$65 USDBonnie Vintage Pretty 1950's Madame Alexander Doll & Clothing
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We know next to nothing about dolls but recently have had several opportunities to purchase vintage ones from their original owners and could not pass because they were too adorable! The dolls were played with and are not perfect. We are offering them as found and have not tried to clean or do even minor repairs believing that is best done by someone more knowledgeable. We have tried to take as many photos as possible and will provide as much detail as we can on the dolls and their condition. If ...
$6 USDTraymore Hotel & Fountain of Light Night View Atlantic City Linen Postcard
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Terrific night scene of the Traymore Hotel and Fountain of Light in Atlantic City, New Jersey, c. 1940-50. A Tichnor post card, in excellent condition with the exception of some black album page glued to the back.
$150 USDVintage African Mpingo Wood Carving
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This is an amazing wood sculpture in Mpingo, a timber renowned for its dark-colored heartwood interior and the choice wood of carvers of several tribes in East Africa, most notably the Makonde tribe in the area of the Tanzania - Mozambique border. This carving has the distinctive entwined Maasai figures from the tree of life and is somewhat unusual in that the exterior sapwood has been retained providing a contrasting background in terms of color and texture and the added dimension of the ...
$185 USDBIRKS Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps Sterling Silver Compact
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This collectable compact dates from the WWII era and commemorates the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. The Corps was created in 1919 and in 1974 amalgamated with the equivalent services of the navy and air force to form the Medical Service Branch, Canadian Forces. From 1936 until 1948, it was simply called the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps without the preface 'The', which dates this compact to that period. The compact itself is very beautiful with engraved flowers and leaves in the four ...
$6 USDUnion Terminal & Approach Cincinnati Ohio Linen Postcard
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A beautiful vintage post card published by Kraemer Art Company, Cincinnati, of Union Terminal and Approach c. 1940's - 50's. It is in excellent condition with only very minor corner wear and a small portion of the black album page glued at the back.
$5 USDUnused Vintage Linen Postcard Casa Loma, Toronto, Canada
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Casa Loma, a Gothic Revival style house in Toronto, Ontario was originally the residence of financier Sir Henry Pellatt, that was designed by architect E.J. Lennox and completed in 1914. It is now a museum and civic landmark. This terrific image of it is a 'Colourpicture' Publication Made in Canada, published by Royal Specialty Sales, 120 Queen E., Toronto. It is unused and in excellent condition.
$5 USDBirthday Postcard With Angelic Child Portrait & Bouquet of Roses
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The child on this early birthday greeting post card is very sweet with wonderful blond curls and rosy cheeks. The printed message on the front reads: "Birthday Greetings. May your Birthday hours be pleasant And filled with all things bright To weave around your future days A web of golden light." The reverse identifies it as 4690 Made in Austria. There is handwriting and scribbles on the back and the card is in excellent condition with some corner wear and a small crease at the top left.
$65 USDVintage Framed Pot Lid - Dice Throwers
Home Decor:Ceramics:Figurines:Pot Lids
Pot lids with transfer prints of famous paintings were produced in the Victorian era as containers for common household products such as ointments, hair grease, and toothpaste. They were first introduced by F & R Pratt, hence the reference Prattware, but were also later made by other ceramic factories. This framed pot lid, Dice Throwers, with the illustration of children at play, is especially nice. It is crazed on the back and most likely dates from the 19th or very early years of the 20th ...
$25 USDBermuda Coat of Arms Shield Enamel Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon
Home Decor:Metalware:Silver:Sterling:Souvenir:Spoon
This coffee spoon has Bermuda embossed on the handle and an enamelled coat of arms of the country at the tip of the handle which depicts a red lion holding a shield with a wrecked ship. The lion is symbolic of Bermuda's historic relationship with England and the wrecked ship is the Sea Venture, which was deliberately driven onto the reefs in 1609 to prevent it from foundering in a storm, thus saving all aboard and resulting in the settlement of the Island. The spoon has a light impression ...
$25 USDUnused Nash Halloween Postcard Frightened Child & Black Cat
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Wonderful scary image of child crouched in terror with his witches book overturned by the candle light and a black cat on the window sill. Published by E. Nash c. 1910, this terrific Halloween postcard is in excellent condition with only minor corner wear that does not detract. It has a one cent Canadian stamp on the back but is otherwise unused.
