325.00 USD

Vintage globe by Replogle shows the world circa 1933. This is a rare 7-inch diameter globe with a domed "Big Dipper" metal base. With its Art Deco styling and small table-top size, this globe is perfect for display on your desk or office bookshelf.

Although small, the globe has lots of detail including a legend, international date line, tropics of cancer and capricorn, the path of Adm. Bryd's 1929 flight to the South Pole, Lindbergh's 1927 flight, & a selection of radio stations.

Globe is marked "7 Inch Standard Globe Made by Replogle Globes Inc. Chicago, Ill."

Some of the countries and area designations not found on current globes include:
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
Bechuanaland
Belgian Congo
British Somaliland
Chosen (Korea)
French Indo-China
French West Africa
Italian Somaliland
Palestine
Persia
Rhodesia & North Rhodesia

The globe is in good overall condition showing typical wear for its 80 years. The coated paper gores have a patina of age including soiling, some paper loss, and minor splitting at the seams. The bronze-colored paint on the base has worn off and chipped off in spots.

I ship internationally. If you don't see your country under shipping, send me a message with your location, and I'll send you a shipping quote.

Other globes currently in stock:
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www.etsy.com/listing/202438286/globe-with-moon-charm-bracelet-vintage
www.etsy.com/listing/193568660/vintage-globe-illuminated-glass-world
www.etsy.com/listing/221218761/wood-globe-world-globe-vintage-globe
www.etsy.com/listing/248909081/world-globe-vintage-globe-replogle


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28.95 USD

Standing proudly on a chair, this young child with her white hair bow and bold polka dot dress appears to be enjoying her photography portrait session. This triplet set of antique carte de visite come from the estate of an old German woman whose family carried an amazing cache of photographs with them when they immigrated to America in the early 1900s.

Compare the face of the young child in this photograph with that of the girl with the big white bow in her hair and striped dress in the following photograph.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/233903365/antique-photograph-class-photo-school

I believe they are the same person.

The cards are well over one hundred years old and are in good condition for their age showing typical wear to the photographs and the card edges. Each card is back printed with the name of the photography atelier. There is a piece of pink paper pasted over the back of one of the cards with additional photography information. See below:

Oskar Goetze
Photograph Atelier
Berlin, N.W. Paulstr. 26 am Criminalgericht

Photogr. Vergrosserungs-Anstalt
Reinhold Sschadrack
Berlin S.O. Maskauer-Str. 28.


Cards measure approximately 4" x 2 1/2"


Other photographs from the collection currently in my shop:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/233836646/antique-photograph-school-photo-class
https://www.etsy.com/listing/233459584/carte-de-visite-antique-photographs
https://www.etsy.com/listing/231352701/antique-photograph-carte-de-visite-sepia
https://www.etsy.com/listing/232107938/antique-sepia-photograph-postcard-family


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35.00 USD

Night Haunts of Paris by Roland Vane (pseudonym of Ernest L. McKeag) is just what you would expect from a pulp fiction novel from the early 1950s. Written in an exposé style (pun intended), the back cover informs that "These exposures may shock you; they will certainly thrill you and hold your interest until the very last line."

Picked up at an estate sale, I just couldn't resist the title and cover. The slim work of pulp fiction came in a protective plastic wrapper which I will send along with the book. The wrapper has two stickers on it, one says "Night Haunts," and the other "Heade GGA Cover," referring to cover art by Reginald Heade. GGA is an an acronym for "good girl art," a pulp fiction art style term coined by the American Comic Book Company for cover art depicting sexy women in improbable poses.

Pulp fiction by definition refers to books printed on cheap pulp paper which ages quickly. The book is in good condition with typical tanned paper. The cover graphic is bright but has a chip off the edge and some soiling. There is sticker residue from a price tag and light soiling on the cover.

Night Haunts of Paris by Roland Vane (Ernest L. McKeag)
An Archer Book, Hanley, Stoke on Trent
Kaywin Publishers, Inc. Cleveland, Ohio, 1951
128 Pages; 7 1/4 inches x 4 5/8 inches

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14.95 USD

Antique photograph postcard of a Catholic priest taken in the vicinity of Berlin, Germany in the early 1900s was among a cache of one family's photographs spanning from the 1800s into the 1900s. There is no indication if this young priest was a relative, although there is a resemblance between this man and a woman who appears to be the family matriarch.

The photograph postcard is in fair to good condition. It has noticeable wear around the edges and corners. There are a few soil spots on the image as well as general signs of age.

The photographs appears to be a black and white that has faded to more of a sepia tone.

The photograph postcard was produced by Samson & Co., the Berlin, Germany photography studio that also took other pictures in this family's photographic cache. Documents in the cache indicate that the family's name was Jasick.

