25.00 USD
This vintage Danish viking warrior figurine is fiercely cute! He stands a mere 4 1/2 inches tall including the horns on his helmet. Garbed in rabbit fur, the wooden teak Viking figure has a red fur beard and carries a shield and spear. Add this spirited little Viking to your Danish modern decor for an instant dash of fun.
The vintage viking figurine is in good condition.
Approximate Measurements:
4 1/2" Tall
2" Wide
2" Deep
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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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15.00 USD
This antique first edition of The Stolen Aeroplane by Ashton Lamar (pseudonym for Harry Lincoln Sayler) has a decorative cover featuring an old-fashioned biplane. The vintage adventure novel is a charming old book that would make a sweet decor accent in a boy's bedroom or playroom.
A genuine antique, not a recent reprint of this title, the book shows considerable wear and has a shabby chic appeal. The vintage book has typical soiling and wear from use and the passage of time including toned pages, wear around the cover edges with some fraying at the corners. Some of the pages are soiled and have a few tears. There is a gift inscription at the front of the book, "Christmas 1910 -- To Donald From Alfred.
The Stolen Aeroplane, or How Bud Wilson Made Good
by Aston Lamar
Illustrated by m.G. Gunn
The Aeroplane Boy Series
The Reilly & Britton Co., Chicago, 1910
223 Pages
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19.95 USD
Add to or start your vintage lead farm animal toy collection with these adorable sheep and ram figures. Made long ago when plastic was not an option for toy making, these vintage figurines are so cute and would make a charming decor accent in a country home or farmhouse.
The vintage metal figures show typical wear including paint loss, dings, and scratches. The white sheep is marked "Made in England" on the bottom. The ram is marked but the lettering is very hard to read -- it looks like "Brit Propplet."
These vintage lead figural toys are being sold as collectible display pieces not as toy for children.
Approximate Measurements:
1 3/4" x 1 1/4" x 1/2"
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45.00 USD
Torn, tattered, and stained antique copy of Bradshaw's Anglo Spanish Phrase Book for Travellers and Students is a rare travel relic from the 1800s.
Published in 1877, the small and slim volume contains words and phrase useful for the English speaker visiting Spanish speaking lands, including conversation threads on typical traveling concerns such as lodging, food, and transportation, as well as dress, the weather, shopping, and more. The book also contains lists advertising additional titles in the Bradshaw travel handbook series.
The small antique phrase book is heavily annotated in pencil and ink adding charm to its history. There is also a hand-drawn pencil sketch of a man at the front dated Aug 31 '80. A former owner "L.I. Pope" wrote his name and hometown "Stoke Upon Trent England," on the Index page.
The antique travel book has a very nice advertisement on the front endpaper for Jospeh Gillott's "Celebrated" steel pens.
The antique book is in poor condition, but the information it contains is rich for anyone interested in European travel in the 19th century.
The binding is broken, and a few pages have broken away from the text block. Pages 29 - 30 are present but are out of order appearing between pages 50 and 51.
Bradshaw's Complete Anglo Spanish Phrase Book for Travellers and Students:
with vocabulary of the most useful words in English and Spanish; Letters; Notes of Invitation, Etc.
New Edition, Revised and Corrected
W.J. Adams & Sons, London, 1877
72 Pages plus advertising pages
4 3/4" x 3 1/8"
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35.00 USD
This may look like an ordinary vintage globe pencil sharpener, but it's a rare version of a classic desk accessory. Marked "Made in US Zone Germany" elevates this vintage miniature world globe pencil sharpener to a rare find.
Manufactured between 1945 and 1950, this humble tin toy pencil sharpener is in good condition for its age. There is one rust spot just above the Equator near the Philippine Islands. The pencil sharpener has some rust spots but is in good working order. Globe spins freely.
Approximate Measurements:
3" Tall
1 3/4" Base Diameter
1 3/4" Globe Diameer
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35.00 USD
Add a touch of whimsy to your Valentine's Day decor this year with this vintage Queen of Hearts tin toy tray. Printed with the Queen of Hearts nursery rhyme, the colorful toy tea set tray shows the Queen holding a tray of heart-shaped tarts as the King of Hearts enjoys a eating treat.
The vintage tray would make a fun and festive Valentine's gift, and could also be hung on a wall or displayed in a kitchen, nursery, office, or anywhere you'd like a whimsical decor accent.
