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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18.95 USD

Genuine vintage movie handbill flyer for Warner Bros's 1945 World War II romance Too Young to Know featuring Joan Leslie and Robert Hutton is a charming piece of old movie memorabilia. Suitable for framing, the old lithograph flyer can be used as decor in a retro-themed movie theater or home movie room.

The vintage lithograph flyer is back printed with ads for movie theaters and films including:
I See A Dark Stranger starring Deborah Kerr & Trevor Howard
Africa Speaks - billed as "The strangest romance ever filmed"
Black Angel starring Dan Duryea, June Vincent, & Peter Lorre
Meet Me on Broadway starring Marjorie Reynolds, Fred Brady
Tarzan and the Leopard Woman starring Johnny Weissmuller

Printed on heavy-weight newsprint paper, the flyer is in good condition for its age showing typical wear around the edges. The flyer has two punch holes along on the right side indicating that it was once stored in a binder.

This is an original movie handbill, not a reproduction. The flyer is marked in very fine print at the bottom "Continental Litho Corp Cleveland Ohio Made in U.S.A," along with credits for the movie, and "A Warner Bros. First National Picture."

Measures approximately 11 1/2 inches by 8 3/4 inches.

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28.00 USD

Vintage hand-sewn Muslim kufi cap has a hand embroidered design stitched in metallic thread and faux pearls. Also referred to as a taquiyah or topi, this beautiful vintage hat can be worn or displayed.

From the estate of a textile collector, the velvet hat is from the early 20th century and was gently worn. There are a few stray threads and light wear to the velvet.

The velvet cap is lined with a mauve taffeta fabric. You can see the hand stitching. The embroidery motif is a series of leaves alternating with trees.

Hat has an 8" diameter and 22 1/2" circumference.

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29.95 USD

Sometime back in the late 1800s, a small boy boy holding a lion tamer's whip prop stared with a tentative, almost frightened gaze at a Berlin, Germany studio photographer's camera. Over one hundred years later, his image survives on three antique carte de visite.

These carte de visite are part of a treasure trove of photographs from one Berlin family. I have other photographs of this child as well as his parents and sibling. The collection is an interesting visual glimpse into the life of a wealthy German family in the late 1800s into the early part of the 20th century.


Carte de visite were invented in Paris by André Adolphe Eugène Disdéri in 1854. He also developed a method of producing eight separate negatives on one plate making it easier to produce multiple cards of an identical image. In the mid to late 1800s, carte de visite became all the rage and were traded among friends and relatives.

Cards are in good condition for their age showing typical wear including scratches, edge wear, rubbing, fading, and spotting. Each card has the number "3225" written on the back in pencil and as well as the gold gilt stamp of Samson & Co Berlin. The back of one card is obviously darkened with age.

Framed together, these striking carte de visite would make an unusual and unique piece of nursery or boy's room decor.

Cards measure approximate 4 1/8" x 2 1/2".

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18.95 USD

Adorable, chippy, and old, this small vintage pig figurine is big on personality.

She appears to be cast out of plaster or some sort of composite material. She has nice detailing and an expressive face.

Through the centuries and in various cultures, the pig symbolizes abundance, fertility, strength, determination, and honesty.

This is an a very old plaster composite figure. She has some surfaces cracks and the paint is chipping.

Approximately 4 inches long x 2 inches high x 1 1/4 inches deep.

Marked "Japan" on the bottom.

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125.00 USD

A beautiful antique book with a stunning decorative cover, The Golden Dawn is an anthology of literature on life, death, dying, mourning, funeral customs, and the Christian afterlife. The compilation includes a diverse range of thoughts on the subjects by writers, scholars, philosophers, doctors, as well as anonymous observers.

The hefty book is in very good condition for its age showing some wear on the cover and corners, light tanning, and some spotting here and there throughout the volume. The binding is tight. The book has beautiful illustrations and gold gilt page edges.

The Golden Dawn or Light on the Great Future In This Life, Through the Dark Valley, and in The Eternal Life As Seen In the Best Thoughts of Over Three Hundred Leading Authors and Scholars
by Rev. J.H. Potts
P.W. Ziegler & Co., Philadelphia, 1881
608 Pages; Illustrated
9" x 6 1/4"

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125.00 USD

A beautiful example of Victorian era gutta percha, this antique stamp box has a scrolling border design and floral accent on the lid. The vintage stamp box has an attached hinged lid and four small compartments.

Well over 100-years old, the antique box is a fine decorative object which will give a unique Victorian touch to a modern office desk.

The antique Victorian box is in good condition showing patina and age appropriate wear. There is an old chip on the back corner which does not detract from the decorative box's display or use (see photographs 6 & 7).

Gutta percha is a type of tree that produces a natural thermoplastic-like sap. Used for centuries by the islanders of the Malaysian archipelago, gutta percha became a popular manufacturing substance in the mid to late 19th century used in such diverse items as insulating material in undersea telegraph cables, Victorian mourning jewelry, and furniture.

