18.00 USD
Vintage 1940s ball pitcher marked "U.S.A." on the bottom has a mottled glaze in neutral tones of beige. The small pitcher can be used as a milk creamer but would also look charming filled with flowers.
The pitcher is old, and although free of chips and cracks, it does have crazing throughout the glaze. The bottom shows signs of wear.
Approximately 3 1/4" tall x 4 1/2" wide
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48.00 USD
Two vintage laboratory glass bottles would look great on display by themselves or as part of larger grouping of chemistry glass.
The larger bottle is bottom marked "Pyrex Reg US Pat. Off. Made in USA." Its glass stopper is marked "Pyrex T - 24." This bottle is approximately 8 1/4" tall with a 3 1/4" bottom diameter.
The smaller bottle is marked "Wheaton No Sol-Vit 19 U.S.A." This apothecary bottle has a glass stoppers attached to the bottle neck by a metal chain and spring. This bottle is approximately 7 1/4" tall with a 2 1/2" bottom diameter.
I gave the bottles a light cleaning, preserving the patina of age. The bottles have residue and soiling inside. Should you prefer, you could certainly give them deep cleaning and remove the labels.
These bottles are part of a collection I recently acquired from a chemist who worked for Fritzsche, a company that made essential oils and chemicals for the perfume industry, back in the 1960s. I have a selection of other chemistry glass that I will be listing in my shop over the next few weeks.
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18.00 USD
Mint green Terrace Ceramics planter in a lovely ribbed design has an attached catch dish and two drainage holes.
Made by Terrace Ceramics, who bought their ceramic molds from Shawnee Pottery when that operation closed in 1961, this is a lovely and functional piece of American pottery. Shawnee Pottery began in 1937 under the direction of Addis Hull of Hull Pottery. This small planter has a long American art pottery pedigree. The planter is marked "Terrace Ceramics U.S.A. 6222" on the bottom.
Made as a planter and used as a planter, this vintage ceramic piece shows wear including a soil line inside the pot, some water stain discoloration on the catch dish, as well as some wear marks. The planter does not have any chips or cracks.
Planter is approximately 4" tall with a 5" top diameter.
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35.00 USD
Classic enamel daisy pendant necklace was the height of hippie chic back in the early 1970s. Today, it makes for a super retro jewelry accessory that will brighten any outfit in winter or accent a summer sun dress.
The high-quality enamel costume jewelry necklace does not have a makers mark. The daisy pendant has nice weight to it. The piece is in very good vintage condition.
Pendant necklace hangs approximately 12 1/2" inches in length. The pendant measures just over 2" inches. Total chain length is approximately 19".
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35.00 USD
With her gorgeous blue eyes, glamorous dress, and dramatic coif, this 1960s beauty is a stunner against the dark blue background of this vintage hair salon poster.
Published in Chicago by Hair Style of the Month, this original poster was produced for display in hair and beauty salons across the United States. The poster is printed on sturdy coated paper and has an image on both sides.
This poster was displayed in a Chicago hair salon and shows wear. One side of the double-sided poster is slightly faded from the sun. There is a tear on one side and a dark spot on one side of the poster near the top.The poster was stored rolled up for many years.
Measurements: 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.
Several of these posters would look amazing grouped together of a retro look in a modern hair salon.
Additional Hair Style Posters Currently Available:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/198069142/vintage-poster-retro-hair-style-beauty?
https://www.etsy.com/listing/199653503/mother-daughter-vintage-hair-salon-decor
https://www.etsy.com/listing/198088319/vintage-hair-style-poster-beauty-salon?
https://www.etsy.com/listing/198523575/vintage-poster-hair-style-of-the-month?
https://www.etsy.com/listing/202221003/vintage-poster-vintage-hair-salon-decor?
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15.00 USD
Nayco Butter and Cookie Print with its original instruction label is constructed entirely from wood. The wooden stamp can be used to imprint designs on butter or cookies. The tag instructs you on how to use the vintage kitchen devise.
The small wood butter mold has a wheat design, the perfect detail for your Thanksgiving feast or fancy dinner party.
The butter & cookie mold would also look great as part of a country kitchen display.
Measures approximately 2 3/4" tall when not in use. Plugger handle extends approximately 1" when operated. The wheat stamp measures approximately 1 1/4."
The stamp does not look like it was ever used. It has a nice patina of age from being displayed on a kitchen shelf for many years.
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88.00 USD
I just thought this vintage U.S. Postal Service postage paid permit letterpress block indicia from New York, N.Y. was pretty cool when I picked it up at an estate sale.
The research librarian in me set out to discover what the type on the block meant. Here's what I uncovered.
"Sec. 562 P.L. & R." dates the use of this stamp between October 1, 1932 & February 25, 1949.
This letterpress stamp block was used for pre-paid postage on bulk mailings.
"P.L. & R." stands for Postage Laws & Regulations.
Postage Paid Permit No. 2309 was issued to the NY Edison Co and was first used on January 3, 1925.
Consolidate Gas, the parent company of New York Edison, changed its name to the Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc, (Con Ed) in 1936.
