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Neurasthenia - Vintage Pharmaceuticals Advertising - Vintage Medicine - Sanatogen - Brain Tonic - Confession of a Neurasthenic - Bauer by HappyFortuneVintage

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125.00 USD

Confession of a Neurasthenic by Horace Hazeltine is a rare piece of antique pharmaceutical advertising. Published in 1911 by Bauer Chemical, the illustrated autobiographical story recounts the author's suffering with the symptoms of neurasthenia until he was saved by the drug Sanatogen.

Billed as a brain tonic, Sanatogen was heavily marketed by Bauer Chemical as a nerve revitalizer and remedy for neurasthenia, a condition coined in 1869 with symptoms including fatigue, nervousness, and anxiety.

The small illustrated advertising pamphlet has a decorative cover and a binding sewn with red thread. The cover shows wear particularly around the edges with creases and minor paper loss. The pages are clean and in good condition. The advertising booklet includes a fold-out sheet of "Letters from Famous People" including comments by Lady Henry Somerset, George Ade, David Belasco, John Burroughs, Sir Gilbert Parker, and others notables of the time.

Confession of a Neurasthenic
by Horace Hazeltine author of "The City of Encounters" "The Sable Lorcha", Etc.
The Bauer Chemical Company, New York City, 1911
Copyright 1911 by F.W. Hehmayer
Printer: American Lithographic Company
11 Pages plus fold out page
7 1/2" x 4 5/8"


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Rosenthal China Coffee Pot - White Porcelain Coffee Pot -Rosenthal Coffee Pot - Rosenthal Lotus - Vintage Coffee Pot -White China Coffee Pot by HappyFortuneVintage

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95.00 USD

Vintage Rosenthal China coffee pot in their classic white lotus pattern is a beautifully designed mid-century modern classic. Made in Germany, this fine white porcelain coffee server will look stunning with any decor from traditional to modern.


This is an older Rosenthal coffee pot circa 1950s - 1960s not the more recent Studio Line edition.

The coffee pot is in very good condition. The pot is clean and looks to have been very gently used. No chips. No cracks.

8" tall
9" wide including handle and spout
5 1/2" base diameter
7 cup capacity


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Fail Again Fail Better - Vintage Letters - Bulletin Board Decor - Ceramic Letters - Samuel Beckett Quote - Inspirational Success Quote by HappyFortuneVintage

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42.95 USD

Fail Again
Fail Better

This often repeated Samuel Beckett quote from Worstward Ho is inspirational yet sobering. You may never succeed, but you can always fail better.

Spelled out in letters from a vintage set of Mitten's Movie Tilers, each white ceramic letter has a metal push pin on the back for use on a bulletin board or soft piece of wood.


Black background not included.

Letters will be sent to you in a gift box.

The letters are in good condition showing typical wear with some light soiling at the edges.

Each small letters measure approximately 1/2" to 3/4".


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Lionel Floodlight Tower - Spotlight Tower - Lionel Train Accessories - Model Train Scenery - Toy Train Scenery - Fun Office Decor - Prop by HappyFortuneVintage

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35.00 USD

From an old Lionel Train set, this vintage floodlight tower has eight lights and will cast a cool look on your office decor, man cave, or any other spot you'd like a fun decor accent.

This Lionel's No. 195-15 Railroad Yard Floodlight Tower model was manufactured from 1957 to 1969. The floodlight tower is made from plastic and has eight spotlights at the top. The model has all eight lightbulbs. The spotlight tower is untested.

The vintage Lionel Train accessory is in good condition for a used train toy. It shows evidence of the passage of time including dings, scratches, and soiling.

The Lionel train scenery model is marked "PT. NO. 195-15 MADE IN U.S. OF AMERICA" and "195 RAILROAD YARD FLOODLIGHT THE LIONEL CORPORATION NEW YORK, N.Y." on the bottom and has two metal clips for connecting into a train set power grid.

This Lionel Train Railroad Yard Floodlight is untested and there is no guarantee that it will work. The unit is being sold "as is" as a fun decor prop.

