15.00 USD

Vintage accordion sheet music for the iconic Broadway musical show and Hollywood movie West Side Story includes 6 songs by Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim.

Published in 1963 by G. Schirmer, Inc. and Chappell & Co, New York, the song booklet includes:
Maria
Tonight!
I Feel Pretty
America
One Hand, One Heart
Somewhere

The booklet shows wear. The cover is ripped at the base and top of the stapled binding. There is one small tear on the outer edge of the front cover and a hole on the back cover, as well as what I think is the previous owner's name in small faint letters on the cover. There are notations in pencil and pen.

11 7/8" x 8 7/8"
18 Pages

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28.00 USD

And they're off!

Cool vintage Kentucky Derby advertising "Derby Day" puzzle has interlocking sliding square tiles printed with a scene of horses racing at Churchill Downs.

A vintage Kentucky Derby souvenir, the puzzle is in its original packaging and has never been opened or played with. The puzzle's black frame is marked "Hong Kong."

And the packaging is cool too! The name of the puzzle appears to be "Puzzle of Alphabet" as they are the most prominent words. The puzzle is billed as "a game of knowledge and skill for all ages." The packaging proclaims the game is "educational!" &"provides hours of entertainment!"

What a great gift for a Kentucky Derby or horse racing fan.

Condition: Vintage puzzle in its original sealed packaging. Packaging shows some shelf wear.

Measurements: Package measures approximately 6 1/4" x 5 1/2"; Puzzle measures approximately 5" x 3"

Black horse bookend is not included in this listing and is shown for display purposes. If you are interested in the horse bookend, please send me a message.

12.00 USD

Here's a little bit of mid-century childhood nostalgia, a bronze baby shoe. Proud parents throughout America captured a moment in their growing children's lives by bronzing the shoes in which they took their first steps.

This funky little piece of personal history would look great in a child's nursery or playroom or displayed on a bookcase.

Long ago, someone typed out the name "Marshall" on a small slip of paper and taped it to the bottom of the shoe. If desired, the name could be removed.

4 3/4" Long
2 1/4" Wide
2 3/8" Tall
A bit dusty, but in very good vintage condition.


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15.00 USD

Vintage Japan ceramic figurine, this small (2 1/4" tall) gray elephant has pink ears with gold highlights. Marked made in Japan with a gold foil label, this circa 1960s collectible is in very good vintage condition, no cracks, chips or crazing.

At one time, he may have been part of an elephant grouping. He has a small loop under his chin which could have been for a connecting chain.


A symbol of wisdom, elephants, the largest land mammal, are also thought to insure protection and stability. According to Feng Shui, elephants with their trunks up will bring good luck to your home.

2 1/4" High x 3 1/2" Long


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8.00 USD

Classic Anchor Hocking Forest Green pressed glass cups were popular for a good reason. Produced between 1950 and 1967, their clean design, durability, and fantastic color are hard to beat. In excellent vintage condition showing little wear, no chips, no cracks, these cool green glass cups will brighten your table and lift your spirits.


Volume: 7 ozs.
2 1/2" Tall
3 1/4 Diameter

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34.00 USD

Won't your pot luck dinner tuna casserole look delicious and cool in this shiny Buenilum aluminum covered serving dish with glass Pyrex insert?

Created by Frederick Buehner-Warner, a member of the German designer association Deutscher Werkbund, an important forerunner to the Bauhaus, Buenilum aluminum ware was produced from 1933 through the 1970s in the United States.

Bearing the Buenilum stamp and castle logo on the bottom, this serving casserole is in very good vintage condition, as is the glass 1 1/2 quart Pyrex insert. There are some minor scratches from normal use.


10" Diameter
3 1/2: High without lid; 7" High including lid handle
1 1//2 Quarts Volume

Clean your aluminum serving piece in hot sudsy water. Dry promptly. Do not put in the dishwasher.

