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Vintage Coffee Mugs - Stackable Pedestal Mugs - Japanese Ceramic Mugs - 1970s Kitchen Decor - Retro Mugs - Geometric Decor - Yellow Orange by HappyFortuneVintage

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15.95 USD

Groovy stackable pedestal mugs, these circa 1970s yellow, orange & brown cups have a cool retro geometric design sure to brighten up any kitchen.

The cups are in very good condition. They do not have any chips or cracks. There are a few light marks and very minimal paint wear. Mugs are marked "Japan" on the bottom in red.

3 3/8" tall
3 3/4" wide including handle
2 3/4" top diameter
2 1/4" base diameter


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Space Pilots Willy Ley - Adventures in Space - Space Race Art - Rocket Ships - Space Book for Kids - Rocket Science Book - Space Travel Book by HappyFortuneVintage

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65.00 USD

Published in 1957, Willy Ley's Space Pilots, volume two in his Adventure in Space series, introduced the Cold War era space race and rocket science to the baby boomer generation. With dramatic illustrations by John Polgreen of futuristic rocket ships, astronauts, and scientific data, Space Pilots is a highly collectible vintage children's book.

This is a beautiful first edition copy of Ley's space age classic. The vintage book is in very good condition showing typical shelf wear around the edges and cover. Colors are vibrant. Spine is tight. Pages are clean.

Space Pilots, Adventure in Space
by Willy Ley
Illustrations by John Polgreen
Guild Press, Inc., Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 1957
44 Pages; 11 1/4" by 8 3/4"

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Brass Game Tokens - Whist Tokens - Victorian Game Coins - Brass Coin - Brass Token - Gaming Token - Playing Card Game Tokens - Trump Markers by HappyFortuneVintage

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75.00 USD

Antique set of gaming tokens, these brass coins in the shape of playing card suits where used for scoring in a variety of Victorian era card games including whist.

The vintage brass tokens have nice detailing that remains crisp despite obvious wear. The brass is fairly bright. The gaming tokens where used in their time and show light scuffs and scratches, as well as soiling. Two coins, the spade and the heart, have what look to be black ink spots on the registry side of the token. The diamond token has some red marks. I have not attempted to clean these gaming coins.

According to the Kovels English Registry Marks identification guide these brass game coins were registered on October 5, 1883.

The coins measures approximately 3/4 of an inch each.

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Animal Farm George Orwell - First Edition Book the Month Club - Literary Gift - Famous Novel - English Teacher Gift - Literature Gift by HappyFortuneVintage

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35.00 USD

A literary classic, Animal Farm by George Orwell was once on every high school reading list. This is a vintage Book of the Month Club first edition hardcover of Orwell's allegorical novel published in 1946. The vintage literary novel has a newspaper clipping on the back endpaper with a quote by George Orwell as well as a Book of the Month Club review by Christopher Morley.

Genuine vintage book, not a recent reprint of this title, the volume shows typical wear with soiling to the green cloth hardcover, bumped and fraying corner edges, and toning to the paper. A previous owner wrote his name in ink on the front endpaper.

Animal Farm by George Orwell
Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1946
Book of the Month Club Edition
Printed and Bound in the U.S.A. by Kingsport Press, Inc., Kingsport Tenn.
118 Pages; 7 3/4" x 5 1/8"
No Dust Jacket

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Vintage Pencil Lot - Vintage Eberhard Faber Pencils - Vintage Pencil Decor - Vintage School Decor - Elementary 6370 Woodclinched Pencil by HappyFortuneVintage

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18.95 USD

Old school wood pencils from Eberhard Faber, these Elementary 6370 are retro, well made, and hard to find.

Each painted green wood pencil is marked "Eberhard Faber Elementary 6370 U.S.A." Two pencils are also marked "Woodclinched" with "Elementary" in a cursive script. One pencil is a slight lighter shade of green. Genuine vintage, the pencils are unsharpened, but do show signs of wear and the passage of time.

A bit thicker than the average pencil, this classic pencil was designed for young school children's small hands.

Founded in 1861, Eberhard Faber manufactured their pencils in N.Y.C. on the East River on the site that is now the United Nations Building. I've found advertisements for the Elementary 6370 dating back as far as 1920. These pencils were made between the 1950s - 1960s.

