo party invitations will set the right tone for a retro patio party, BBQ, garden party, or any outdoor celebration.

Invitations come in their original box. Each box contains 11 unused invitations and 12 envelopes.

Invitations measure approximately 4 1/2 inches x 3 1/2 inches.

Listing is for one box of eleven (11) invitations.

Two (2) boxes are available.

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375.00 USD

Rare Bird!

This Lenci duck figurine is truly a rare find. Lenci, founded in 1919 by Elena (Helen) Konig and Enrico Scavini, and centered in Torino, Italy, began as a manufacturer of fanciful felt dolls. In 1928, the factory began producing high-quality porcelain ceramic figurines. After surviving through WW II (and a direct bomb hit on the factory!), Lenci closed its doors in 1964.

This small yellow duckling figurine is in very good vintage condition. The bottom of the piece has some rough spots and a flea bite around the firing hole. The piece is hand-signed "Lenci Italy" along with a circular symbol on the bottom. The bird also has a round paper Lenci seal.

Measures approximately 5" wide x 3 1/4" tall

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75.00 USD

Rare 1930s Denison's Minstrel and Song Catalog contains amazing graphics and a complete list of songs, scripts, minstrel staging supplies, including make up and costumes, available through Denison.

This small vintage mail order catalog is in very good condition showing some wear around the edges, light soiling, and a light crease on the first page. The advertising catalog is addressed to "High School, Port Jervis, N.Y."

Everything For Your Minstrel Show
Denison's Minstrel and Song Catalog
T.S. Denison& Company
321 Fifth Ave. S
Minneapolis 14 Minn.
61 Pages plus Order Form and Shipping Information at back
6 5/8" x 4 3/4"