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Escutcheon Plate with Skeleton Key - Antique Door Key Plate - Door Hardware - Decorative Skeleton Keyhole by HappyFortuneVintage

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35.00 USD

Escutcheon door plate with a beautiful decorative motif, this antique piece of hardware comes with a skeleton key. I found the keyhole plate and key together in a dusty box at an estate sale, but I can't say for sure if they are original to each other. I don't think it matters, as they look as though they belong together.

The escutcheon plate shows wear and has a wonderful patina of age. The skeleton key also shows typical wear for a 100+ year-old piece of hardware.

Hung together on a wall, the set would make an intriguing decorative accent.

Measurements: Key Plate measures approximately 5 5/8" x 1 3/4" ; Key is approximately 3 3/8" long.

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Irish Jewelry - Leprechaun Hat Pin - Green Rhinestone Pin - Beatrix Jewelry - Luck of the Irish - St Patrick's Day Jewelry by HappyFortuneVintage

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20.00 USD

This vintage leprechaun hat brooch is the perfect St. Patrick's Day accessory. But don't just wear it one day a year, pin it on your bag and carry the luck of the Irish with you all year long.

Circa 1970s and in very good vintage condition, this quality made costume jewelry pin has fabulous green rhinestones in a gold-tone setting, and the Beatrix hallmark on the back.

1 1/8" Tall
1 3/8" at its widest point

Comes in a decorative gift box ready for giving.

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Nautical Flag Tray - Maritime Decor - Waverly Products Melamine Serving Tray - Melmac Tray - Beach House Decoration by HappyFortuneVintage

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24.00 USD

You can learn a lot about maritime communication examining this vintage nautical flag melamine serving tray by Waverly Products.

The tray shows wear and could be used as intended as a serving tray, although I think it would make a cool wall hanging in a beach house. The tray would make a great gift for a sailor or boat enthusiast.

Please look closely at the photographs. The tray has some staining and scuffs as well as soiling along the inner rim. I've given the tray a light cleaning as I didn't want to risk scratching the surface.

The tray is marked "Waverly Products Consolidated Molded Products Corporation Established 1974 Pat Applied For."

13" diameter

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Vintage Eyeglasses -- American Optical AO HiBo 12K Gold Filled Wire Frame -- Eyewear -- Original Case by HappyFortuneVintage

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65.00 USD

Vintage American Optical HiBo 12k gold filled eyeglasses come with their original eyewear case from Silverstein Optometrist in Passaic, N.J. In wonderful condition, this circa 1930s pair of eyeglasses has etched wire frames, bakelite nose guards and coated (plastic?) cord around the ear wires. The cord coating is flaking.

Glasses are marked "HiBi 1/10 12K G.F." There are also two symbols which I cannot make out. Each wire arm is marked with a symbol and "1/10 12K G.F."

The original eyewear case appears to be metal covered with faux leather and lined with blue velvet. The case shows wear particularly on the back hinge and around the front closure.

Glass lens are thick and in very good condition.

Some might say they need a good cleaning, but I didn't not want to disturbed the nice of patina of age they have acquired over the past 80 or so years.

Measurements: Case measures approximately 5 1/2" x 2 1/4"

Approximately 4 1/2" Temple to Temple
Bridge measures about 3/4"

Dollar Signs -- Letterpress Metal Type Block -- Vintage Typography Type Font -- Office Desk Decor -- Dollar Sign Stamp -- Instant Collection by HappyFortuneVintage

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24.00 USD

Vintage letterpress dollar sign metal type blocks, this instant collection will add a unique decorative touch to your office decor.

What a great gift for the banker or financial type in your life!

These small metal font type blocks range in size from 3/4" to 1" tall. The blocks are in good condition with a nice patina of age.

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Vintage Photo Album Photographs Algiers Travel Photos 1930s Snake Charmers -- New Jersey by HappyFortuneVintage

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58.00 USD

What an odd mix of photographs in this old deteriorating photo album. There are pictures of Algiers from 1938 including street, harbor & market scenes, snake charmers and salt caves, snapshots of a US Navel officer posing in front of a terminal at Newark Airport (1951), a group of people summering at a cabin in the woods, two portraits of school girls (Honey & Marie) from Ridgewood, NJ circa 1935, and more. There are over 90 photographs in all.

The photographs are old, and some are beginning to fade, but over all they are in good condition.

The photo album is in poor condition, with staining across the entire back cover and crumbling pages. Most of the pages do not contain photographs. I'd be glad to send you just the album pages that have photographs and not the entire photo album, should you prefer.


