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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19.95 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

I have other titles in this series as well as other Cold War era anti-Communism pamphlets that I will be listing in my shop over time. Send me a message for information on titles not yet available.

Titles include:
The Communist Conspiracy Against the Negroes - www.etsy.com/listing/250410976/the-communist-conspiracy-against-the
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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75.95 USD

Rare Waterbury Farrel Foundry and Machine Co. catalog from 1910 is filled with amazing industrial art illustrations of factory machinery. The hardcover antique industrial machinery catalog provides an interesting look into American manufacturing in the early part of the 20th century.

The vintage catalog is fully illustrated and includes information on a wide array of Waterbury Farrel machinery including:
Rivet, Bolt and Nut Machinery
Butt and Hinge Machinery
Cartridge Machinery
Drop Presses and drop Hammers
Foot and Screw Presses
Machinery for Rods and Tubes
Hydraulic Machinery
Knuckle Joint Presses
Special Lathes
Single Acting Open Back Presses
Single Acting Pillar Presses
Double Acting Power Presses
Rolling Mills
Shears and Slitters
Finishing Machinery for Sheet Metal
Mauffles and Furnaces
Wire Drawing Machines

The antique catalog is in good condition for its age. There is obvious wear around the edged of the hardcover book with fraying, soiling, and some crumpling at the base of the spine. The front hinge is weakening. The pages are clean. The binding is tight.

The Waterbury-Farrel General Catalog
1910
9 1/8" x 6 1/4"

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35.95 USD

Interesting vintage educational poster produced by Arabian American Oil Company (Aramco) in the early 1950s gives an overview of the traditional clothing worn in Saudi Arabia. A notable point of interest, the educational poster totally ignores women's dress.

Produced by Aramco, the vintage industrial propaganda poster was part of a set distributed by Aramco's public relations office to American schools to introduce children to the Middle East in general, Saudi Arabia in particular, and the importance of oil production.

The poster is in very good vintage condition showing very light tanning of the paper at the edges. The poster had been quarter-folded for mailing and retains the fold lines.

Approximate Measurements:
22" x 17"

I have additional educational posters from this Armaco publicity series in stock. Please send me a message for more information.

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35.00 USD

Add a touch of rich gold color to your Christmas decor with this vintage ceramic angel planter. She will make your holiday table shine. Marked "X-7652" on the bottom, this angelic choir figurine was produced by Napco Japan in the 1960s.

Measurements: Approximately 8 1/2" tall x 5" wide x 3 3/4" deep. Planter space measures approximately long 3 1/8" x 2 1/4" wide x 2 1/2" deep.

Vintage angel planter is in very good condition. No chips. No cracks. No crazing. Christmas ornaments not included.


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18.95 USD

Modern Life Speller is a vintage children's school book with a charming decorative cover showing airplanes flying over a cityscape with radio towers emitting radio waves into the sky. The cool cover would make a fun display in a classroom, nursery, or kid's room.

Published in 1936 by the World Book Company, this is the teacher examination version not the student edition. The book shows some dust soiling on the cover, light shelf wear, and paper tanning from age, but does not appear to have been used in a classroom. The vintage book comes with a Modern-Life Speller flyer which explains the teaching method.

Modern-Life Speller by Ayer, Oberholtzer, Woody
Book One, Examination Copy
World Book Company, Yonkers-on-Hudson, New York, 1936
128 Pages
7 1/2" x 5 3/4"


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75.00 USD

Unique vintage miniature moon globe would make a special gift or decor accent in your home or office. Made of metal, the small moon globe is set on a heavy brass base making it ideal for use as a paperweight. The base is ringed with Roman numerals.

The mini globe shows a detailed map surface with various topographical features of the moon landscape indicated in red and black lettering.

The moon globe and the base may not be original to each other and appear to have been put together by a previous owner. The moon is secured to the base with a rusted bolt that can no longer be fully tightened thus giving you the ability to rotate the moon on the base.

The vintage metal globe shows light surface wear and has a small dent near the Democritus crater.

The miniature moon globe has approximately a 1 1/2" diameter and stands about 2 3/4" tall on its base.


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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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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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18.95 USD

The Chain of Command is a humorous satire on the inner workings of army procedure. Told in a light manner and illustrated with cartoons, the story exposes the hilarious and unexpected consequences associated with the attempt to ration toilet paper.

This is a vintage, first edition copy of the book published in 1945. The dustcover shows wear with chipping and tearing along the edges. Hardcover boards have some spotting and the edges and spine are worn. There is a gift inscription written in ink on the inside from end paper.

The Chain of Command by Barrie Stavis, Illustrated by Leonard Sansone
Published by Bernard Ackerman, New York, N.Y. 1945; 61 Pages
5 3/4" tall x 4 1/2" wide.


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185.00 USD

Impressive set of vintage medical dentistry books includes a rare copy of Angle's Treatment of Malocclusion of the Teeth. The decorative vintage book set can be used as reference books by dentists, orthodontists, medical students, or anyone else interested in the history of dentistry.

The vintage medical textbooks have red cloth-covered bindings with gold-gilt title lettering and could also be used as a decor accent in a dental, medical, or orthodontic office.

The medical books are fully illustrated with engravings, photographs, and line drawings.

The books are in overall good condition with some notations and underlining, previous owner's library bookplates, name stamps, and a gift inscription. The books also have various related ephemera scattered throughout the pages such as typed study sheets, a newspaper clipping, a typed letter to a prospective orthodontic patient's parent including pricing information, and more.