$5 USDVintage Unused Esquier Mandolin Strings
Home Decor:Music:Vintage Strings
Priced individually, we have nine of these new, old-store stock music strings with the brand name Esquier "... a string to remember", as follows: No. 3801 E st Bronze Wound - 1 package No. 3802 A or 2nd Silvered Steel - 4 packages No. 3803 A 3rd Bronze Wound - 1 package No. 3804 G or 4th Precision Wound - 3 packages When placing an order, please be specific as to which ones you want.
$80 USDVintage Sterling Silver Engraved Compact
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This is an early compact that is wonderfully engraved with gracefully flowing swirls on the front, back, and even the sides. We can't find any maker's marks on it, but there is no question that it is sterling. It is 2/34" in diameter and in excellent condition. The mirror is perfect and there is some discoloration on the bottom inside that could be cleaned. We think there may have been something lightly glued to the bottom and there is also a very small hole that may have secured whatever may ...
$25 USDCaernarfon Wales Sterling Enamel Souvenir Spoon
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This souvenir spoon from Caernarfon Wales has a colorful coat of arms at the top of the handle with enamelled eagles, lion, and dragons. The spoon is marked Sterling Silver on the back and has the British Hallmarks for Birmingham 1971 and the maker's name "Exquisite E.J.Ltd." It is 4 1/2" long and in excellent condition.
$5 USDComic Exaggeration Potato Farming Postcard 1914
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This humorous post card with a smiling, bearded, farmer and two giant potatoes in a horse drawn wagon, was made in the U.S., published by Solomon Brothers in the U.K. and mailed from Lyleton, Manitoba in 1914. It is in excellent condition with a corner crease at the lower left and minor signs of age/use that do not detract.
$10 USDVintage Die-Cut Mechanical Dog Valentine
Home Decor:Paper:Valentines
This cute valentine card dates from the late 1940's / early 1950's. It has an attractive young woman in kerchief, a boy hiding in the dog house and a puppy. Fido jumps towards the woman when the heart is lowered. The caption reads: "Don't stay there in the 'dog-house', For you can plainly see The house was meant for FIDO - But YOU were meant for ME, MY VALENTINE!" This delightful card is 6 7/8" by 5 5/8" and was made in Canada. It is unused with light creases in the flower at the top, the dog's ...
$25 USDVintage Aynsley Floral Cup & Saucer B3129
Home Decor:Ceramics
This pretty cup and saucer by Aynsley is decorated with long flower stocks with wispy green foliage and simple stylized flowers in blue, yellow and enamel red with a yellow and green geometric patterned border. On the outside, the pattern is on one side only and the background color is white. There are sprigs on both sides of the inside of the cup and it and the saucer have a cream colored background. The cup is 2 1/2" high to the tip of the mottled green handle with an opening diameter of 3 3/4 ...
$20 USDUnused Embroidered & Drawn Thread Work Bride's Wedding Hankie
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We have three of these beautiful, vintage, sheer white linen Madeira handkerchiefs with an elaborate geometric pattern in drawn thread work interspersed with delicate embroidered flower garlands and french dots. Each gorgeous hanky measures approximately 12 inches square and is in perfect unused condition. They would make a great gift for the bride, mothers of the bride and groom, maid of honor and/or bridesmaids.
$45 USDVintage Shelley Primula Tea Cup And Saucer
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This spring-like teacup and saucer, decorated on both the interior and exterior with yellow primula and green pastel trim, are signed Shelley Fine Bone China England. The cup also has the handwritten pattern number, 13430. The cup is approximately 2 3/4" high and the saucer has a diameter of 5 1/2". Both pieces are in excellent condition.
$15 USDUnused Vintage Coutts Hallmark Halloween Flip Up Greeting Card
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Priced individually, we have four of these great vintage Halloween Greeting cards. The graphics are terrific and there are fun rhymes with surprise hidden endings under the three lift up flaps - the witch, bed & pumpkin - that are sure to delight both the young child and adult! We believe the cards are c. 1950 and the back identifies them as being Hallmark Cards with the copyright Coutts Canada 15H201-7. The William E. Coutts Company, founded in Canada in 1916, entered into a gentleman's ...