I'd be happy to send you additional photos of the photographs.
The Algeria photographs are in an approximately 4 1/4" x 2 7/8" format.
Some snapshots are about 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" & 4 1/2" x 3 1/4"
There is also a 10" x 8" portrait of a baby with a pail on the beach which has been partially hand colored in blue.

This curious lot was purchase at an estate sale in Paterson, N.J.

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Rabbit - Josef Originals Figurine - Bunny with Cabbage & Worm - Small Ceramic Rabbit - Easter Bunny - Vintage Spring Decor by HappyFortuneVintage

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24.00 USD

Vintage Josef Originals ceramic rabbit figurine has an expression of surprise as he gazes at the worm emerging from the cabbage at his feet.

This cute little bunny would be a sweet addition to a spring or Easter display.

The vintage ceramic figure is in very good condition. No chips. No cracks. The rabbit has its original foil "Josef Originals" label and a second foil label on the bottom marked "Japan."

The figurine is small, measuring approximately 3 1/2" tall x 2 3/4" wide x 2 1/8" deep.

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Cowboys - J Frank Dobie Book -- Cowboy Book -- Up The Trail From Texas -- Vintage Children's Book Landmark Young Readers American History by HappyFortuneVintage

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45.00 USD

Up The Trail From Texas, by American folklorist J. Frank Dobie, tells the tale of cowboys and cattle drives back on the American Western frontier. Filled with vivid stories and illustrations by John C. Wonsetler, this vintage children's book from Random House's Young Readers Landmark Series has decorative endpapers and an index.

What makes this book extra special, is the J. Frank Dobie lithographed publicity letter on his personal letterhead with signature in blue ink. What an awesome piece of book marketing history!

Up the Trail From Texas by J. Frank Dobie
Illustrations by John C. Wonselter
Random House, New York, 1955
Landmark Series, 1st Edition, 4th Printing
182 Pages including index, 8.5" x 5.8"
Included Lithographed Publicity Letter

Condition: No dust jacket. Cover has sun-faded spine, some light soiling on the cover, and wear at the edges. Top page edges have some soiling. Pages clean. Binding tight. Publicity letter is yellowed at the edges.


Interested in additional books for your home decor or for gifts. Let a librarian (me!) put a custom collection together for you.


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Vintage Poster - Hair Salon Decor - Beauty Salon Advertising Sign - Hair Style of the Month - Woman's Portrait - Wedding by HappyFortuneVintage

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25.00 USD

Vintage beauty salon display poster shows a pretty strawberry blond with a modern 1960s hairdo. Dressed in what looks to be a wedding gown, the lovely model holds a bouquet of flowers.

Meant to be displayed in a hair salon window, the double-sided poster is printed on sturdy coated paper.

The poster was stored rolled up for many years and is in good condition for its age. It shows signs of use and wear. One side (second photo) is faded. There are a tears and chips as well as some scotch tape residue and soiling. A good picture framer could transfer this vintage poster art into an amazing walling hanging for your home or business.


Poster measures 20" x 16".

I have a whole treasure trove of these marvelous hair style posters and will be listing them in my shop over the next several weeks. Some of the posters and the supporting materials that came with them are marked "Hair Style of the Month," a Chicago company known for producing promotional materials for hair salons. Send me a message if you are interested in purchasing more than one poster or the entire lot.

Hair style posters currently available in my shop:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/207244413/hair-style-of-the-month-vintage-poster?

https://www.etsy.com/listing/198088319/vintage-hair-style-poster-beauty-salon?

https://www.etsy.com/listing/205599741/hair-salon-decor-vintage-poster-1960s?

https://www.etsy.com/listing/203005417/1960s-hairstyle-vintage-poster-beauty?




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Lefton Rabbit Figurine - Brown Rabbit - Japan Ceramic - Easter Bunny - Spring Decor - Easter Decoration by HappyFortuneVintage

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25.00 USD

Poised on his back legs, this striking brown rabbit will win your heart. Made by Lefton, the Japanese ceramic company, the 1960s vintage rabbit figurine has fine detail and a very expressive face.

Although not obviously an Easter bunny, the rabbit would surely shine in a spring holiday display.

The figurine is in excellent vintage condition. No chips. No cracks. No crazing.

The piece is marked "H6664" on the bottom but is missing its Lefton sticker.

Bunny stands approximately 4 3/4" tall x 3 1/8" wide x 2" deep.

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Golf Book - Start Golf Young - Vintage Sports Book -- Doug Ford -- Illustrated Golf Instruction -- Father's Day Golf Gift by HappyFortuneVintage

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15.95 USD

Start Golf Young by Doug Ford, this collectible vintage sports book has illustrations by Howard Morris and is as relevant today to the beginner golfer as it was back in the 1950s.