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32.00 USD

Norman Mailer's The Naked and The Dead, considered one of the best novels of World War II, catapulted the 25-year-old author to literary fame upon it's publication in 1948. The Rinehart symbol (an R in a circle) on the copyright page indicates that this is a 1st edition copy of this 20th-century classic.

Includes a New York Herald Tribune Weekly Book Review clipping of Richard Match's May 9, 1948 review of the book. I found the clipping neatly folded between pages 642 & 643. Consequently, there is significant yellowing on these pages from prolonged contact with the clipping.

Here's a quote from this glowing review.

"'The Naked and the Dead' is about infantrymen--or, rather, men in the infantry --and the despair, the lung-searing fatigue, the unutterable terror and horror of jungle war. Its author is Norman Mailer, aged twenty-five, writing out of Brooklyn, Harvard, Leyte and Japan. Forget the age and remember the name: Norman Mailer. With this one astonishing book, his first full-length work of fiction, he joins the ranks of major American novelists."

The Naked and the Dead
Norman Mailer (1923-2007)
Rinehart and Co, New York, 1948
First Edition
8vo. 721 pages
Printed in the USA by the Haddon Craftsmen
Black cloth printed in white on the spine.
No dust jacket.
Book is in good condition. Cover is chipped along spine, bottom edges and corners. There is a scratch on the back cover. Tight binding, clean pages, except where noted above.


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20.00 USD

Design your own coat of arms with Dorothy Gatchell's Heraldry Designed for You Based on the Laws and Usages Established by John Guillim in 1679. This vintage fully illustrated booklet gives you all the tools you need to create the perfect symbol for your family.

Booklet is in very good condition. There is a previous owners name written in blue ink on the cover as well as one rust-like soiled spot. There is a chip at the top of the spine and some rubbing on the stapled binding. Pages are clean.

Heraldry Designed for You
Dorothy Glendenning Gatchell, Author and Illustrator
Includes Index
38 Pages
Stapled Binding
Published 1954, Second Printing
7 3/8" x 5 1/2"


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25.00 USD

An incredible example of crewel embroidery, this vintage textile needlework piece can be transformed into a wall hanging or pillow.

Worked on a white linen background with wool thread in a vibrant 1970s flower design, the crewel embroidery is complete and in excellent condition. The linen fabric, measuring 35 inches x 17 inches, has been folded in half and has a crease line. There are a few spots that should come out with washing. Note the word "top" below the crease line above the crewel work. Black basting stitches outline the pillow cover back dimension. There is a dry cleaners tag pinned to one corner.

Ready for finishing, you can make a pillow cover, frame it for a wall hanging, or use it in another craft project.

Dimensions: 35" x 17"
Contents: Linen, Wool

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24.00 USD

This fabulous vintage print fabric screams 1970s flower power. You'll want to sew something groovy from this textile remnant. Channel your inner hippie and sew some funky pillows.

I found this fabric in a stack of remnants at the estate sale of woman who did a lot of sewing back in the late 1950s to early 1970s. She kept her remnant stash well organized and clean.

I do not know definitively what type of fiber this fabric is woven from, but it feels like cotton. It's heavy weight and high-quality.

This remnant is an irregular shape. The main section is approximately 44 1/2" x about 35."
There's a piece about 30" x 14" that stems off this main section.


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18.00 USD

In the early 20th-century countless American teenagers learned their history lessons from The Story of the Ancient Nations: A Text-Book For High Schools by William L. Westermann. Published in 1912 by D. Appleton and Company, The Story of Ancient Nations was the standard history textbook in high schools across the nation.

Once belonging to Eliza Mary Martin of Mexico, Montana, who carefully wrote her name, address, high school, and teacher's name in script on the inside cover, this copy shows wear, but that just adds to its charm. There is shelf wear to the top and bottom edges and what appears to be an ink stain on the spine. The pages are in good condition with foxing typical of a book this age. The spine is beginning to loosen, but is not broken. There are some owner notations.