Condition: The block was used during its time and shows wear. To preserve its aged patina, I have not given the block a deep cleaning. The wooden block has the traces of engraved lettering on the top. I can make out "562" &"N.Y.C."
Measurements: Block measures 3" x 1 1/8" x 1"
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68.00 USD
This trio of vintage laboratory glass bottles would look great on display by themselves or as part of larger grouping of chemistry glass.
I gave the bottles a light cleaning, preserving the patina of age. The bottles have residue and soiling inside. Should you prefer, you could certainly give them deep cleaning and remove the labels.
The smallest bottle does not have a stopper. It is marked " T.C.W. Co. U.S.A. 4" on the bottom. The medium-size bottle has the number "91" on the front of it, a glass stopper, and is marked "Wheaton USA" on the bottom. The largest bottle has a glass stopper marked "Pyrex 24." The stopper is chipped around the base that inserts into the bottle. The bottle is marked "Trade Mark F-8 Pyrex R Made in U.S.A." on the bottom.
Large Bottle: 8 1/4" tall including stopper, 3 1/4" base diameter
Medium Bottle: 6" tall including stopper, 2 1/2" base diameter
Small Bottle: 5 3/4" tall, 2 1/2" base diameter.
These bottles are part of a collection I recently acquired from a chemist who worked for Fritzsche, a company that made essential oils and chemicals for the perfume industry, back in the 1960s. I have a selection of other chemistry glass that I will be listing in my shop over the next few weeks.
I also have a set of two apothecary bottles currently available in my shop:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/218142596/lab-glass-apothecary-bottles-laboratory?
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25.00 USD
Vintage aluminum espresso pot will brew up a classic cup of Italian coffee made the old-fashion on a stove top. Makes three small cups of espresso.
Imported from Italy by Ferrara NY, this aluminum pot is clean inside. The exterior has scratches and scruff.
Coffee pot has five (5) pieces.
Bottom marked "Ferrara NY 10013 3 Made in Italy."
Don't know how to use one of these pots? There are plenty of guides on the Internet.
7 1/2" tall assembled including lid.
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325.00 USD
Designed by Gusta Aberg, this graphically striking image of wire cutters cutting through barbed wire was a Swedish entry in the Intra-European Cooperation for a Better Standard of Living 1950 poster contest sponsored by the European Recovery Program (ERP), more popularly known as the Marshall Plan.
The ERP or Marshall Plan (1948 - 1951), conceived by George C. Marshall, Army Chief of Staff during WW II & Truman's Secretary of State, sought to politically stabilize & rebuild the economies of war-torn European countries while hindering the spread of Communism.
A panel of 12 graphic artists, one from each of the countries benefiting from the Marshall Plan, selected 25 winning posters from over 10,000 entries. The posters are graphically stunning pieces of political propaganda and historically interesting bits of ephemera from the early Cold War era.
Artist: Gusta Aberg
Country: Sweden
21.5" x 29.5" (55x 75 cm)
Lithograph
Printed The Netherlands by Kuhn en Zoon, Rotterdam
1950
Text in Swedish -- Translation "Marshall Help"
The poster is in very good condition. It has only minor edge wear with two or three very small edge tears of about 1/8" or less and one ding in the paper near the bottom (see photograph two). I have encased the poster in a removable archival sleeve (acid free Krystal Seal).
I have all 25 prize-winning posters and will be listing them in my shop over the next few weeks. If you are interested in a particular poster in the series and don't see it listed, or you would like to purchase the entire set, please send me a message.
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Posters currently available in my shop:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/190098732/vintage-poster-political-propaganda-cold
https://www.etsy.com/listing/189573746/political-propaganda-poster-cold-war-era?
https://www.etsy.com/listing/189068660/vintage-propaganda-poster-cold-war-era?
https://www.etsy.com/listing/189740815/propaganda-poster-cold-war-marshall-plan?
https://www.etsy.com/listing/189984418/vintage-political-poster-propaganda?
18.00 USD
Vintage photography studio wedding party portrait provides wonderful insight into 1920s fashion and style. Big beautiful rose bouquets for the attendants, fabulous calla lily flowers for the bride, and lovely lace gowns, clues that this must have been a very upscale celebration.
The portrait is mounted in a gray heavy card-stock presentation folder with amazing silver-leaf border detail. The folder is marked "Adamoff, 74 Market St, Passaic, N.J." Top left-hand corner of the folder is bumped, but otherwise the cover and photograph are in amazing condition for their age.
10 1/4" x 11 1/14"
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45.00 USD
My jaw dropped when I came across a stash of new old stock vintage Esterbrook Penesco No 509 Medium stub italic calligraphy dip point pen nibs at a recent estate sale. Made in Camden, New Jersey, there are 144 (a gross) steel pen nibs in each box.
Each box offered in this listing is in excellent unused vintage condition and has never been opened. Some of the box seals are intact, some of them are beginning to break.
This listing is for one box of vintage Esterbrook Penesco No 509 Medium Stub nibs. The slide-open box design and the Penesco tag dates the manufacturing of these nibs to the 1940s.