Measurements:
12 3/4" Tall
3 1/4" Square Base

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Vintage Poster - Hair Salon Decor - Beauty Salon Wall Decor - Poster Wall Art - Retro Hairstyle - 1960s Hair Style - Woman's Portrait by HappyFortuneVintage

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25.95 USD

With her gorgeous blue eyes, glamorous dress, and dramatic coif, this 1960s beauty is a stunner against the dark blue background of this vintage hair salon poster.

Published in Chicago by Hair Style of the Month, this original poster was produced for display in hair and beauty salons across the United States. The poster is printed on sturdy coated paper and has an image on both sides.

This poster was displayed in a Chicago hair salon and shows wear. One side of the double-sided poster is slightly faded from the sun. There is a tear on one side and a dark spot on one side of the poster near the top.The poster was stored rolled up for many years. A good framer would be able to straighten it out and make an amazing wall hanging.

Measurements: 20" x 16".

I have a whole treasure trove of these marvelous hair style posters and will be listing them in my shop over the next several weeks.

Several of these posters would look amazing grouped together of a retro look in a modern hair salon.

Additional Hair Style Posters Currently Available:

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https://www.etsy.com/listing/218973881/vintage-poster-beauty-salon-decor-retro?


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Old Wedding Photograph - 1920s Wedding Portrait - Antique Photography - Wedding Party Photo - Antique Cabinet Card - Old Photo - Passaic NJ by HappyFortuneVintage

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16.95 USD

Vintage photography studio wedding party portrait provides wonderful insight into 1920s fashion and style. Big beautiful rose bouquets for the attendants, fabulous calla lily flowers for the bride, and lovely lace gowns, clues that this must have been a very upscale celebration.

The portrait is mounted in a gray heavy card-stock presentation folder with amazing silver-leaf border detail. The folder is marked "Adamoff, 74 Market St, Passaic, N.J." Top left-hand corner of the folder is bumped, but otherwise the cover and photograph are in amazing condition for their age.

10 1/4" x 11 1/14"


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Vietnam War Collectible - Vintage Cigarette Box - Vietnam War Souvenir - Military Collectible - Vietnam War Memorabilia - Lacquer Box by HappyFortuneVintage

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325.00 USD

This beautiful lacquer box once belonged to Walter T. Steves, a colonel in the U.S. Air Force. The lacquer cigarette box was a gift to Col. Steves from Col. Nguyen Duc De, Chief Adjunct General, Joint General State of the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces.

The lacquer box has four beautiful Vietnamese women on the lid and hinges open to reveal three tiered cigarette shelves.

The shelves are made of wood and have metal hinges. The top shelf has slots for 15 thin cigarettes. The middle shelf has slots for 15 thicker cigarettes, and the bottom shelf has 8 slots that look as though they could accommodate small cigars.

The box was used in its time and shows wear. There are scuffs and scratches on the lacquer as well as a few small chips along front edge. The presentation box has a blue plaque on the side which reads:

Col Walter T. Steves
Deputy Acting COS
From: Col Nguyen Duc De
Chief AG/JGS/RVNAF

I found a reference to Col. Walter T. Steves. He served in the U.S. Air Force. He is buried in the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas. His grave stone indicates that he served in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.

I found a reference to Col. Nguyen Duc De on the Sĩ Quan Trừ Bị Quân Lực Việt Nam Cộng Hòa
Nơi Gặp Gở của những Sĩ Quan Trừ Bị Thủ Đức và Sĩ Quan Trừ Bị Quân Trường Đồng Đế Nha Trang blog - siquantrubi.blogspot.com - stating that "Former Colonel Nguyen Duc De had breathed his last on Sunday December 28, 2008 in Fullerton, California."

The box measures approximately 11 1/4 inches long by 5 1/5 inches wide by 2 3/4 inches high when closed and 5 1/5 high when open. Shelves are approximately 5 3/4 inches by 4 inches.

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Cartoon Art - Comic Book Art Instruction - How to Draw Book - Chalk Talk - Trick See Art - Harry C. Bjorklund - Cartooning - 1930s by HappyFortuneVintage

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125.00 USD

Trick See Art!

Rare Harry C. Bjorklund book!