Approximate Measurements:

6 1/4" x 4 1/4" x 1 1/2"

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145.00 USD

Antique bronze Hindu body stamp is a small work of art. The small vintage bronze Indian chhapas has a spiral radiating from the center of its eye-like design.

Beautifully cast, the bronze chhapa can be hung on a chain and worn as a very special pendant.

The chhapa is very old, circa late 1800s. It shows age appropriate signs of wear from use and the passage of time. You can see traces of the sandalwood and water paste used with the stamp to print the design on skin.

Approximate Measurements:
1 9/16" x 1" x 1 3/8"

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45.00 USD

This classic marble composition notebook from the late 1920s contains handwritten notes and recipes from Miss Keeler's cooking and home economics class taught at New York City P.S. 226 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.

The handwritten notebook has housekeeping tips, health rules, recipes, table setting guidelines, baby care instructions, a typed poem, colorful magazine clippings of food and household products, and more. Approximately 1/4 of the notebook is written in at the front. The student wrote a table of contents for the notebook at the back. The remainder of the notebook is blank.

The handwritten cookbook contains recipes for toast, cocoa, stuffed dates, apricots, and prunes, french toast, mashed, boiled, creamed, and baked potatoes, spaghetti with tomato sauce, apple sauce, chocolate blanc mange, medium white sauce, sweet potatoes Georgian style, cauliflower with cream sauce, omelets, eggs a la goldenrod, tapioca cream pudding, Norwegian prune pudding, whipped cream, drop cookies, fudge, Southern spicy gingerbread, and chantilly orange tapioca,

This notebook corresponds to two handwritten school autograph books currently in my shop:
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Genuine vintage, the old school notebook shows age-appropriate wear from use and the passage of time. The notebook is covered in a coated canvas book cover. The notebook pages are toned from age.

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19.95 USD

Tarnished from the salt air, this vintage brass crab trinket box is the quintessential beach house decor accent. The vintage brass crab figurine has nice detailing and opens to reveal a hiding place for small objects.

The vintage brass crab box is obviously tarnish, particularly on his front claws as shown, but you can polish him up if you prefer a shiny look. The crab has a faded foil sticker on the bottom marked "Made in Taiwan."

Approximate Measurements"
6" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/4"

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35.00 USD

First published in 1877, Anna Sewell's Black Beauty is a perennial childhood favorite. This early hardcover edition of this classic children's book is bound in blue cloth with a decorative pictorial cover worthy of display. The antique book has a color frontis illustration as well as black and white art print reproductions, and line drawings.

A genuine antique book, not a recent reprint of this title, the book shows age-appropriate wear including bumped cover corners, tanned pages, and some soiling. Binding is tight. A previous owner wrote his name "Kenneth McMinn" on the front endpaper.

Black Beauty The Autobiography of a Horse
by Anna Sewell
Illustrated
A.L. Burt Company, Duane Street, New York, Circa 1900
325 Pages plus publisher's advertising pages at the back

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35.00 USD

Made by Virginia Metalcrafters circa 1948 from an Oskar J.W. Hansen design, this beautiful brass leaf sculpture can be used as a catch all dish, trinket tray, ring dish, or simply displayed as a work of art.

Finely detailed, the leaf dish is heavy for its size and may also serve as a paperweight.

The vintage brass leaf has the Virginia Metalcrafters hallmark on the back along with "Copyright 1948," as well as a number and the word "Poinsettia" which are partially worn away.

Approximate Measurements:
6" x 4 1/8" x 1"

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25.00 USD

Since his creation by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887, Sherlock Holmes has become the most famous fictional detective. This vintage Modern Library Sherlock Holmes book contains all the best known stories of the private detective from a Scandal in Bohemia to The Final Problem.

The vintage Sherlock Holmes story collection would make a great gift for dad, the mystery lover, or a classic edition to any home library.

Genuine vintage, not a recent reprint or print-on-demand title, the book shows age appropriate wear with tears and paper loss to the dust jacket. Pages are clean. Binding is tight.

The Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Modern Library, New York, circa 1950s
612 Page plus complete list of Modern Library titles at the back

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45.00 USD

Vintage Arabia Finland jam jar will add a color pop to your vintage country kitchen decor. The vintage Arabia Finland pottery jar has a purple and red grape cluster design and a modern shape.

The vintage jam jar is in good vintage condition. No chips. No cracks.

Approximate Measurements:
3 5/16 Tall
3 3/4" Diameter

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18.95 USD

J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye -- A classic Modern Library edition of an American literature classic

This vintage book has a notation on the title page that places it in its time -- a reference to Adlai Stevenson, as well as a cryptic note about calling a salesman. Dating from the 1960s, this vintage book shows age-appropriate wear with light fraying at the cover corners, a rip at the bottom of one page, light toning to the paper, and a loosening front hinge. Binding is tight.