The textbook is packed with wonderful illustrations from a sketch of an "Egyptian Bartering a Necklace for Onions" to a mosaic of King Charlemagne. There are several fabulous full-page colored maps.

Dimensions:
7 3/4" x 5 3/8"

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9.95 USD

Instant collection of 9 sewing thread spools in fabulous shades of pink, rose, and maroon, put them on display or use the thread in projects.

Seven of the spools are heavy-duty card board and two are wooden. All have been used and have varying amounts of thread remaining. Please see the photographs. One wooden spool is marked "Imperial Silk Substitute," one is marked "Kismet Giant."

It's hard to say exactly the age of each of these spools. The woman I got them from said she had had them for a long time. The estimate is that they somewhere between 80 and 40 years old. Regardless, the colors are just wonderful and would make a beautiful display.

9 Spools of Vintage Sewing Thread
In good condition, a bit dusty
Original yardage from 1200 to 2000 yards per spool
Height: Approximately 2 3/4" Tall

Interested in an instant thread collection in a different color scheme? I have a large inventory of vintage tread. Send me a message with your color preference and I'll put together a lovely combination just for you.


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28.00 USD

Four vintage vegetable seed boxes from the Card Seed Co. of Fredonia N.Y. make a colorful instant collection and perfect gift for the gardener.

Each seed box is a miniature work of art. The vegetable illustrations are gorgeous and are rendered even more beautiful by the old chromolithography printing method. Boxes were printed by the Genesee Valley Litho. Co., Rochester, N.Y.

The boxes are flattened and have never been. The story is that the Card Seed Co. went out of business in the 1920s, and in the 1970s, a cache of old seed packets, boxes, & displayed where found in an old warehouse. The cardboard boxes are sealed in protective plastic and show some yellowing and spotting from age.

Listing is for 4 (four) seed boxes:
Bush Beans -- Early Red Valentine
Bush Beans -- Tennessee Green Pod
Peas -- Telephone
Sweet Corn -- Stowell's Evergreen

Boxes measure 5 1/2" x 4" not including the protective plastic covers.

20.00 USD

Bring a little luck to your office desk with this retro brass shamrock paperweight. Back stamped with the Garity trademark & a sweet four-leaf clover poem, the paper weight is heavy and stylish.

"One leaf is for hope,
and one is for faith,
and one is for love, you know,
and god put another in for luck."

Condition: Paper weight shows some rubbing on the back and has a few minor dings and spots from normal use on the front.

Measurements: Approximately 4 1/4" x 5"

8.00 USD

Classic Anchor Hocking Forest Green pressed glass cups were popular for a good reason. Produced between 1950 and 1967, their clean design, durability, and fantastic color are hard to beat. In excellent vintage condition showing little wear, no chips, no cracks, these cool green glass cups will brighten your table and lift your spirits.


Volume: 7 ozs.
2 1/2" Tall
3 1/4 Diameter

I ship internationally. Convo me for a shipping rate for your location. Please note that international postal delivery times vary widely and it can take 4-6 weeks, and in some cases more, for an item to reach you. You are responsible for all customs, taxes, and importing fees.

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34.00 USD

Won't your pot luck dinner tuna casserole look delicious and cool in this shiny Buenilum aluminum covered serving dish with glass Pyrex insert?

Created by Frederick Buehner-Warner, a member of the German designer association Deutscher Werkbund, an important forerunner to the Bauhaus, Buenilum aluminum ware was produced from 1933 through the 1970s in the United States.

Bearing the Buenilum stamp and castle logo on the bottom, this serving casserole is in very good vintage condition, as is the glass 1 1/2 quart Pyrex insert. There are some minor scratches from normal use.


10" Diameter
3 1/2: High without lid; 7" High including lid handle
1 1//2 Quarts Volume

Clean your aluminum serving piece in hot sudsy water. Dry promptly. Do not put in the dishwasher.

ship internationally. Send me a message for a shipping rate for your location.