Trick See Art by the 1930s chalk talk art master Harry C. Bjorklund will teach you how to draw awesome comic cartoon figures.

This is a genuine original publication from the 1930s not a reproduction.
The large-format softcover book is in good condition for its age showing wear around the edges, light soiling, creasing, a tear at the base of the cover, tanning pages.


Trick-See-Art A New Kind of Fun! by Harry C. Bjorklund
Novelty Research Artists, Minneapolis
Circa 1939
47 Pages
11 3/4 inches by 8 1/2 inches
Stapled Binding

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Vintage Powder Boxes - Bedroom Decor - Bathroom Decor - Instant Collection - Dusting Powder Boxes - Jean Naté - Houbigant - Estee Lauder - by HappyFortuneVintage

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45.00 USD

Vintage powder boxes in cool retro colors would make a fun display in a modern bedroom or bathroom.

The instant collection includes three classic dusting powder boxes from the 1970s. The iconic yellow Jean Naté powder box comes with its original powder puff and a generous amount of powder. The highly decorative Houbigant Essence of Chantilly dusting powder box comes with its original pink powder puff and pink cardboard box insert. The blue Estee Lauder perfumed body powder box is empty. The boxes are in good vintage condition showing typical wear.


5 1/4" Houbigant Essence of Chantilly Dusting Power Box
5 1/8" Jean Naté Perfumed Bath Powder Box
4 1/2" Estee by Estee Lauder Perfumed Body Power Box

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Vintage Yoga Book - Yoga Gift - Yoga Decor - Yoga Instruction - Yoga Practice - Yoga Youth Reincarnation - Jess Stearn - First Edition by HappyFortuneVintage

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75.00 USD

Jess Stearn, a sceptic reporter, was totally transformed in body and soul after a four month regimen of yoga and mediation. Written way back in 1965 before yoga became mainstream in America, this is an insightful and collectable book.

This is a scarce first edition copy of Stearn's yoga instruction book published in 1965. The vintage book is in good condition. The dust jacket is bright with noticeable wear around the edges including small tears and some paper loss. Bottom of the spine shows wear. Small black mark on the bottom page edges. Pages are clean.

Yoga, Youth, and Reincarnation by Jess Stearn
Includes Black & White Photographs by Frank Stork of Marcia Moore in Yoga Postures
Illustrated with line drawings
Doubleday & Company, Inc, New York, 1965
392 Pages
8 1/2" x 5 3/4"

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Vintage Libbey Glassware - Mid Century Glassware - Vintage Tumblers - Vintage Barware - Modern Glasses - Libbey Windswept - Wedding Gift by HappyFortuneVintage

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45.00 USD

Vintage mid-century modern glassware by Libbey have a simple and sleek cut glass design. These beautiful tumbler glasses will fit into any decor from modern, to contemporary, traditional, to minimal.

Set includes four (4) glasses. The glasses are marked on the bottom with the Libbey "L," and are in very good condition. No chips. No cracks.

The glasses have a nice heft to them.

Libbey Windswept
8 oz. Capacity
4 1/4" Tall
3" Top Diameter


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Akro Agate Glass - Slag Glass Flower Pot - Miniature Flower Pot - Thumb Pots - Green & White Glass - Vintage Flowerpot - Collectible Glass by HappyFortuneVintage

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18.95 USD

Akro Agate miniature slag glass flower pot is simply adorable. Known as a thumb pot, Akro made these flower pots in 1930s in various colors. This pot is made out of white & green swirled glass.

The flower pot is in good vintage condition. It has a few manufacturing flaws, a slightly protruding translucent edge left behind from the glass mold (see photograph 2), but no chips or cracks.

The pot is marked on the bottom with the Akro symbol and "Made in U.S.A."

This tiny flower pot is 2 1/2" tall with a 1 1/2" bottom diameter.

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Vintage Green Vase - Art Deco Vase - Green Glass Vase - Decorative Vase - Black Parrot Decor - Bird Decor -Green Decor -Art Deco Decor -Gift by HappyFortuneVintage

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55.00 USD

Impressive tall green glass vase has a dramatic black parrot & floral transfer design reminiscent of silver overlay designs found on glass Rockwell vases of the Art Deco period. This is a beautiful and unusual vintage vase.

