16.95 USD

Get ready for your first barbecue of the summer with a set of 8 vintage drink coasters. The humorous mid-century graphic illustrations on these coasters are just awesome. Take a close look at those facial expressions! Add some fun to your BBQ decor with these vintage paper party goods.

Made from pressed paper cardboard, the coasters are new old stock and have never been used. You see them pictured in photographs 1, 2, & 3 in their original box. Original box not included.

Sold in sets of 8 coasters. You will receive 4 coasters in each design (4 Head Chef & 4 Bartender).

Condition: Excellent. Coasters are new old stock.

Dimensions: Approximately 3 1/2"

Sold in sets of 8.

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35.95 USD

Rare old school book is slim in size yet packed with information on proper pronunciation and using the dictionary to determine correct English elocution. The antique textbook covers phonetics, accent, and frequently mispronounced words.

Published n 1915, this small vintage textbook is in good condition for its age. The cover shows sight wear at the corners. There is a library book plate from the Illinois State Normal University pasted to the front endpaper. Paper shows tanning from age. Pages are clean. Paper is supple. Binding is tight.

Drill Book in Dictionary Work
Compiled by Thomas Metcalfe and Charles De Garmo
Revised and Enlarged
A.C. McClurg and Compnay, Chicago, 1915
68 Pages; 7 1/4" x 5"

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25.95 USD

Beautiful high-quality vintage Jay Yang fabric has an Asian inspired silk screened floral print in shades of brown, gold & rust. The fabric remnant is almost 4 yards long and suitable for a variety of sewing and craft projects.

The fabric content is not marked but is feels like cotton. The piece was unevenly cut along the selvedge on one side but the "Jay Yang" label is present.

Condition: Fabric remnant is in very good condition. No stains. No odors. No holes.

Measurements:
132" = 11' = 3.6 Yards Long
50" wide

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19.95 USD

This lovely little porcelain Limoges dish can be used as a trinket tray or hung in a grouping with other antique plates. Marked "Oscar Gutherz Limoges" and "Pat. Aug. 21. 83" (that's as in 1883), the dish has an unusual triangular shape and a beautiful hand painted floral design. You can see the brush strokes.

The dish is in very good condition. No cracks. No chips. No crazing. There is some gold paint loss around the rim.

This small dish measures approximately 4 1/2" long x 3 1/8" wide.



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145.00 USD

In an age long ago before calculators and hand-held computers, people relied on printed mathematical tables to make quick calculations.

This interesting antique German book from the 1800s has mathematical tables for calculating monetary exchanges, along with numerous handwritten notations.

Published in 1821, the book's title roughly translate to "House & Economic Mathematic Tables."

The antique book has a section in the front for notations and an slot on the back cover edge in which to keep a small pen or pencil.

The book contains extensive handwritten notes in old German in both ink and pencil. The book has hand-marbled paper covered book boards which show wear. Most of the marbled paper is missing from the spine. The binding is tight. The book's pages are supple and show tanning from age and soiling.

House & Economic Mathematic Tables
by Philipp Jakob Sebring
Reutlingen, bei G. A. Heerbrandt, 1821

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75.00 USD

How can you resist this adorable miniature dinosaur figurine! The trachodon is cast from metal with a bronze coating, has a nice patina of age, and would make a great gift for a dinosaur lover, office colleague, man cave dweller, or fun loving geek.

Originally intended as a toy, the vintage dinosaur was made by Sell Rite Gifts (SRG) in the 1940s and sold at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.

Approximate Measurements:
2 1/4" Tall
2 1/8" Long
1 3/4" Deep

The vintage trachodon dinosaur comes in a gift box ready for giving.

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95.00 USD

This vintage Keuffel & Esser catalog is an amazing resource for the collector of vintage drafting tools and surveying equipment.

The comprehensive industrial catalog includes Keuffel and Esser's drawing and tracing papers, graph paper, drawing instruments and drafting sets, projection reproduction materials, slide rules, surveying instruments, optical tooling equipment, leveling rods, measuring tapes, and much more.

The vintage catalog is fully illustrated with detailed line drawing of Keuffel and Esser products.

Bound in a hardcover book with the distinctive Keuffel and Esser K & E logo on the cover, the catalog is in very good condition. The binding is tight. Pages are clean. There is a sticker on the bottom of the front cover, an ink stamp front and back endpapers, as well as a sticker on the title page identifying the book catalog as belonging to the E.G. Rheum & Co, in Newark, N.J.

K & E Catalog
42nd Edition
Drafting - Reproduction and Surveying Equipment and Materials
Slide Rules
Measuring tapes
Keuffel & Esser Co, 1954
Printed in the U.S.A.
475 Pages; 9" x 6"

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45.95 USD

Three volumes from Britain in Pictures book series have decorative covers, color art plates, and numerous black and white illustrations. The attractive book set would make a great gift for an Anglophile, or unique decor accent in an English themed interior design scheme.