This is a genuine vintage lithographed toy tray from the late 1950s - early 1960s. The small tray is in very good condition for its age showing typical signs of wear including paint loss, scratches, and marks.
Approximate Measurements:
7 1/2" x 5 1/2"
The toy tea cup shown in photograph 4 is not included with this listing but will be available soon in my shop along with its saucer and cake plate.
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25.00 USD
Interesting grouping of vintage photographs all found together in an old Agfa Supersensitive Panchromatic film box, the photo lot includes portraits of a man and a woman, a train, workers working on the railroad, and a 1935 Buick with New Jersey plates. The photographs were taken in the Morristown area.
The vintage photograph lot includes 8 snapshots which are in good condition for their age.
The vintage Agfa film box is dated develop before July 1935. The box has metal corner supports and measures approximately 4 5/8" x 3 3/4".
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75.00 USD
An incredible document from the Vietnam War era, this pro Viet Cong and anti American magazine was published in China by the Foreign Languages Press in 1965 as the U.S. government escalated the conflict.
The vintage publication presents a visual document in photographs of the war from the Viet Cong (National Liberation Front) perspective.
This is a genuine vintage publication from 1965 not a recent reprint. The magazine is in good condition showing typical wear for an ephemeral piece. The cover has slight fading to the red along the bottom and along the spine. The edges show typical wear with some creasing and a bit of paper loss on the back cover. Pages are clean.
The magazine includes an inserted self-mailing stationery envelope from the Foreign Language Press asking for comments on the publication.
The People of Viet Nam Will Triumph! U.S. Aggressors Will Be Defeated!
Volume II
The Heroic Struggle of the South Vietnamese People
Foreign Languages Press, Peking, 1965
Fully Illustrated with Photograph Reproductions & Maps
Unpaginated; Stapled Binding
10 1/8" x 9"
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39.95 USD
Rare early Cold War era anti-communism pamphlet published by the Catholic Information Society warns against the pro-communist broadcast media.
Radio in the Red by Oliver Carlson
No. 14 in Pamphlet Series on Communism
Catholic Information Society, New York, 1947
16 Pages, Stapled Binding
5 1/4 inches x 3 7/16 inches - Please note that this is a very small pamphlet.
Very good condition showing only slight wear to the cover.
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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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895.00 USD
This antique leather desk blotter with copper end holders is an amazing piece of Art Nouveau decorative art. Just over three and half feet long, the extra-large vintage desk blotter would make an impressive desk accessory in an executive office or home library. The copper blotter corner holders have a beautiful holly leaf and berry design.
Well over 100 years old, the antique desk blotter was used in its time and shows age appropriate wear. There is some ink splatters on the leather and one larger ink stain along the bottom edge as shown which is concealed with covered by the blotter paper. The leather has cracked slightly along one copper edge as shown in photograph nine. The copper is beautiful and has a light patina of age. The entire blotter is backed with green felt which is beginning to pull away at the corners. The old blotter paper shown in the photographs is tattered and would need to be replaced.
Accessories shown are for display only and are not included with the blotter.
Approximate Measurements:
42 1/4" Long
19" Wide
1/4" High
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45.00 USD
Torn, tattered, and stained antique copy of Bradshaw's Anglo Spanish Phrase Book for Travellers and Students is a rare travel relic from the 1800s.
Published in 1877, the small and slim volume contains words and phrase useful for the English speaker visiting Spanish speaking lands, including conversation threads on typical traveling concerns such as lodging, food, and transportation, as well as dress, the weather, shopping, and more. The book also contains lists advertising additional titles in the Bradshaw travel handbook series.
The small antique phrase book is heavily annotated in pencil and ink adding charm to its history. There is also a hand-drawn pencil sketch of a man at the front dated Aug 31 '80. A former owner "L.I. Pope" wrote his name and hometown "Stoke Upon Trent England," on the Index page.
The antique travel book has a very nice advertisement on the front endpaper for Jospeh Gillott's "Celebrated" steel pens.
The antique book is in poor condition, but the information it contains is rich for anyone interested in European travel in the 19th century.
The binding is broken, and a few pages have broken away from the text block. Pages 29 - 30 are present but are out of order appearing between pages 50 and 51.
Bradshaw's Complete Anglo Spanish Phrase Book for Travellers and Students:
with vocabulary of the most useful words in English and Spanish; Letters; Notes of Invitation, Etc.