I'm not sure exactly when this vase was made, as it does not have a markers mark, but its styling and manufacturing clues indicate that is was most likely made in the 1930s - 1940s.

The glass is not actually green. It has a paint transfer coating giving it the effect of cased glass. There are seams on each side of the green paint transfer but the seams are not evident inside the vase.

The vase shows wear including scratches, paint loss, and soiling.

Approximately 10" tall, 5" at its widest point, 3" base diameter.

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Antique Book - Captain Bayley's Heir - Decorative Cover - Book Decor Library Decor - Adventure Novel - American West - California Gold Rush by HappyFortuneVintage

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25.95 USD

From its delightful decorative cover to its action-packed tales of adventure in the American West, this antique copy of G.A. Henty's Captain Bayley's Heir is an old-fashion good read.

The graphic cover of a rider on a horse would look great on display in a library or child's room.

Captain Bayley's Heir, A Tale of The Gold Fields of California
G.A. Henty
Blackie & Son, Limited, London and Glasgow
Undated, Circa 1910
Illustrated
384 Pages plus two pages of publisher's advertising
7 1/2 inches x 5 1/2 inches

This is a genuine antique book not a reprint. The book is over 100-years old and shows the passage of time and evidence of having been read and enjoyed over the years. The cover is worn at the edges particularly at the top and base of the spine, with some fraying and chipping. The corners are bumped and the boards have worn through. The cover and spine graphics are in good condition and show well. The cover has some soiling. The back of the cover shows some fading. Pages are tanned with age.

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Swivel Picture Frame - Antique Wood Frame - Vintage Picture Frame - Vintage Wood Swing Frame - Shabby Chic Picture Frame - Art Deco Frame by HappyFortuneVintage

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18.95 USD

Lovely vintage wood swivel picture frame from the Art Deco era has a shabby chic look. The wooden frame has chippy gray paint with gold accents.

The vintage swing frame has approximately a 6 6/8 inch by 4 7/8 inch picture area and stands about 9 inches tall by 9 1/4 inches wide.

This is an antique picture frame with a deep patina of age including chipped paint and general signs of wear. The picture frame has an old piece of green felt on the bottom.

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Jules Verne - Among the Cannibals - Book Decor - Man Cave Decor - Antique Book - Decorative Book - Adventure Story - Man Cave Gift - by HappyFortuneVintage

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45.00 USD

This circa 1900 copy of Jules Verne's Among the Cannibals includes The Mysterious Document and On The Track which together are an English translation of Les Enfants du Capitaine Grant. An illustrated edition of this Verne work, the book has green cloth covered boards, a graphic cover with gold gilt lettering, and chapter title drawings by Henry Austin.

The highly decorative book cover would make a terrific decor accent in a library, office, or man cave.

The cover has noticeable wear particularly on the top and base of the spine including some loss and chipping. The pages are tanned with age.

I've noted an irregularity in the pagination of the book. Each story in the volume begins with an unpaginated page and then the next page is numbered "10" instead of "2."

In the Among The Cannibals section the chapter illustration and the first page (the unpaginated page and page 10) are detached from the book. Pages 10, 11, and 12 have residue of tape at the tops and bottom (see photograph four).

Originally published in France as Les Enfants du Capitaine Grant, this set of stories was then published in England by George Routledge and Sons as a three volume set titled A Voyage Around the World. It has also been published in English as In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant.

Among the Cannibals containing "The Mysterious Document," "On The Track," and "Among The Cannibals."
by Jules Verne
Illustrated by Henry Austin
Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, London
Undated, Circa 1900
Publisher's booklist advertising pages at back

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Atlas Holding Earth Globe - Vintage Globe Decor - Cool Gift - Fun Office Decor - Antique World Globe - Miniature World Globe - Metal Globe by HappyFortuneVintage

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45.00 USD

Atlas holds the world as it was before 1914 and the outbreak of the World War I. The simplified antique globe was made in Germany and was originally a pencil sharpener. The miniature globe shows the Congo States, St. Pedersburg, and the British Dominion (now the western Canadian provinces).