Box measures 2 1/4" x 1 3/4" x 1 1/8"
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65.00 USD
Impressive tall green glass vase has a dramatic black parrot & floral transfer design reminiscent of silver overlay designs found on glass Rockwell vases of the Art Deco period. This is a beautiful and unusual vintage vase.
I'm not sure exactly when this vase was made, as it does not have a markers mark, but its styling and manufacturing clues indicate that is was most likely made in the 1930s - 1940s.
The glass is not actually green. It has a paint transfer coating giving it the effect of cased glass. There are seams on each side of the green paint transfer but the seams are not evident inside the vase.
The vase shows wear including scratches, paint loss, and soiling.
Approximately 10" tall, 5" at its widest point, 3" base diameter.
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40.00 USD
This atomic martini pitcher would be the crowing jewel in any mid-century modern glassware collection. The clear glass pitcher is decorated with four gold atom rings and comes with its original glass stirrer.
The pitcher is in very good vintage condition with no chips and no cracks. There is some wear to the gold design and a few scratches on the glass. There are several chips near one end of the stirrer.
Pitcher is approximately 10 1/2" tall with a 3" bottom diameter.
Stirrer is approximately 12" long.
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15.00 USD
Akro Agate miniature slag glass flower pot is simply adorable. Known as a "thumb pot," Akro made these flower pots in 1930s in various colors. This pot is made out of white & green swirled glass.
The flower pot is in good vintage condition. It has a few manufacturing flaws, a slightly protruding translucent edge left behind from the glass mold (see photograph 2), but no chips or cracks.
The pot is marked on the bottom with the Akro symbol and "Made in U.S.A."
This tiny flower pot is 2 1/2" tall with a 1 1/2" bottom diameter.
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18.00 USD
This vintage copper & brass double candle holder made by Coppercraft Guild in Taunton, Massachusetts, has a very interesting shape reminiscent of a brass instrument such as a bugle.
Very cool and in very good condition, this double candlestick will look great on your table. The candle holder has its original Coppercraft Guild sticker.
10" Tall
4 3/8" Base Diameter
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49.00 USD
Cover your table with this bold & beautiful vintage 1970s cotton tablecloth handmade with Dupont Savalux Color Fast upholstery fabric and show off your good taste. This fabulous summery tablecloth would be perfect for a picnic.
I found this amazing textile treasure at an estate sale in Maine. It hits the trifecta--it's one of a kind, handmade and vintage. The fabulous gold fringe was hand sewn around the edges of the fabric which is marked "Color Styled with Dupont Savalux."
Very good vintage condition.
Dimensions: 54" x 52"
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35.00 USD
These vintage drink & snack trays have beautiful hand painted ocean scenes with seashores, starfish, conch, and fishes on a black matte background.
These vintage trays date from the 1950s and show varying degrees of wear. All have some paint loss & dings mostly around the edges. The hand painted designs are in good condition.
Listing is for a set of six (6) trays.
Measurements: Each tray measures approximately 6 1/2" x 4 5/8"
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2,800.00 USD
Incredible set of leather bound books, this set of Antique Gems from the Latin and Greek was published by subscription only in 1902 by George Barrie & Son, Philadelphia. Each custom printed set was bound according to the subscribers specifications. This set is bound in three quarter Morocco leather, green with brown spine, and light green cloth. The spines have gold gilt designs and lettering.
Subscription number 685 of 1000 sets published, this collection belonged to Percy Chubb the founder of Chubb Insurance. Each volume has Chubb's personal bookplate pasted on the inside front endpaper.
Each book has the original Latin or Greek text on one side with the English translation on the facing page. The books are beautifully illustrated and printed on high quality Japanese vellum paper.
Books are in very good condition with rubbing and wear evident at the corners and along the edges. Pages are clean. The books were on a library shelf untouched for years and have some dust soiling along the top edges.
This impressive book set would be an amazing gift for a book lover, Classics buff, or a lawyer or corporate executive who has been promoted to the corner office.
12 Volumes include:
Anacreon (Odes)
Apollonius (Jason and Medea)
Apuleius (Cupid & Psyche)
Horace (Odes, Epodes, Carmen Seculare)
Longus (Daphnis and Chloe)
Lucian (Dialogues of Courtesans)
Lucius (The Ass)
Propertius (Elegies)
Tatius (Leucippe and Clitophon) In two volumes
Thocritus (Idyls)
Virgil (Bucolics)
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Additional photographs available upon request.
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45.00 USD
These Bells of Sarna were part of an avid bell enthusiast's collection. The graduated brass bells are strung on a decorative multicolored rope and have a lovely melodic sound when rung.
Brass Sarna bells are made in India & Indonesia, but not in a town named "Sarna." The bells, along with other India decorative brass items were imported to the U.S.A. by Sajjian Singh Sarna. Born in Rawalpindi (now part of Pakistan) in 1920, Sarna came to the United States to study dairy manufacturing, but instead found his calling importing Indian handicrafts. He created a thriving business, and was a member of the American Bell Association. He died in the 1970s.
This set of brass bells dates to the 1950s - 1960s and are marked SSS India.
Bell Measurements including handles
Small: 2 3/4"
Medium: 3 1/8"
Large: 3 1/2"
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