Launched in 1941 by Collins (now HarperCollins) when Europe was in the throes of World War II and the battle against the Germans was looking pretty grim, the Britain in Pictures series was a morale booster and reminder of what England was fighting for. Contributors to the series included George Orwell, Graham Greene, and Edith Sitwell. The series proved so popular that volumes continued to be published into 1949, with many volumes going into multiple printings. Book topics included such diverse subjects as boxing, birds, engineering, English farming, and British scientists.

The books are in overall good condition. The dust jackets are torn and worn around the edges with chipping on the spines, but they served their purpose and protected the decorative hardcover bindings. Pages are lightly tanned with age. The English Bible has a previous owner's name (Roland Edwards) and the date "F 16/2/45" written in blue ink on the front right-handside endpaper, "F 16/2/45" written in red on the front dust jacket flap, and some notations in red pencil.

This vintage book bundle includes three (3) volumes:

British Romantic Artists by John Piper
Collins, London, 1946, Second Printing
8 Color Plates, 28 Black & White Illustrations
48 Pages; 9 1/8" x 6 9/16"

The English Bible by Sir Herbert Grierson
Collins, London, 1943, First Edition
8 Color Plates, 21 Black & White Illustrations
48 Pages; 9 1/8" x 6 9/16"; Previous owners name in ink on endpaper and some notations in red pencil

Wild Flowers in Britain by Geoffrey Grigson
Collins, London, 1948, Fifth Printing
12 Color Plates, 22 Black & White Illustrations
48 Pages; 9 1/8" x 6 9/16"

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9.95 USD

Zodiac constellation cards from Rand McNally are super cool. These vintage school flash cards have a beautiful map of an astrological zodiac sign on one side with an indication to "Name This Constellation," along with information about star group on the back.

The cards were once part of a Rand McNally's Know Your Stars and Planets flash card game.

The bold solar system graphics make these flash cards ideal for displaying in an office, school, or repurposing in arts & crafts projects.

These are genuine vintage flash card from the 1960s not reproductions. They were used in a school. Cards are in good condition, but expect some light evidence of wear.

One of each zodiac sign is available. Select the astrology card of your choice at checkout.

Cards measure 6 1/6" x 3 3/4" each.

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395.00 USD

These Japanese vintage printing block panels would lend a unique decor accent to a living room, bedroom, hallway, or any other place you'd like to have an interesting focal point. Hand-carved on wooden panels, the vintage printer's block have beautiful floral designs.

One panel is thicker than the other and has carved patterns on both sides. Each wooden panel has three notches at the top and bottom.

These are very old wood printing the blocks. The wooden printing blocks have residue of ink and other signs of wear and the passing of time including scratches, chipping of the wood around the edges as well as a few chips from the designs, and some splitting of the wood at the tops and bottoms that does not effect the integrity of the pieces.


18 5/8" Long x 8 7/8" Wide

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65.00 USD

A rare and beautiful example of Jade Snow Wong's enamel work, this mid-century copper enamel bowl has both a modern and wabi sabi aesthetic.

Adding to the decorative bowl's rarity is the signature of Jade Snow Wong and her husband Woodrow Ong who spun the copper for enamel work.

The bowl is not perfect which gives it a wabi sabi feel. The enamel has some imperfections from age and use. The copper bowl has a graceful off-kilter curvature which may or may not be original to the piece.

Snow Jade Wong's work is in the collections of the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and the International Ceramic Museum in Faenza, Italy.

The bowl is signed on the bottom:
Jade Snow Wong and Woodrow Ong - San Francisco - For Hudson's, Detroit

6 3/4" Diameter

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65.00 USD

Vintage hammered copper vase has a beautiful patina of age and would make a lovely decor accent in a rustic or arts and crafts mission style inspired room.

The hand-hammered copper pot has a surprising heft for its size. The decorative copper piece is signed "R. M. Enrique Avalos" and "Made in Chile."

Approximately Dimensions:

4 1/8" Tall
5" Wide
4 1/2" Deep

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75.00 USD

This rare set of Jenny Nystrom fairy tale art prints is simply extraordinary. Published in Christiania, Norway (modern Oslo), the set includes:

Askepot - Cinderella
Hans Og Grete - Hansels and Gretel
Rodhaette -- Little Red Riding Hood
Snehvid - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Tommeliden - Tom Thumb
Tornerose - Sleeping Beauty

The antique art prints are in a lovely hardcover folio with a decorative cover. Use the artwork as wall decorations in baby's nursery or child's reading area.

The striking color illustrations are vibrant. The prints are in good condition with the exception of Cinderella which is torn in half but still attached to its matting board. There is a tear at the top of the little red riding hood print. There is a small chip at the bottom of the Snow White print. The matting boards are not in good condition. They are torn and taped. A previous owner wrote the English translation of each image in pencil at the top and on the back of each matting card. The brown cloth-bound hardcover folio shows wear including rubbing, fraying, & soiling.