Other photographs from this family currently available:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/232107938/antique-sepia-photograph-postcard-family
https://www.etsy.com/listing/233903365/antique-photograph-class-photo-school
https://www.etsy.com/listing/234006055/carte-de-visite-antique-photographs
https://www.etsy.com/listing/233459584/carte-de-visite-antique-photographs
https://www.etsy.com/listing/233836646/antique-photograph-school-photo-class
https://www.etsy.com/listing/231352701/antique-photograph-carte-de-visite-sepia

Postcard measures approximately 5 1/2" x 3 1/2".

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625.00 USD

Rare 9-inch diameter vintage world globe is a bit of an oddity. It has a stepped Art Deco glass base used by Rand McNally during the World War II era, but the vintage globe also has a decorative cast metal support arm typically seen on globes from the 1920s.

This Rand McNally Indexed Terrestrial Art Globe shows the world in the early stages of World War II. Austria has been consumed by Germany (Anschluss, March 1938), Czechoslovakia does not exist, Poland's border is perforated indicating occupation by Nazi Germany.

The globe has an interesting mix of political designations indicating that it was made very late in 1941 (Marshall Islands are under Japan occupation but the Gilbert Island are marked as British) or early 1942 (Italian East Africa dissolved in early 1942).

Globe Highlights:
-- British Empire shown in Pink
-- City of Tangiers in Morocco is marked "Neutral."
-- Italian East Africa
-- Rhodes (Italian)
-- British Somaliland
-- Palestine (British Mandate)
-- Belgian Congo
-- French Equatorial Africa
-- French West Africa
-- Northern Rhodesia
-- Southern Rhodesia
-- Bechuanaland (British Protectorate)
-- French Indo-China
-- Malay States (British)
-- Burma
-- Siam
-- Chosen (Japan Occupied Korea)
-- Taiwan (Japan)
-- Netherlands Indies
-- Marshall Islands (Japan)
-- Gilbert Islands (British)

This is a beautiful old globe with a deep and warm patina of age. The oceans are a turquoise blue with nautical distance indicators. There are eight masted ships scattered through the seven seas. The political boundary colors are muted shades of pink, green, and yellow.

The globe shows wear including general dust, soiling, spots, and areas of paper loss. The Equator line is missing revealing the globe's center seam. There is a metal plate and cork disk at Antarctica where the globe connects to the cast iron mount. The glass Art Deco base is in beautiful condition.

Rand McNally Indexed Terrestrial Art Globe
9 Inch Diameter
Distances in Statue Miles One inch equals 888 miles
Copyright Rand McNally & Company, Chicago
Made in U.S.A.
Approximately 13 Inches Tall
6 Inch Base Diameter

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www.etsy.com/listing/192951906/vintage-tin-globe-9-inch-chein-globe
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www.etsy.com/listing/259466095/vintage-globe-crams-celestial-globe-star
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325.00 USD

Lovely antique set of Jane Austen books would make a special gift for the Austen lover, English teacher, or literary buff.

The small circa 1900s leather-bound volumes have gold gilt edges, frontispiece illustrations protected by tissue paper, and beautiful hand marbled endpapers.

The book set includes three books containing six of Jane Austen's classic novels:
Emma & Northanger Abbey
Pride and Prejudice & Mansfield Park
Sense and Sensibility & Persuasion
Thomas Nelson & Sons, London
Circa 1900 - 1910

The antique books are over 100-years old and show typical signs of wear. The leather bindings are a bit crumbly especially along the front spine edge. The pages are clean and the paper is supple. The bindings are tight. A previous owner wrote their initials (VV) and the date 1921 at the front of each book.

Books measure approximately 6 1/4 inches by 4 3/8 inches.

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24.95 USD

Christmas Scotch tape in round dispensers lithographed with the classic Scotch Brand tartan plaid would be cool additions to any holiday display.

The dispensers are marked "Minnesota Mining Co." which eventually came to be known as 3M.

Each dispenser is approximately 1/2" in diameter.

The dispensers are in excellent shape. It's amazing that after approximately 60 years, the tape remains sticky to the touch, although it does not hold well. The dispensers are for display as the tape integrity has degraded over the years.


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65.00 USD

Our Chinese Ally published by the American Historical Association for the U.S. War Department was designed to introduce the American soldier to China, its culture, and evolving political system.

Published in 1944, this vintage military booklet gives an interesting insight into the U.S. government's attitude towards China during World War II before the Cold War turned the tide of propaganda against Communism. The pamphlet gives an overview of Chinese history and China's involvement in World War II.