This rare tin globe shows its age and has lots of character for its small size. The pencil sharpener blade is dull and has separated from the piece as one of the small bolts holding the sharpener in place has partially rusted away. The globe has typical paint loss for a metal toy globe of this age. There are some green ink markings on the bottom.

2 3/4 inches tall
1 3/4 inches globe diameter
1 1/16 inch base diameter

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www.etsy.com/listing/192951906/vintage-tin-globe-9-inch-chein-globe
www.etsy.com/listing/221218761/wood-globe-world-globe-vintage-globe
www.etsy.com/listing/256838448/celestial-globe-vintage-globe-replogle
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Antique Leather Book Set - Antiquarian Books - Decorative Books - Antique Books - Office Decor - Library Decor - Latin & Greek Classics by HappyFortuneVintage

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2,295.00 USD

Incredible set of antiquarian leather books, this collection of Antique Gems from the Latin and Greek was published by subscription in 1902 by George Barrie & Son, Philadelphia. Each custom printed set was bound according to the subscribers specifications. This antique book set is bound in three quarter Morocco leather, green with brown spine, and light green cloth. The spines have gold gilt designs and lettering.

Subscription number 685 of 1000 sets published, this collection belonged to Percy Chubb the founder of Chubb Insurance. Each volume has Chubb's personal bookplate pasted on the inside front endpaper.

Each book has the Latin or Greek text on one side with the English translation on the facing page. The books are beautifully illustrated and printed on high quality Japanese vellum paper.

Books are in very good condition with rubbing and wear evident at the corners and along the edges. Pages are clean. The books were on a library shelf untouched for years and have some dust soiling along the top edges.

This impressive book set would be an amazing & very special gift for a book lover, Classics buff, or a lawyer or corporate executive who has been promoted to the corner office.

12 Volumes include:

Anacreon (Odes)
Apollonius (Jason and Medea)
Apuleius (Cupid & Psyche)
Horace (Odes, Epodes, Carmen Seculare)
Longus (Daphnis and Chloe)
Lucian (Dialogues of Courtesans)
Lucius (The Ass)
Propertius (Elegies)
Tatius (Leucippe and Clitophon) In two volumes
Thocritus (Idyls)
Virgil (Bucolics)

Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Additional photographs available upon request.

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Esterbrook Pen Nibs - Dip Pen Nibs - Vintage Pen Nibs - Calligraphy Nibs - Italic Pen Nibs - Pen Supplies - Vintage Penmanship - Camden NJ - by HappyFortuneVintage

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85.95 USD

New old stock vintage Esterbrook Penesco No 509 Medium stub italic calligraphy dip pen nibs are a rare find. Made in Camden, New Jersey, there are 144 (a gross) steel pen nibs in each box.

Each box offered in this listing is in unused vintage condition and has never been opened. Some of the box seals are intact and some of seals are broken.

This listing is for one box of vintage Esterbrook Penesco No 509 Medium Stub nibs. The slide-open box design and the Penesco tag dates the manufacturing of these nibs to the 1940s.


Box measures 2 1/4" x 1 3/4" x 1 1/8"



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Vintage Poetry Book - Poems for Children - Poems to Memorize - New York City Public School - Poetry Anthology - Vintage School Book by HappyFortuneVintage

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60.00 USD

This slim volume of poems and proverbs was part of the New York City Public School curriculum back in the 1920s and 1930s, a time when education included a fair amount of memorization.

Organized by categories such as nature, patriotism, home and friends, humor, seasons and festivals, the poems, specifically selected for children, include verses by Christina G. Rossetti, William Blake, Robert Louis Stevenson, Hilaire Belloc, and more.

The vintage school book has decorative endpapers with a New York City Board of Education check-out sheet pasted on the front endpaper, as well as a red "Property of Board of Education" stamp on the title page. The book is in overall good condition with typical wear on the cover, some soiling and spotting, and tanning of pages.

Required Poetry for the New York City Public Schools
For Reading and Memorization
Third Year - First Half - Grade 3A
Edited by James J. Reynolds
Noble and Noble, New York, 1928
96 Pages
7 3/4" x 5 3/4"

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