The set includes:

A Text-book of Orthodontia by Robert H.W. Strange, M.D., D.D.S.
Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia, 1950, Third Edition, 1050 Illustratoins on 583 Figures and 5 Plates, Some in Color
825 Pages; 9 1/2" x 6 1/2"

Histopathology of the Teeth and Their Surrounding Structures
by Rudolf Kronfeld, B.S., M.D., D.D.S
Second Edition, Illustrated with 438 Engravings
Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia, 1942
504 Pages; 9 1/2" x 6 1/8"

Treatment of Malocculsion of the Teeth Angle's System by Edward H. Angle, M.D., D.D.S
The S.S. White Dental Manufacturing Company, Philadelphia, 1907, Sixth Edition
Fully Illustrated; 9 3/8" x 6 1/2"


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35.95 USD

Decorating with vintage wooden advertising rulers is a fun way to create unique and interesting wall decor. This rare old ruler from the J.C. Yarn Co. could be the cornerstone of your collection.

Located for many years on Spring Street in the heart of what would become New York City's trendy Soho district, an old and faded painted J.C. Yarn sign was once still visible on the side of the building. I wonder if it is still there?

Painted white, the vintage advertising ruler has bold red and blue lettering and the image of an old 1930s rotary telephone. The ruler includes J.C. Yarn Co's two New York City addresses along with a CAnal exchange telephone number.

The vintage ruler is in good condition showing typical wear to the paint and some light soiling.

The ruler is 15" long and has a metal edge.

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25.95 USD

Cool red & blue vintage Evergreen copying pencils made in Czechoslovakia by the U.S. Pencil Company make a colorful display.

There are seven (7) colored pencils in the lot, four (4) blue & three (3) red along with the red pencils's original U.S. Pencil Co, New York, U.S.A. box. The pencils are not used and are not sharpened. The box shows obvious signs of wear. The lid is split at two corners as well as on one of the bottom corners. There is also some paper loss.

4 Blue U.S. Pencil Co., New York, U.S.A. Copying No. 502 Made in Czechoslovakia
3 Red U.S. Pencil Co., New York, U.S.A. Copying No. 501 Made in Czechoslovakia

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145.00 USD

Vintage Bell Labs glass paperweight reminded its owner to "Safeguard Classified Information." This super cool industrial paperweight would make a unique gift for a digital-age tech geek or executive.

The glass dome paperweight is in very good vintage condition. There are a few manufacturing imperfections in the glass. The paper weight has a green felt bottom onto which someone affixed a paper label with the initials "T.I.L." The paperweight has a stylized American flag design with the phrase "Safeguard Classified Information" and "Bell Telephone Laboratories" under the glass.

3 1/8" Diameter
Circa 1940s - 1950s

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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"

35.95 USD

No serious library would be complete without a copy of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. This vintage edition of the classic Middle English verse and prose work has illustrations by Rockwell Kent. The hefty book has decorative endpapers, an introduction by Gordon Hall Gerould, and typography by Robert Josephy.

This is a vintage book published in 1934. It has been enjoyed and read over the years. The mustard colored cloth binding has a paper paste down illustration of a Medieval crusader by Rockwell Kent and another paper paste down on the spine with the book's title. The cover shows light soiling. The book has a gift inscription on the front endpaper "With Love to Robin and Dick on their first Christmas from Marjorie and Frank on their eighth." Front webbing is slightly exposed. Pages are clean. Binding is tight.

Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
In Modern English
Illustrated by Rockwell Kent
Garden City Publishing Company, New York, 1934
627 Pages; 9 3/4" x 6 1/4"

Ships USPS Media Mail.

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495.00 USD

This vintage Carlton Ware vase in the hard-to-find Bleu Royale spider's web design is an exquisite piece of English pottery. The beautiful blue vase has painted gold handles and a hand-painted spider and floral motif.

This circa 1930s Carlton Ware vase is in very good condition showing age appropriate wear for a pre-owned decorative piece including some spotting on the gold gilt handles. No chips. No cracks. Additional photographs available.

Approximately 5 inches tall; 4 3/4 inches wide including handles



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125.00 USD

Published in 1910 by the British Museum, this collection of three portfolio volumes contains high-quailty collotype art reproduction plates from medieval illuminated manuscripts including book of hours, psalters, breviaries, missals, and a variety of additional sources.

The plates are loose, not bound into their hard covers. Each folder has fifty black & white art reproductions along with a preface section with a list of plates. The reproductions are in good condition showing some light tanning of the paper around the edges. The hardcover portfolio covers show wear including fading to the blue cover paper, chipping of the paper title spine labels, light dust soiling, and some marking. One cover has several ink scribbles on it. Each volume has a pencil notation on the Preface cover indicating that it belongs to a 3 - volume art set costing at the time 15 British pounds. Overall, this is good set of a scarce British Museum publication.

Reproductions from Illuminated Manuscripts
Series I, Series II, & Series III
Fifty Plates per series
Second Edition
Printed by Order of the Trustees
The British Museum, 1910
Letterpress and Plates printed at the University Press, Oxford by Horace Hart

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28.95 USD

This vintage wooden hanger hails from the beautiful beaux-art Hotel Pearson in Chicago which was sadly torn down long ago.

The high-quality hard wood hanger is very sturdy and can be used to hang a heavy coat or suit. The vintage hanger can also be used as a unique wall decor accent.

Approximate Measurements:

17 1/8" x 7 3/4"

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75.00 USD

This antique Milwaukee Milling Machines catalog provides a treasure trove of information about the industrial machines made by Kearney & Trecker in the early part of the 20th century.

The vintage catalog is in very good condition showing slight wear. The cover is in particularly good condition for an antique catalog from the 1910s. Softcover catalog is filled with illustrations and schematics for a variety of industrial milling machinery produced by Kearney & Trecker.

The fully illustrated catalog book would make a fine addition to any American industrial history collection, and would make an interesting industrial decor accent.

9" x 6"

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