New Edition, Revised and Corrected
W.J. Adams & Sons, London, 1877
72 Pages plus advertising pages
4 3/4" x 3 1/8"
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35.00 USD
This may look like an ordinary vintage globe pencil sharpener, but it's a rare version of a classic desk accessory. Marked "Made in US Zone Germany" elevates this vintage miniature world globe pencil sharpener to a rare find.
Manufactured between 1945 and 1950, this humble tin toy pencil sharpener is in good condition for its age. There is one rust spot just above the Equator near the Philippine Islands. The pencil sharpener has some rust spots but is in good working order. Globe spins freely.
Approximate Measurements:
3" Tall
1 3/4" Base Diameter
1 3/4" Globe Diameer
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39.00 USD
Add a touch of whimsy to your Valentine's Day decor this year with this vintage Queen of Hearts tin toy tray. Printed with the Queen of Hearts nursery rhyme, the colorful toy tea set tray shows the Queen holding a tray of heart-shaped tarts as the King of Hearts enjoys a eating treat.
The vintage tray would make a fun and festive Valentine's gift, and could also be hung on a wall or displayed in a kitchen, nursery, office, or anywhere you'd like a whimsical decor accent.
This is a genuine vintage lithographed toy tray from the late 1950s - early 1960s. The small tray is in very good condition for its age showing typical signs of wear including paint loss, scratches, and marks.
Approximate Measurements:
7 1/2" x 5 1/2"
The toy tea cup shown in photograph 4 is not included with this listing but will be available soon in my shop along with its saucer and cake plate.
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28.00 USD
Interesting grouping of vintage photographs all found together in an old Agfa Supersensitive Panchromatic film box, the photo lot includes portraits of a man and a woman, a train, workers working on the railroad, and a 1935 Buick with New Jersey plates. The photographs were taken in the Morristown area.
The vintage photograph lot includes 8 snapshots which are in good condition for their age.
The vintage Agfa film box is dated develop before July 1935. The box has metal corner supports and measures approximately 4 5/8" x 3 3/4".
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75.00 USD
An incredible document from the Vietnam War era, this pro Viet Cong and anti American magazine was published in China by the Foreign Languages Press in 1965 as the U.S. government escalated the conflict.
The vintage publication presents a visual document in photographs of the war from the Viet Cong (National Liberation Front) perspective.
This is a genuine vintage publication from 1965 not a recent reprint. The magazine is in good condition showing typical wear for an ephemeral piece. The cover has slight fading to the red along the bottom and along the spine. The edges show typical wear with some creasing and a bit of paper loss on the back cover. Pages are clean.
The magazine includes an inserted self-mailing stationery envelope from the Foreign Language Press asking for comments on the publication.
The People of Viet Nam Will Triumph! U.S. Aggressors Will Be Defeated!
Volume II
The Heroic Struggle of the South Vietnamese People
Foreign Languages Press, Peking, 1965
Fully Illustrated with Photograph Reproductions & Maps
Unpaginated; Stapled Binding
10 1/8" x 9"
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135.00 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"
You'll find a wide array of eclectic vintage finds in my shop:
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35.00 USD
With its imaginative illustrations of space travel, Tom Corbett's Wonder Book of Space captures an age of innocence at the beginning of the atomic era and the space race. This beautifully illustrated children's book, part of the popular Wonder Books series, tells the tale of astronaut Tom Corbett, his rocket ship Polaris, and Johnny & Janie's space adventure.
A first edition of this delightful book, the book is clean and pristine -- rare to find this vintage children's book in such amazing condition.
Book is clean. Binding is tight. Colors are bright. Appears to have only been read once. Some minor wear at the base of the spine and on the back cover.
Tom Corbett's Wonder Book of Space by Marcia Martin
Illustrated by Frank Vaughn
Wonder Books, New York, 1953
Copyright Rockhill Radio Recording
Lithographed in the United States
8 1/4" x 6 1/2"
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45.00 USD
This vintage glass vase with a silver overlay grapevine design would make a special wedding, anniversary, or housewarming gift for a wine-loving couple.
The ribbed glass gives the tall vintage vase an elegant look.
Genuine circa 1940s vintage, the vase is in good condition showing a nice patina to the silver. The vase has no chips and no cracks.
Approximate Measurements:
9 1/2" Tall
3 3/4" Diameter
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