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Modern Library, New York, circa 1960s
275 Pages plus list Modern Library publications at the back


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35.00 USD

Antique wooden textile bobbins are an appealing home decor accent. This instant collection of vintage wood bobbins has a rustic industrial look. Display the old textile mill bobbins on a shelf, use them as a centerpiece, or even repurpose them as candleholders.

This vintage industrial collection includes five (5) bobbins.

Genuine circa 1900s wooden textile bobbins show wear from use and the passage of time. One of the bobbins had been repurposed as a candle holder and has wax drippings embedded in the bottom.

Antique bobbins range in size from approximately 9" tall to approximately 7" tall.

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45.00 USD

Filled with detailed anatomy diagrams, this antique copy of Cutter's Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene book provides an interesting and artful look at these subjects from a 19th-century perspective.

A popular textbook in its time, Cutter's Anatomy was used in schools across the United States.

Dating from 1887, this genuine antique book shows age-appropriate wear with toning, spotting, and soiling to the pages as well as a few small tears. The decorative cover has soiling and bumped corners. A former owner wrote his name and home town (I.M. Wolfe Mt. Freedom New Jersey) at the front.

Intermediate Anatomy, Physioogy, and Hygiene, including Scientific Instruction Upon the Effects of Narcotics and Stimulants Upon the Human Body
A Revision of Calvin Cutter's First Book of Anatomy, Etc.
By John C. Cutter, B.Sc. M.D.
Illustrated
J.G. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1887
221 Pages plus advertising

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395.00 USD

This beautiful lacquer box once belonged to Walter T. Steves, a colonel in the U.S. Air Force. The lacquer cigarette box was a gift to Col. Steves from Col. Nguyen Duc De, Chief Adjunct General, Joint General State of the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces.

The lacquer box has four beautiful Vietnamese women on the lid and hinges open to reveal three tiered cigarette shelves.

The shelves are made of wood and have metal hinges. The top shelf has slots for 15 thin cigarettes. The middle shelf has slots for 15 thicker cigarettes, and the bottom shelf has 8 slots that look as though they could accommodate small cigars.

The box was used in its time and shows wear. There are scuffs and scratches on the lacquer as well as a few small chips along front edge. The presentation box has a blue plaque on the side which reads:

Col Walter T. Steves
Deputy Acting COS
From: Col Nguyen Duc De
Chief AG/JGS/RVNAF

I found a reference to Col. Walter T. Steves. He served in the U.S. Air Force. He is buried in the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas. His grave stone indicates that he served in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.

I found a reference to Col. Nguyen Duc De on the Sĩ Quan Trừ Bị Quân Lực Việt Nam Cộng Hòa
Nơi Gặp Gở của những Sĩ Quan Trừ Bị Thủ Đức và Sĩ Quan Trừ Bị Quân Trường Đồng Đế Nha Trang blog - siquantrubi.blogspot.com - stating that "Former Colonel Nguyen Duc De had breathed his last on Sunday December 28, 2008 in Fullerton, California."

The box measures approximately 11 1/4 inches long by 5 1/5 inches wide by 2 3/4 inches high when closed and 5 1/5 high when open. Shelves are approximately 5 3/4 inches by 4 inches.

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395.00 USD

During the 1950s and 1960s, pioneering adventure traveler and writer Barbara Alex Toy covered an amazing amount of ground traveling in Land Rovers from London to Singapore and across desert territories in the Middle East and Northern Africa.

The Highway of The Three Kings recounts Barbara Toy's journey along the ancient Incense Route through the Arabian Peninsula from Bir Ali (ancient city of Cana), past the legendary start of the Three Wise Men's pilgrimage, through the war zones of Yemen, past the outskirts of Mecca, through Saudi Arabia, through ancient Midian to Aqaba, Petra, Amman, to Damascus.

An engaging and inspiring travel adventure story, the book would make a great gift for a travel lover or anyone interested in the Middle East.

This is a genuine vintage book published in 1968 not a recent reprint. As such, the book shows wear consist for its age. The dust jacket shows noticeable wear around the edges. Pages are clean. Binding is tight.

The Highway of the Three Kings by Barbara Toy
John Murray, London, 1968
First Edition
Black & White Photographs; Route Map at Front
188 Pages
8 3/4" x 5 3/4"

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495.00 USD

"Look for the union label..."

Vintage Lucite bookends proudly displays The International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) label. This rare bookend set dates from the early 1980s and is a very cool piece of industrial history.

Founded in 1900, and at its peak one of largest labor unions in the United States, the ILGWU was a major influence in American labor history. In 1995, the ILGWU merged with the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union forming Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE), which in turn merged in 2004 with the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union (HERE) creating a new union known as UNITE HERE.

These are genuine vintage acrylic bookends from the 1980s. The Lucite blocks are mounted on a metal base which have rubber bottoms to protect furniture surfaces. The acrylic has a patina of age and some light scratches.

Approximately measurements:
4 1/2" Tall
4 1/4" Wide
4 1/8" Deep

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