Start Golf Young by Doug Ford
Illustrations by Howard Morris
Sterling Publishing, New York, 1957 Edition
124 Pages including index; 8" x 5 3/4"

Condition: Book is missing its dust jacket. Cover has some soiling, fading, & rubbing. Has previous owners embossed initial stamp on first blank page as well as some numbers written in pencil. Otherwise, the book is clean. Binding is tight.


Interested in additional books for your home decor or for gifts. Let a librarian (me!) put a custom collection together for you.

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Vintage Halloween Costumes Linen Gauze Muslin Mask - Children's Masquerade Costumes - Halloween Packaging - Rabbit Mask by HappyFortuneVintage

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65.00 USD

Vintage Halloween costume treasure trove includes a muslin gauze rabbit mask, linen children's costumes and a vintage Halloween masquerade costume box with classic Halloween graphics. These are very old costumes circa 1930s.

The fabulous rabbit mask was stored folded (see photograph 1), and has a center crease. It does not have a string or elastic to secure it in place. The hand-painted face is just amazing and the linen muslin gauze is in excellent condition.

The costumes have been heavily used. Some of them are ripped on the seams, as if they had been worn by children who had outgrown them, and some of them had been put away soiled. I have not attempted to clean or repair them. I will leave that up to the purchaser. I tried to give a sense of their condition in the photographs, but if you are serious about purchasing this lot, I'd be happy to send you additional photographs so you can get a better idea of the condition. The costumes are made out of high-quality light-weight fabric--I'm guessing it's linen, as it feels and looks like it. They really are just wonderful despite the poor condition some of them are in.

The vintage Halloween costume box is in good shape but does have a rip on one side of the lid and a split corner on the other side, as well as some soiling. The Halloween graphics are amazing--there is a black bat, a witch on a broomstick, the crescent moon with a man's features, stars, two children in clown costumes, a harvest scene--and this is all on the front of the box. The edge of the lid is decorated with a series of children in various costumes including a cowboy, drum majorette, Dutch boy, wooden soldier, maid, and a gypsy. The box is marked "American Toys" on the front and "No. 1800 Style Tramp Size Medium (38, 40) Masquerade Costume" on the one side of the lid.

Box measures 12 5/8" x 10 7/8" x 3 3/4"

1 Linen Gauze Rabbit Mask--In very good condition
2 Sashs--Gold and Rust which has A. Engel in pen along one edge
1 Toy Soldier Hat or Marching Band Hat with Black Cardboard Brim--Has black marks possibly from the black dye from the brim
1 Red Shirt with Blue Collar and Cap Sleeve--Matches Toy Solider/Marching Band Hat, Ties in Back, Marked Large, Stained
1 Red Vest with Embroidered Trim--No stains on this piece
1 Green Head Scarf with Red and Gold Fortune Teller Patch--Has some fading but no stains
1 Pair White Soldier's Pants with Red Piping--Heavily stained with rip along crotch seam
1 Gold Kerchief--Good Condition, No Stains
1 Red Vest with Gold Stitch Trim and 6 Stain Ribbon Hoops--Good Condition, One tiny mark on back, Marked Size 12
1 Blue Shirt with Gold Ribbon and Fabric Embellishments and Gold Anchor Buttons--Marked Size Large--In Good condition with some white marks, possibly paint? on sleeves
1 Green Vest with Green Rick Rac Trim--Good condition with some fading at fold lines
1 Pair Green Drawstring Pants--Stained, with rip along crotch seam
1 Black Painter's Smock with Colorful Paper Streamer Pin--Very good condition with minor white spotting--could be paint.
1 White, Blue, Rust (pinkish) Clown Suit with Gold Accents, Ripped along crotch seam and legs, soiled

Questions? Please ask.


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School Memories Book - Photo Album - Keepsake Memory Booklet Cartoons - Classmate Gift - School Reunion Humor by HappyFortuneVintage

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20.00 USD

Five (5) vintage photography memory booklets are a nifty way to capture your school days. These keepsake memento photo albums are a simple folded card with cartoon figures depicting the classic school personalties such as "My Favorite Teacher," "The Class Queen," "Big Shot," among others.

The cartoons are so sweet and very retro. Manufactured by National School Studios, Inc, circa1950s, these charming booklets are in great condition for their age. Three of them are smooth card stock and are slightly yellowed. Two of them are textured card stock, are slightly narrower, and have yellowed a bit more.