Pencils are 7" long and have a 3/8" diameter.
Listing is for 3 (three) pencils.

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Vintage Brass Abacus Paperweight Marble - Vintage Abacus Decor Office - Math Teacher Gift - Math Grad Gift - Math Nerd Gift - Asian Decor by HappyFortuneVintage

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25.00 USD

Vintage brass abacus paperweight has a green marble base and a sophisticated look, perfect for your office or home work desk. Small yet hefty, the vintage abacus would make a great gift for the mathematics graduate or math geek.

The vintage abacus paperweight is in good condition showing typical signs of wear from the passage of time.

Approximate Measurements:
3 1/2" x 2 3/8" x 3/4"

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Garden Party Invitations - Vintage Invitations - Retro Invitations - Thermo Glo Notes - Summer Party Invitations - Vintage Stationery by HappyFortuneVintage

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15.95 USD

Fabulous vintage garden party invitations by Thermo Glo Notes have a beautiful green fern design and a cool retro look. The vintage invitations come in their original box.

The invitations are in good condition. The envelopes have some discoloration from the aged self-seal glue.
11 Invitations
12 Envelopes

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Vintage Perfume Bottle - Kosta Boda Art Glass Elis Bergh - Vintage Glass Heart Perfume Bottle - Vintage Dresser Decor Boudoir - Gift for Her by HappyFortuneVintage

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125.00 USD

This rare vintage perfume bottle designed by legendary Kosta Boda glass artist Elis Bergh would make a very special gift.

Elis Bergh (1881-1954) was trained as an architect before joining Kosta Glass as an artist in 1929. We worked with Kosta until he retired in 1950 and was considered an artistic leader of the company.

The small art glass perfume bottle has a heart shaped glass stopper as well as an etched flower design. The vintage Swedish Kosta Boda art glass piece is signed "Kosta" on the bottom along with a "B" for Bergh and the number "2327."

The vintage glass perfume bottle is in very good condition showing light signs of wear from age and use. The glass bottle has its original Kosta foil label but it is worn and not legible.

Approximate Measurements:
3 1/4" Tall
1 3/4" Wide

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Aesop Fables Illustrations - Vintage Children's Book Illustrations - Fables for Kids - Literary Nursery Decor - Little Folks Fables Kolliker by HappyFortuneVintage

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12.95 USD

With charming illustrations by William A. Kolliker, this vintage collection of Aesop Fables for children is a visual delight.

Genuine vintage from 1940, the vintage children's book shows considerable wear along the spine with light toning to the paper, yet the pages are supple and the illustrations are bright. The vintage book is perfect for repurposing into framed prints or art for a baby's nursery or child's room.

Little Folk's Fables from Aesop
Illustrated by William A. Kolliker
McLoughlin Bros., Inc, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1940
Unpaginated
6 3/4" x5 1/4"

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Vintage Farming Book - Antique Farming Book - Vintage Gardening Book - Gift Gardener Farmer - Rural Science Series - Plant Propagation Book by HappyFortuneVintage

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45.00 USD

Filled with drawings and time-honored information on plant propagation, this antique farming book, The Nursery Book, also has a decorative cover worthy of display.

Part of The Rural Science Series, this vintage gardening book would make a great gift for a master gardener or aspiring farmer.

Genuine vintage published in 1911, not a recent reprint of this title, the antique book shows age-appropriate wear from use and the passage of time. The cover shows light soiling and wear around the ends with some fraying. Pages are toned with age and a few pages have a few small tears at the edges. The vintage book has a stamp at the front from the "Michell's Seed House, 518 Market St," Philadelphia. Michell's is still in business. You can read about the company's history on their website.

The Nursery Book
A Complete Guide to The Multiplication of Plants
by L.H. Bailey
The MacMillan Company, New York, 1911
Sixteenth Edition
Illustrated; 365 Pages plus advertising pages at the back

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Vintage Amber Glass Pig Platter - Vintage Country Kitchen Decor Pig - Farmhouse Kitchen Decor - Country House Home Decor - Pig Serving Tray by HappyFortuneVintage

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35.00 USD

Vintage amber glass pig platter is the perfect serving tray for a country farmhouse kitchen. Fill the vintage glass pig tray with bacon and pass it around!