Our Chinese Ally
War Department Education Manual Em 42
G.I. Roundtable Series
American Historical Association, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1944
61 Pages
7 1/4 inches x 5 inches

This is a genuine vintage military pamphlet from 1944 not a reproduction. The booklet shows wear and the passage of time. There is noticeable wear along the stapled binding and around the edges of the back and front covers. The back cover has a crease on the page-edge side. There is soiling on the tips of the bottom page-edge corners from the centerfold through the end of the pamphlet.

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19.95 USD

This vintage Catholic pamphlet, How To Go To Heaven Without Dignity by F. M. Lee, lays out the distinction between living only for worldly concerns and leading a spiritual life. The things that bring dignity to a materialistic existence are not the things that will get one into heaven.

Religious pamphlet is in good condition for its age. There is a slight crease on lower right-hand-side cover edge, and a few bumps and dings. Pages are clean. Paper shows slight aging but is supple. Back cover has some damage on the lower left-hand-side which might be from the printing process -- a small area does not have a smooth finish like the rest of the cover.

How to Go To Heaven Without Dignity by F.M. Lee, C.SS.R
Liguorian Pamphlets, Redemptorist Fathers
Liguori, Missouri, Second Printing, 1956
Allied Printers Trade Council Union Label, St. Louis
Printed in the U.S.A.
24 Pages, Stapled Binding

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19.95 USD

This assortment of vintage Christmas wrapping paper is perfect for scrapbooking, holiday craft projects, or lending a fun retro touch under your holiday tree.

The vintage wrapping paper lot includes 10 sheets with 5 designs including toy soldiers playing drums, jolly Santa Clauses, Christmas lanterns, Christmas greetings, and an assorted holiday motif with ornaments, a partridge in a pear tree, Christmas bells and more.

Each folded sheet opens up to 30 inches by 20 inches.

The vintage Christmas wrapping paper is in good, unused condition.

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65.00 USD

Vintage deck of playing cards given away by Baltusrol Golf Club at the 1961 U.S. Women's Open are a rare find. This vintage golf collectible would make a fun gift for the golfer in your life.

The poker-size playing cards are crisp and appear to have only been played with once or twice. The box shows wear particularly at the corners and has some scuffing and nicks.

Cards were produced by Miller Golf, Randolph, MA, and printed in Brazil.

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19.95 USD

Make your vintage holiday gift purchases extra special by wrapping them up in vintage Christmas wrapping paper. Hailing from the 1970s, this retro lot of holiday gift wrap can also be used in craft projects and scrapbooking.

Lot includes eight (8) sheets of Christmas gift paper in four (4) patterns -- 2 sheets of each. The vintage paper is in good condition. I've noted some small tears at the crease points on several sheets.

Each sheet of wrapping paper measures 29" x 20".

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25.95 USD

With beautiful nautical illustrations by its author, Stanley Rogers, Ships and Sailors - Tales of the Sea is an entertaining old-fashion book about men at sea on masted ships.

The vintage book would make a great gift for the sailor, boating enthusiast, or a unique beach house decor accent.

The book is divided into chapters with appealing nautical subjects:
Shipwrecks
Mutinies and Sea-Fights
Remarkable Boat Journeys
Sea Mysteries
Pirates and Treasure-ships

The book contains a glossary of nautical sea terms and an index for easy reference.

This is a vintage book published in 1928 not a recent reprint. The book shows typical wear and is missing its dust jacket. Pages 185 through 191 have some tears along the edges that do not effect the readability of the book.

Ships and Sailors by Stanley Rogers
Illustrated by the Author
Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, 1928
303 Pages; 9" x 6"

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35.95 USD

Boch Freres La Louviere Les Sports plate will lend a decorative and humorous touch to your lake house decor. Titled "Le Canotage" the decorative plate has a paint transfer design of a couple in a canoe named "La Couqette." The lake boating scene is charming!

Caption in French:
"Oh! Mon ami, l'avenir ne m'inquiète plus, je vois que vous savez conduire votre baraque!!"

Manufactured in Belgium in the 1920s, the Boch Freres Les Sports plate has an incised mark on the back as well as the Boch Freres La Louviere hallmark. The plate is in good condition with a small rough patch on the rim and a bit of discoloration at the top and bottom underneath the metal plate holder bracket. The plate hanger bracket shown in the photographs is also vintage and comes along with the plate.

10" Diameter

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45.00 USD

Antique Robert Louis Stevenson books in decorative green bindings with gold lettering, this vintage book set will give you a classy instant library that will blend well with any home decor, from shabby chic, country cottage, or a streamlined modern look.

Published in 1905, this book set is in very good condition for its age. The volumes are illustrated. One of them has a photograph portrait of Stevenson.