Prints measure approximately 5 3/8" x 4" on 8 1/4" x 6 1/2" matting cards.

Fra Eventyrlandet Akvareller af Jenny Nystrom
Eneret for Norge
H. Abel's Kunstforlag, Christiania, Circa 1895

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18.95 USD

Classic vintage amber glass apothecary jar has a screw-top lid and blank white spaces on the front and back for labeling. The vintage glass pharmacy bottle would make a neat photography prop or medical decor accent.

The vintage medicine bottle is in good condition showing some light wear to the white paint transfer label.

4 3/4" Tall
2" Wide
2 3/4" Deep

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29.95 USD

If you follow God's rules and don't make yourself miserable by sinning, you've a right to be happy according to this vintage Catholic pamphlet.


A Queen's Work Pamphlet by Daniel A. Lord, S.J., this vintage Catholic booklet has bold graphics on the front and back covers.


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.

You've A Right To Be Happy by Daniel A. Lord, S.J.
A Queen's Work Pamphlet, St. Louis, Missouri, 1940
40 Pages, Stapled Binding
Approximately 6 1/8 inches x 3 3/8 inches


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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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39.95 USD

This metal Mars Staedtler pencil box was modified long ago by its owner who carefully pasted a Speedball Triple Reservoir Pen label on the lid as well as Speedball nib charts on the inside.

The vintage pencil box contains three vintage calligraphy dip pens along with a selection of pen nibs including Speedballs, Hunt, & Spencerian Gilt-Points made in England. There is also a Clix razor blade, a small plastic novelty trinket in the form of half a cup marked "For My 'Half-Ass' Friend," and an "Out to Lunch" sign.

This curious collection of vintage calligraphy art supplies and assorted odds and ends makes an interesting prop or decor accent for a workshop or studio.

Pencil box measures 7 1/4" x 2 1/4" x 3/4".

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35.95 USD

Cool vintage blueprint trio makes an amazing industrial wall art display. Found in an old portfolio filled with blueprints and technical drawings from the early 1920s, this instant collection of small blueprints would look great framed together.


The blueprints are small measuring approximately 6 inches by 3 3/4 inches. Group them together for an instant industrial decor collection.


The portfolio mentioned above once belonged to Orie W. Bear of Reading, Pennsylvania. I will be listing many of Orie's mechanical blueprint and drawings in my shop over the next several week. Interested in purchasing a larger lot of Orie's industrial art? Send me a message.

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24.95 USD

Ethics for the Unbelievers presents a system of morality built on principles of rationality and science not on religious beliefs.

The author, Amber Blanco White, was a notable figure in her time. Born in New Zealand, and educated at Cambridge, she was a founding member of the University Fabian Society, a British Socialist organization, a lecturer in moral Science at Morley College, and a lover of H.G. Wells.

The vintage book is in good condition showing typical wear and tanning of the paper from age. The dust jacket is in tatters as shown in photograph one. The book has an interesting ex libris bookplate from the library of Edward W. Berman that has a bust caricature, presumably of Berman, on a pedestal (see photograph three). The ex libris bookplate is signed by E. Schwartz and dated "1945" in blue ink.

Ethics for Unbelievers by Amber Blanco White
Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd, London, 1949
222 Pages; 8 3/4" x 5 7/8"

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225.00 USD

Modernist take on a classic Swedish Dala horse, this rare Dorothy Clough Upsala Ekeby ceramic horse is a must-have piece for the Scandinavian pottery collector.

The blue ceramic horse figurine has its original Upsala Ekeby label and is signed by the artist.

The vintage horse figure is in very good vintage condition. No chips. No cracks.

Circa 1970
Made in Sweden

Approximate Measurements:
5 Inches Long
3 1/2 Inches High
1 3/4 Inches Wide

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25.00 USD

Written for the general reader, Fred Hoyle's Frontiers of Astronomy presents an engaging picture of what was known about our Universe circa 1955, covering the Earth-Moon system, the origin of the planets, the Sun, composition of the stars, evolution of stars and galaxies, and the question of the origin of our Universe.

Hoyle, who coined the phrase "Big Bang Theory," was also a detractor of that theory. Known for his controversial position on many of the accepted scientific issues of his time, he was a promoter of the panspermia hypothesis as the origin of life on Earth.

The vintage astronomy book contains 45 pages of photographs including pictures of outer space provided by the Mt. Wilson and Palomar Observatories. The book also has over 60 line drawings.

The book is in good condition for its age. The original dust jacket show typical wear around the edges with some small tears, creases, and soiling. Pages are clean. Binding is tight. The top pages edges are a bit soiled from dust.

Frontiers of Astronomy by Fred Hoyle
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1955
Illustrated; 360 Pages
8 1/2" x 6"

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