Circa 1960s vintage glass platter is in good condition showing light wear from use and the passage of time. Displays well and is a practical serving piece.

Approximate Measurements:
13" x 9"

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Antique German Prayer Book Theology - Das Religiöse Leben Tilmann Pesch The Religious Life - Vintage Christian Living Catholic Prayer Book by HappyFortuneVintage

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45.00 USD

Written by the Jesuit and theological philosopher Tilmann Pesch, Das Religiöse Leben (The Religious Life) contains Catholic prayers and instruction for men on how to live a good Christian life.

This book is in Tilmann's native tongue, German, and contains no English translation. It is a lovely vintage prayer book with a slipcase, flexible leather cover, decorative endpapers, gold gilt title lettering and page edges, and an attached ribbon bookmark.

Published in 1922, the vintage prayer book is in very good condition for its age. There are a few notations and underlinings in pencil. Otherwise, pages are clean and binding is tight. The book's slipcase shows typical shelf wear.

Das religiöse Leben. Ein Begleitbüchlein mit Rathschlägen und Gebeten zunächst für die gebildete Männerwelt
by Tilmann Pesch
The religious life. An accompanying booklet counsels and prayers first for the educated man's world
Freiburg im Breisgau, Herder & Co, 1922
592 Pages; Pocket Size 5 1/4" x 3"

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Vintage Scarf - Bullfighting Decor - Flamenco Dancers - Bull Fight Decor Spanish Art - Spanish Wall Decor - Spanish Scarf - Spanish Decor by HappyFortuneVintage

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45.00 USD

Festive and beautiful vintage souvenir scarf from Spain depicts the vibrancy of Spanish culture with scenes of flamenco dancers, matadors, and bullfighting.

The scarf can certainly be worn as intended, but the vintage textile could also be hung as wall decor.

The scarf is in good condition. It has a machine-stitched hem, about an inch of which has come undone. The fabric feels like rayon.

Scarf measures approximately 30 inches long by 29 inches wide.

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Antique School Book - Vintage Children's Book - Victorian Children's Book - Vintage School Book Primer - Classroom Decor - Longman Reader by HappyFortuneVintage

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24.00 USD

Classic Victorian era school reading primer has delightful illustrations, stories, and vocabulary word lists. The antique children's school book has a red decorative cover with a masted ship inside a crest. The vintage school book is a charmer and be could used as a unique decor accent in a modern classroom or child's nursery.

This is a genuine antique book published in 1898. The book was read in classrooms by children. The vintage book shows wear consistent with its age and use including wear to the cover with worn corners, soiling, tanned paper, a few pencil marks, and small tears. Previous owner wrote her name in a neat script along with the date in pencil on the front end paper (Jane Adams July 17th 1899).

Longmans' New Readers
The First Reader for Standard 1
Longmans, Green, and Co., London, New York and Bombay, 1898
128 Pages
7 1/8 inches by 5 inches

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Vintage Advertising Measuring Glass - Vintage Glass Measuring Beaker - Vintage Advertising Glass Measuring Cup- Spectro-Matic Tinting System by HappyFortuneVintage

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25.00 USD

Scarce vintage advertising measuring glass for the Spectro-Matic paint tinting system measures up to a pint. The 1950s advertising beaker has a spout for easy pouring and bright red lettering. The vintage measuring beaker is marked along one side in ounces and in cup increments.

The vintage measuring cup is in good condition having no chips and no cracks.

Approximate Measurements:
6 Inches Tall
3 1/4" Top Diameter
1 Pint Capacity

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Lilts and Lyrics - Vintage Children's Song Book - Traditional Songs with Lyrics - Vintage Old School Song Book - Traditional Music Book by HappyFortuneVintage

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25.00 USD

From Mother Goose rhymes to games, nature, holidays, and more, Lilts and Lyrics is a treasure trove of traditional folk songs. Published at the beginning of the 20th century, the antique music book contains lyrics and melodies reaching back hundreds of years.

The charming vintage collection of children's songs is in good condition for its age showing typical wear. There is some spotting on the cover and the pages are lightly toned.