Great for reunions! Fill them with old graduating portraits and give them as door prizes.

Approximately 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"

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Kunstlerschutz Bear Vintage Flocked Animal Figurine Toy West Germany -- Brown Bear by HappyFortuneVintage

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20.00 USD

Out of hibernation just in time for spring, this Kunstlerschutz bear will warm your heart. He is adorable! This handmade flocked brown bear figurine has his original foil sticker stating he is a "Handwork Kunstlerschutz" made in West Germany.

Bear is in very good vintage condition.

Measurements: Approximately 3 1/4" long x 1 3/4" tall

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Typeface Visualizer - Vintage Graphic Design Typography Tool - Colton Press - Graphic Art Typeface Directory - Type Face by HappyFortuneVintage

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28.00 USD

To quote from these awesome vintage typeface visualizers from the Colton Press:

"Many factors enter into the choice of a type face besides legibility. One of the most important is weight or color. Some faces print light and some print dark; between the extremes of very light and very dark there are infinite variations of tone."

These type face visualizers are dated 1948 and 1950 and were included in the Eighth & Ninth Graphic Arts Production Yearbooks published by the Colton Press. The cards were meant to be used with the "Composite Type Face Directory" included in each year book.

Listing is for four four-page visualizers.

The visualizers are printed on heavy paper card stock. They are in good condition showing typical wear and signs of aging including some soiling and yellowing particularly around the edges.

Each card measures 8" x 10" and has 72 different type possibilities. Some of the type faces include:
Baskerville
Bodoni
Caslon
Eden Light
Estienne
Garamond
Goudy
Granjon
Kenntonian
Memphis
Remington Type
Weiss

Check out my books, records, & paper section for an eclectic selection of interesting books and ephemera:
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Interested in additional books for your home decor or for gifts. Let a librarian (me!) put a custom collection together for you.


Mini Skirt Half Slip - Vintage Olga Lingerie - Harlequin Print - Blue Purple Pink Black - Retro 1970s Fashion by HappyFortuneVintage

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24.00 USD

Super cool, funky, and retro, blue, purple, pink & black harlequin print half slip, so hip you'll want to wear this vintage lingerie as a mini skirt.

The slip has its original Olga "first lady of under-fashions" label. Freshly laundered by hand, and ready to wear.

Slip is marked size "L Short." The slip is in very good condition. No holes, tears, or runs. The elastic waistband has some stretch to it.


Measurements taken flat:
16" long from elastic waist band to bottom of hem
14" waist across front
14" waist across back (approximately 28" waist with some stretch)
20 1/4" across front hips measured seam to seam
20 1/4" across back hips measured seam to seam

100% Nylon

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Crewel Embroidery - Finished Crewel Pillow Kit -- Vintage Needlework -- Fiber Art Wall Hanging -- Blue Yellow Purple Green - 1970s Decor by HappyFortuneVintage

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20.00 USD

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

Worked on a blue linen background with wool thread in a vibrant 1970s flower design, the crewel embroidery is complete and in excellent condition. The linen fabric measuring 28 inches x 13 3/4 inches has a crease line where it had been folded in half and basted with red thread. 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: 28" x 13 3/4"
Contents: Linen, Wool

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Bronze Baby Shoe -- Bronzed Baby Shoe -- Childhood Memories -- Vintage Nursery Decor - Baby Shower Decor by HappyFortuneVintage

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15.00 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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Miniature Dog - Britains Cast Lead Figure - Black & White Dog Figurine - Dog Lover Gift by HappyFortuneVintage

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18.00 USD

Vintage miniature cast lead dog figurine, this black & white pup is tiny and super cute.

The metal dog figurine dates from the 1930s and shows wear consistent with its age including chipped paint, scuffs & marks. You can faintly see a mark that looks to be Britains through the paint on the bottom of the piece.

This dog is very tiny measuring a approximately 1 1/2" long x 1/2" tall x 1/4" deep.


Caution: This vintage figure contains lead and is not suitable for children. It is for adult collectors only and is not a toy for play.

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Libbey Glassware - Mid Century Modern Glasses - Vintage Barware - Barware - Tumblers - Modern Cut Glass by HappyFortuneVintage

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40.00 USD

Vintage mid-century modern glassware by Libbey have a simple and sleek cut glass design. These beautiful tumbler glasses will fit into any decor from modern, to contemporary, traditional, to minimal.

Set includes four (4) glasses. The glasses are marked on the bottom with the Libbey "L," and are in very good condition. No chips. No cracks.

The glasses have a nice heft to them.

8 oz. Capacity
4 1/4" Tall
3" Top Diameter


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