You'll find more interesting vintage items in my shop:
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32.00 USD

Norman Mailer's The Naked and The Dead, considered one of the best novels of World War II, catapulted the 25-year-old author to literary fame upon it's publication in 1948. The Rinehart symbol (an R in a circle) on the copyright page indicates that this is a 1st edition copy of this 20th-century classic.

Includes a New York Herald Tribune Weekly Book Review clipping of Richard Match's May 9, 1948 review of the book. I found the clipping neatly folded between pages 642 & 643. Consequently, there is significant yellowing on these pages from prolonged contact with the clipping.

Here's a quote from this glowing review.

"'The Naked and the Dead' is about infantrymen--or, rather, men in the infantry --and the despair, the lung-searing fatigue, the unutterable terror and horror of jungle war. Its author is Norman Mailer, aged twenty-five, writing out of Brooklyn, Harvard, Leyte and Japan. Forget the age and remember the name: Norman Mailer. With this one astonishing book, his first full-length work of fiction, he joins the ranks of major American novelists."

The Naked and the Dead
Norman Mailer (1923-2007)
Rinehart and Co, New York, 1948
First Edition
8vo. 721 pages
Printed in the USA by the Haddon Craftsmen
Black cloth printed in white on the spine.
No dust jacket.
Book is in good condition. Cover is chipped along spine, bottom edges and corners. There is a scratch on the back cover. Tight binding, clean pages, except where noted above.


I ship internationally. Send me a message for a shipping rate for your location.

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You'll find more interesting vintage items in my shop:
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20.00 USD

Design your own coat of arms with Dorothy Gatchell's Heraldry Designed for You Based on the Laws and Usages Established by John Guillim in 1679. This vintage fully illustrated booklet gives you all the tools you need to create the perfect symbol for your family.

Booklet is in very good condition. There is a previous owners name written in blue ink on the cover as well as one rust-like soiled spot. There is a chip at the top of the spine and some rubbing on the stapled binding. Pages are clean.

Heraldry Designed for You
Dorothy Glendenning Gatchell, Author and Illustrator
Includes Index
38 Pages
Stapled Binding
Published 1954, Second Printing
7 3/8" x 5 1/2"


Questions? Please ask.


Purchasing 2 or more items from my shop? Send me a message for a combined shipping quote.

You'll find more interesting vintage items in my shop:
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25.00 USD

An incredible example of crewel embroidery, this vintage textile needlework piece can be transformed into a wall hanging or pillow.

Worked on a white linen background with wool thread in a vibrant 1970s flower design, the crewel embroidery is complete and in excellent condition. The linen fabric, measuring 35 inches x 17 inches, has been folded in half and has a crease line. There are a few spots that should come out with washing. Note the word "top" below the crease line above the crewel work. Black basting stitches outline the pillow cover back dimension. There is a dry cleaners tag pinned to one corner.

Ready for finishing, you can make a pillow cover, frame it for a wall hanging, or use it in another craft project.

Dimensions: 35" x 17"
Contents: Linen, Wool

Purchasing 2 or more items from my shop? Send me a message for a combined shipping quote.

You'll find more interesting vintage items in my shop:
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24.00 USD

This fabulous vintage print fabric screams 1970s flower power. You'll want to sew something groovy from this textile remnant. Channel your inner hippie and sew some funky pillows.

I found this fabric in a stack of remnants at the estate sale of woman who did a lot of sewing back in the late 1950s to early 1970s. She kept her remnant stash well organized and clean.

I do not know definitively what type of fiber this fabric is woven from, but it feels like cotton. It's heavy weight and high-quality.

This remnant is an irregular shape. The main section is approximately 44 1/2" x about 35."
There's a piece about 30" x 14" that stems off this main section.


Purchasing 2 or more items from my shop? Send me for a message for a combined shipping quote.

You'll find more interesting vintage items in my shop:
www.etsy.com/shop/HappyFortuneVintage