Lilts and Lyrics for the School Room
Alice C.D. Riley and Jessie L. Gaynor
Clayton F. Summy Co., Chicago, 1907
104 Pages; 10 1/2" x 7 1/8"

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A Shropshire Lad - Vintage Poetry Book - Literary Gift - Classic English Literature - Poetry Gift -A. E. Housman -Old Poems -Graduation Gift by HappyFortuneVintage

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19.95 USD

Initially turned down by several publishers, A.E. Housman's A Shropshire Lad went on to become one of the most beloved collections of poetry during the 20th century. The small volume of sixty-three poems speak of youth, love, early death, nature, and the disappearing rural way of life. The poetry book was carried in the pockets of soldiers during World War I, given as gifts to young men, was the subject of school classroom recitation... "When I was one-and-twenty I heard a wise man say...."

This vintage volume of the classic poems is simply bound in brown cloth with gold title lettering on the cover and spine. The small book fits easily in the hand or pocket.

The book is in good condition. Some light soiling on the cover, wear at the top and bottom of the spine and the cover edges. The endpapers and book pages are slightly tanned with age lending a nostalgic tone to the book.

A Shropshire Lad by A.E. Housman
The Richards Press Ltd., London, 1944
101 Pages
5 1/8" x 3 1/2"


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Vintage Handkerchiefs - Roses Handkerchief - Mother of the Bride Handkerchief Wedding Hankies - Cotton Handkerchief - Valentines Day by HappyFortuneVintage

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36.00 USD

Give her a bouquet of roses that will last longer than the florist variety. Made from fine cotton, these amazing vintage handkerchiefs are adorned with red roses.

Made to promote several Swiss department stores, these lovely cotton handkerchiefs were given away as souvenirs. The rose bouquets are tied with a ribbon printed Jelmoli in Zürich, Innovation Lausanne, & Au Grand Passage Geneva. Each vintage hanky has its original foil sticker marked "Nelo Swiss Made."

The handkerchiefs would make special gifts for the mother-of-the bride & mother-of the groom.

The handkerchiefs could also be framed and used as a unique decor element.

Although vintage from the 1950s, the handkerchiefs are in excellent, unused condition.

Made in Switzerland
100% Cotton
12 Inch Square

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Vintage Embroidery Thread Lot - Brainerd Armstrong Thread - Silk Embroidery Thread - Antique Embroidery Thread - Embroidery Floss Silk by HappyFortuneVintage

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19.95 USD

Lot of four antique Brainerd & Armstrong Asiatic Twisted Embroidery thread in their original patented paper skein holders are a rare find. Made in New London, Connecticut, the vintage silk embroidery thread is an interesting relic of American's industrial past.

The vintage silk embroidery thread is unused and in its original unopened packaging. The thread is clean and appears to be in good condition. The twisted silk embroidery thread is a light shade of olive green.

The Brainerd & Armstrong Co's "Asiatic" Twisted Embroidery
Asiatic Dyes # 2051

Paper embroidery skein holder measures 8" long x 1" wide. Three of the skein holders have blue crayon notations as shown in the photographs two and three.

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Vintage Satellite Game - Vintage Space Toy Decor - Atomic Age Outer Space Game - Vintage Spinning Top Board Game - Sputnik Satellite Decor by HappyFortuneVintage

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125.00 USD

Vintage Satellite Spin Away game by Consolidated Toy Mfg comes with all its game pins and two-part spinning top. The game board has cool atomic age cold war era graphics with rockets launching from earth towards Sputnik-like satellites.

The vintage toy comes with its original game box lid that instructs the players to "Place pins in orbits -- spin top to get score.

This vintage game would make a great decor accent in your office or man cave. It's sure to be a conversation piece. The game board is lithographed on sturdy cardboard and nailed onto the back of a 1 3/4 inch deep wooden frame.

The game is old, dating from the late 1950s - early 1960s, and shows signs of wear and tear. There is some soiling on the game board surface. The wooden game pins show wear including scuffs and scratches. The white pins show soiling from age. The two-part top is a bit tricky to put together -- you have to line up the small metal piece on the red wooden part of the top with one of the holes on the metal portion and twist the red part until it clicks it, but the top works. Photograph four shows the top in action.

The vintage game's box top is in good condition for its age. It shows fading and soiling and one corner is broken.

Satellite Spin Away Game No. S-G1
Consolidated Toy Mfg. Company
Methuen, Massachusetts.
Game board measures approximately 11 3/8" Square; Wooden game pins measure approximately 2 3/8"

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