Robert Louis Stevenson
Merry Men and Dr. Jekyll
Kidnapped
St. Ives
Charles Scribner's Son, New York, 1905
8" x 5 1/2"


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350.00 USD

This striking vintage political propaganda poster was a 5th place winner in the European Recovery Program (ERP) - Marshall Plan 1950 poster contest. Austrian artist Kurt Krepcik depicts the contest's theme of international cooperation during the Cold War era with a war-torn tree trunk with peace doves building a nest from European country flags. The tree trunk shows the beginnings of new growth. Notice the stylized American flag on the trunk supporting the new branches.

This is an original lithograph not a reproduction. The vintage poster is in remarkable condition for its age. It was part of the estate of a graphic artist who collected all 25 winning posters in the Marshall Plan poster contest. The posters were all stored flat in a drawer in a climate-controled studio. The poster shows some wear around the edges with very small tears, but no paper loss. The colors are vibrant.

Artist: Kurt Krepcik, Austria
c.1950, Lithograph
21.5 x 29.5 inches (54 x 74 cm)
Text in German: Wir Bauen Ein Neues Europa (We Build a New Europe)

This poster has been stored flat.

Marshall Plan ERP Posters currently in my shop:
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https://www.etsy.com/listing/189068660/vintage-propaganda-poster-cold-war-era
https://www.etsy.com/listing/189740815/propaganda-poster-cold-war-marshall-plan
https://www.etsy.com/listing/190098732/vintage-poster-political-propaganda-cold


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149.00 USD

This curious antique brass cylinder-shaped box has a beautiful black lacquer casing with gold gilt details. Made by the Waterbury Brass Goods Branch of The American Brass Company and marked an Anaconda Product, the brass cylinder looks very much like a late 19th century - early 20th century tea caddy. The vintage brass container has black enameling with red details and the initials "R.E.D." engraved on top.

My guess is that this beautiful decorative container was a promotional piece made in Waterbury, Connecticut in the mid to late 1920s to publicize the Anaconda Copper Company's purchase of The American Brass Company in 1922.

This interesting relic of the once-mighty American brass industry shows considerable signs of its age and the passing of time. The lacquer outer container has chipping around the rim, as well as cracking along the cylinder. There is a chunk of lacquer missing along the decorative gold gilt design (see photograph 5). The brass cylinder has some scuffs and wear to the black enamel and denting along the bottom rim (see photograph 2).

Despite these flaws, this is rare and collectible piece of American industrial history.

The brass cylinder is bottom stamped with the Anaconda arrowhead logo as well as:
Made by Waterbury Brass Goods Branch
The American Brass Company
Waterbury, Conn.
An Anaconda Product
from mine to consumer
Reg. Us. Pat. Off.

The brass cylinder is approximately 3" tall with a 2 3/4" diameter. The lacquer cylinder case is slightly larger.

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15.95 USD

Small ceramic bird figurine fits nicely in the palm of your hand.


The miniature red bird is vintage from 1960s. He has his original "Made in Japan" sticker on the bottom. The figurine is in very good condition with no chips and no cracks. There is a tiny speck of paint loss on the bottom. The figure has a few dark spots which appear to be under the glaze.

Bird figurine measures approximately 2 inches long x 1 3/4" tall x 1 1/4" wide.

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45.00 USD

This hefty book on radio engineering gives a comprehensive look back at radio technology in late 1940s. A great gift for the vintage radio enthusiast, tech geek, or electronics nerd, the book would also make an impressive decor accent in a high-tech office or workshop.

Published in the 1947, the book is in good condition but does have notations and underlining by the previous owner.

Radio Engineering by Frederick Emmons Terman
Third Edition, Third Impression
McGraw Hill Electrical and Electronic Engineering Series
MaGraw Hill, New York, 1947
Illustrated; 969 Pages
9 1/4" x 6 3/8" x 1 1/2"

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19.95 USD

A member of the N.J. State Building and Construction Trades Council attended the labor union's 71st annual convention at the Shelburne Hotel in Atlantic City in 1975 and brought home his delegate badge, stashed it in a drawer and forgot about it.

This little bit of history is an interesting relic from a time when labor unions were strong and Atlantic City was on the verge of being transformed by the gambling boom. Times sure have changed.

The red ribbon badge is in good vintage condition. The metal name plate and metal disk have various marks of the Bastian Brothers Co, Rochester, N.Y. The ribbon is printed in gold with the convention information including the dates of the event and the location. The metal disk has a red, gold and white inset panel with the council's name and a world globe with two handshaking and the latin phrase "Labor Omnia Vincit," a phrase from Virgil's Georgics meaning "Labor Conquers All."

Badge measures approximately 4 1/4" long x 2" at its widest point.

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