125.00 USD

Designed for traveling, this antique inkwell has a clever barrel shape with a push button activated lid. The inkwell has a great patina of age and comes with its original glass ink pot insert. The non-magnetic metal inkwell has a worn brass finish on the outside and a silver tone metal inside.

The inkwell dates from the 19th century and is well over 100-years old. It shows considerable signs of use and age. The interior has ink residue and some corrosion. The glass ink pot insert has a few flea bits around the rim and blue ink residue inside. There is a small dent on the front of the barrel near the push button. The push button is in good working order. A previous owner etched the number "06" on the bottom.

2 1/4 Inches tall
1 1/8 Inch base diameter
2 Inch diameter at its widest point


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75.00 USD

This copy of The New York Almanac from 1890 is in near mint condition. The advertising almanac produced by Castoria is new old stock and has never been used or fully opened.

The cover has an amazing lithograph print of New York harbor at night under a full moon showing the newly erected Statue of Liberty (1886). The bottom left-hand corner of the almanac pamphlet refers to the lithograph as "New York Harbor by Moonlight showing Statue of Liberty," but does not reference the artist. The print is suitable for framing.

Produced to promote Pitcher's Castoria oil (later renamed Fletcher's Castoria) The New York Almanac contains a calendar for 1890, astronomical information including the rising and setting of the sun and moon, and phases of the moon phases.

The antique almanac is filled with illustrations of healthy babies and testimonials from proud parents about the wonders of Pitcher's Castoria oil. The almanac's back cover has a lithograph of a beauty, healthy young girl. This copy of The New York Almanac was given away "Compliments of Geo. W. Smith, Mattawamkeag, Me. dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries and Crockery, Drugs, Medicines and Paints, Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes, Hardware, Tinware and Stoneware, House and Farm, Utensils, & c., &c." -- in simpler terms, a general store. The George W. Smith house in Mattawamkeag, Maine is on the National Register of Historic Places.

The almanac has its original blue cord for hanging in a convenient place for easy consultation.

Measures approximately 7 1/2 inches by 4 1/2 inches.

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60.00 USD

Beautiful antique glass buttons were made the old-fashion way, glass canes cut by hand, mold pressed, and furnace fired. Genuine antiques, these black glass buttons are small works of art.

Dating from the late Victorian era - early Edwardian era, the glass buttons have a faceted floral design and a metal shank on the back.

The button surfaces are in beautiful condition. Each button is a little gem. The metal shanks show a patina of age.

Buttons have approximately 1/2 diameter.

Lot includes ten (10) buttons.

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225.00 USD

Made by Idealite, in Jersey City, N.J. back in the 1930s, this rare vintage globe light fixture features a steel transfer painted orb set in a cast metal meridian lamp. The vintage world globe has gold oceans, a time dial at the top, and spins freely in its full meridian frame.

The metal globe is unmarked, but was most likely made by J. Chein, the toy manufacturer, who produced globes for various lamp companies from the 1920s to the 1960s. The early 1930s globe shows British Somaliland, Italian Somaliland (dissolved in 1936 upon the formation of Italian East Africa), French West Africa, Belgian Congo, Rhodesia, Persia, and Chosen.

The vintage lamp has its original cloth electrical cord and light bulb socket. The light fixture works, but is not up to current electrical codes. It is suggested that the electrical wiring be upgraded to current standards before using the lamp as a light source.

Globe has a 6 inch diameter.
Light fixture is approximately 11 1/2 inches tall.
Marked Idealite Inc. Jersey City, N.J. on top of metal meridian.
Globe and metal base show age approximate wear including some paint loss, soiling, dings, and general wear.


Note Bene: As with all vintage lamps, its best to have the electrical works upgraded to current standards before use in your home.

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www.etsy.com/listing/221218761/wood-globe-world-globe-vintage-globe
www.etsy.com/listing/259466095/vintage-globe-crams-celestial-globe-star
www.etsy.com/listing/264323165/antique-globe-pencil-sharpener-vintage


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35.00 USD

Dating from the 1960s, this vintage hair style of the month poster would make a cool wall hanging in a hair salon, boutique, or anywhere you need a little retro flair.

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. Printed on sturdy coated paper, the poster has an image on each side.

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 some wear around the edges and some tape residue at the top. A good framer would be able to straighten it out and make an amazing wall hanging.


Measurements: 20" x 16"

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18.95 USD

Vintage toy pocket watch looks like the real thing. It has a silver-tone metal casing, silver paper dial, a fixed second dial, and moveable crown that when turned moves the clock hands. The clock hands are fixed and turn together. The paper dial is marked "Made in Germany."

The toy watch is old and was played with in its time. It shows considerable wear. The crown loop is missing. There is no crystal. The silver paper dial is marked and scratched. The metal casing is in good condition.

1 7/8" diameter

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35.95 USD

This vintage school photo captured the promising young faces of Halsey Jr. High's class of 1935. Taken in Brooklyn, N.Y. on the school's sidewalk, the vintage photograph shows the girls in white shirt uniforms with dark neckerchiefs and the boys in suits and ties.

The vintage class photo has many charming details. I particularly like the girls who sport their neckerchiefs in untraditional ways. And those socks! Take a close look at the socks worn by the boys in the front seated rows.

The vintage panoramic class photo would make an interesting decor accent on its own or grouped with other photographs from the period.

This is a genuine photograph, not a reprint. As such is shows its age and the passage of time. The vintage photo is mounted on heavy photography cardboard that has a slight curvature, wear at the edges, spots and soiling. The bottom left-hand corner has torn off. The photograph itself is in very good condition.


Overall Measurements: 22" by 14"
Photograph: 19" by 11 1/4"

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19.95 USD

Ingri & Edgar Parin d'Aulaire's Abraham Lincoln, introduces the legendary American president to young child with colorful pictures and an engaging narrative.

This is the 1944 edition of this charming large-format vintage children's book. The book shows wear consistent with its age having worn corners and wear around the cover edges. Graphics are bright. Pages are clean. Binding is tight.

Abraham Lincoln by Ingri & Edgar Parin d'Aulaire
Doubleday, Doran & Company, New York, 1944
Unpaginated
Stone Lithographs
12 1/4" x 8 3/4"

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39.95 USD

Charming set of vintage children's fairy tale books include illustrated stories from Greece, Japan, and Mexico.

Published in the early 1960s, the vintage folktale books are in very good condition showing typical shelf wear on the covers. The previous owner wrote his name and a numerical notation "David H 106" on the decorative endpaper of each book.

Fairy Tales of Greece
Retold by Ronald Seth, Illustrated by George Miller
Cassell, London; Dutton, New York, 1961
Unpaginated
8 1/8" x 6 1/8"

Fairy Tales of Japan
Retold by Juliet Piggott
Illustrated by Jennifer Drury Harris
Cassell, London; Dutton, New York, 1961
Unpaginaged
8 1/8" x 6 1/8"

Fairy Tales of Mexico
Retold by Barbara Ker Wilson
Illustrated by G.W. Miller
Cassell, London; Dutton, New York, 1960
Unpaginated
8 1/8" x 6 1/8"

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18.95 USD

Kitchy vintage turkey cupcake toppers will give a retro tone to your Thanksgiving dessert display. Each Thanksgiving cupcake topper looks as though it was hand painted. The picks can be used for sandwiches, cocktails, and hors d'oeuvre.

Picks date from the 1970s and are in clean condition showing light wear.

The turkey picks are approximately 2 3/4 inches long.

Lot includes 28 turkey toppers.

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135.95 USD

Beautiful facsimile edition of The Book of Hours of Jean, Duke of Berry published in 1971 by George Braziller captures the brilliance of this celebrated medieval illuminated manuscript.

Commission in 1407 by Jean, Duke of Berry, The Grandes Heures is a large Christian devotional book lavishly decorated with emblems, religious paintings, grotesque ornaments, elaborate initial letters, beautiful calligraphy, and other traditional illuminated manuscript motifs. The original copy of this medieval illuminated manuscript masterpiece is in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.

The Braziller facsimile of The Grandes Heures is a great big heavy book printed in full color and true to scale of the original medieval manuscript.

The large-format book measures 17" x 12 3/4". The book is in very good condition. The binding is tight. Pages are clean. The dust jacket shows signs of wear including a sunned spine, a few tears along the edges, and a few holes near the spine.

The Grandes Heures of Jean, Duke of Berry
Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
Introduction and Legends by Marcel Thomas
George Braziller, New York, 1971
183 Pages; 17" x 12 3/4"

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95.00 USD

Antique set of art prints, published in Christiania (modern Oslo), Norway circa 1900 by John Frekriksons Kunstforlang feature quality reproductions of paintings by prominent Norwegian artists.

Encased in a decorative portfolio named Norsk Kunstner Mappe, the eight vintage art prints depict Norway landscapes and people.
Artists featured include:
Borgen
Hansteen
Holmboe
H. Heyerdahl
Hj.Johnseen
S. Munthe
Morten Muller
Otto Sinoing

The prints are on small cards that measure 8" x 5 3/4" each. Keep the prints in their portfolio or frame and hang them.

The prints are in good condition showing typical wear mostly at the corners and around the edges. The portfolio case is in good condition. Print cards are marked John Frekriksons Kunstforlan, Christiania, Eneberettiget. Some of the prints are also marked Eneret J.F.

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75.00 USD

This Italian Florentine old world globe pottery ashtray can be used as intended or as a candy dish, tidbit bowl, or even a desk organizer. Heavy and beautifully decorated with an old world style map rendered in gold against a black matte background, the bowl will be a focal point no matter how you use it.

The piece is marked "Hand Made in Italy Florentine" and is in excellent vintage condition.

The bowl measures approximately a 7" diameter at its widest point and stands 3 1/2" high.


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295.00 USD

Circa 1913 London Underground map, this rare antique subway map folds out at the back of an undated Alphabetical Pocket Guide to London issued by the Kingsley & Thackeray Hotels.

Measuring approximately 13 1/2 inches by 10 3/4 inches, the color map is in very good condition showing wear mostly around the edges, most notably on the bottom left-hand side with a small tear and a tiny bit of paper peal (please see photographs), as well as typical fold lines for a map found within a book.

The small tourist guide contains photographs of many popular London destinations and points of historic interest. The travel guide offers detailed descriptions of the Kingsley and Thackeray Hotels including room rates and meal prices. The small booklet also contains a chart of comparative international exchange rate values for English, American, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, & Russian currencies.

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95.00 USD

Vintage book bundle of Rachel Carson classics includes a first edition, fourth printing copy of her best known work, Silent Spring. The vintage book set would make an amazing gift for the naturalist, conservationist, environmentalist, or anyone else on your gift list interested in the natural sciences.

The vintage books are in good condition. The dust jackets show typical shelf wear including tears around the edges and some paper loss. The previous owner of The Sea Around Us printed her name on the decorative endpaper and also affixed a small address sticker. Pages are clean. Bindings are tight.

The Sea Around Us by Rachel L. Carson
Drawings by Katherine L. Howe
Oxford University Press, New York, 1951
229 Pages; Illustrated

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
Drawings by Lois and Louis Darling
Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1962
First Edition, Fourth Printing
368 Pages; Illustrated

Under the Sea-Wind by Rachel L. Carson
A Naturalist's Picture of Ocean Life
Oxford University Press, New York, 1952
314 Pages, Illustrated

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35.00 USD

Beautiful edition of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy has a green cloth binding, gold gilt title lettering on the spine, decorative endpapers, and an elaborate title page. The vintage book includes all three sections of Dante's epic poem, Inferno or Hell, Purgatorio or Purgatory, and Paradiso or Paradise.

The vintage book dates from the 1920s and is in good condition for its age. The cover shows typical shelf wear around the edges and at the top and base of the spine. A previous owner wrote his name in ink at the front of the book. Pages are clean. Binding is tight.

The Vision of Dante Alighieri or Hell Purgatory and Paradise
Translate by the Rev H.F. Cary
J.M.Dent, London & Toronto, 1923
Printed by The Temple Press at Letchworth in Great Britain
451 Pages
Approximately 6 7/8" x 4 1/2"

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18.95 USD

Old clock face charm with Roman numbers has a funky retro feel. The vintage jewelry pendant has a red rhinestone front and center & various colored rhinestones on the back. Use this clock pendant on a charm bracelet or wear it as a necklace on a chain.

This is an old charm dating from the 1950s and it shows its age. The gold-metal shows wear with the base metal peeking through in spots.

Measures 1" in diameter.

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29.95 USD

Genuine 1950s Shiny Brite glass Christmas ornaments with a mid-century modern mica sparkle design, these small colorful balls would look great as part of a holiday centerpiece display. Smaller than the average Shiny Brite ornament, these little darlings have approxmately a 2 1/8" diameter.

The ornaments are in good condition showing age-appropriate wear including oxidation spots on the glass and metal caps and some scratches. Each cap is marked "Shiny Brite Made in U.S.A." The colors are vibrant.

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550.00 USD

Donned in the flags of European countries, this Cold War era chef is mixing together a politically unified Europe with a strong flavor of economic prowess. A bit more whimsical than most entries in the European Recovery Program (ERP) Marshall Plan's Intra-European Cooperation for a Better Standard of Living 1950 poster contest, this prize-winning original lithograph designed by German artist Alfred Lutz would make an amazing addition to any vintage poster collection.

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, one from each of the countries benefiting from the Marshall Plan, 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 excellent vintage condition with just some minor wear around the edges. The poster has been stored flat.


Artist: Alfred Lutz
Lithorgraph, 1950
21 x 29 inches (53 x 73 cm)
Text in German: Inter-European Co-operation for Better Living Conditions
Printed in the Netherlands by Kuhn & Zoon, Rotterdam

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29.95 USD

With a subtle anti Communist and anti Fascist slant, this slim Queen's Work pamphlet produced by the Catholic church puts forth an anti discrimination and patriotic message as the United States prepares to enter World War II.

Here's Why We Love Our Country by Daniel A. Lord, S.J.
A Queen's Work Pamphlet a Month Guild
St. Louis, Missouri, 1941
40 Pages, Stapled Binding
Approximately 6 1/8 inches x 3 3/8 inches

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 and tanning at the edges of the pages.



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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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The Communist Conspiracy Against the Negroes
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