$12 USDVintage Handmade Tatted Pink and Blue Trim
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This vintage trim is very finely made in a soft pink and blue cotton. Measuring 90" long (7 1/2 feet) by 3/4", it is in excellent condition and a perfect trim for antique doll dresses and other projects.
$395 USDAntique American Aesthetic Silver Plated Candle Holder With Bamboo Bird & Geometric Design
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This footed candle holder has many of the wonderful motifs of the Victorian Aesthetic Movement that was all the rage in the 1880's and 90's and is so sought after today for its naturalistic design and beauty. There are wonderful birds perched on bamboo handles, a 3/4" band with embossed birds and blossoms, and spectacular geometric Oriental cutout fan feet. This exceptional 19th century candle holder is stamped Meriden Silver Plate Co. No. 0719 with lion on the underside. Meriden was founded in ...
$45 USD1903 Flinch Card Game Complete In Box
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The card game Flinch was invented in 1901 by A.J. Patterson. It is played with a custom deck of 150 cards consisting of ten sets numbered from one to fifteen. This set was manufactured and copyrighted by the Flinch Card Co. Toronto Ontario in 1903 and is complete with all 150 cards and the "Improved Rules for Playing Flinch" which proclaim it "The Acme of Parlor Games...More simple than Authors, more scientific than Whist". There is some wear to the box, minor marks on the cards, and crease ...
$10 USDVintage Mechanical Bathing Beauty Valentine
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Standing on the beach at the water's edge, this dark haired beauty discretely hides behind a large red heart and when she swivels, there is what appears to be her bare behind. The caption on the heart reads: "For you I've Got A Big Surprise: - I'm 'All Washed Up' With Other Guys. Be My Valentine?" Made In Canada in the late 1940's or early 1950's, the card measures 7 1/8" by 3 3/4" and is in excellent condition with only minor signs of age that do not detract and the remains of a lightly written ...
$10 USDVintage Mechanical Monkey Die-Cut Valentine
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The boy and girl in this sweet valentine are decked out in the coolest clothes of the late 1940's / early 1950's. At the top of the building, a monkey with a delightful grin peers out from his barred window and leaps forward when the heart is moved downward. The caption on the lower heart reads: "Gosh! All I ever wanted Or longed for from the start Was just to be YOUR VALENTINE. Don't MONKEY with my HEART!". The card is large, measuring 7 1/8" by 5 3/4". The bottom right indicates it was Made In ...
$175 USDCharlot Byj Goebel Redhead Figurine LET IT RAIN #51
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This wonderful figurine of two young redheads holding hands on a park bench under the Sunday News, New York's Picture Newspaper, was created by Charlot Byj for Goebel as part of her Redheads series. This figurine was first issued in 1967 and was retired in 1988 when the series was discontinued. Charlot's figurines are very collectible for their irresistible redheaded children, delightful themes, and attention to detail. The children in this figurine are particularly engaging as are the terrific ...
$20 USDVintage Blue & White French Floral Lace Trim
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This lovely machine-made lace is 3 3/4" wide and over 9 feet in length. It has scalloped edges and is white with delicate pastel blue highlights. The pretty blue color does not show well in the photos and on our monitor the tone is best represented in the last two photos of the lace wound on the card. The lace is unused, was made in France, and purchased in Montreal by a Toronto design student in March of 1987. It is unused and perfect for wedding dresses, antique doll dresses, and all your ...
$45 USDCarlton Ware Black & Gold Demi-Tasse Cup And Saucer
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This is a striking cup and saucer with the shiny jet black contrasting wonderfully with the burnished gold interior and trim. It is stamped Carlton Made In England Trademark on the underside. The cup stands 2 1/4" high and the saucer is 4 3/8" across. Both pieces are in perfect condition and stunning!
$7 USDUnused Embossed Child Praying With Easter Lilies Vintage Postcard
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This is an exceptionally beautiful religious post card with a rosy cheeked young girl praying beneath a shining star, with wonderful white Easter Lilies on either side, against a silver background. This outstanding early postcard is identified on the back as Series D No. 18. Dating from c. 1915, It is unused and in excellent condition with corner/edge wear and light border stains that are only noticeable on close inspection and do not detract from this wonderful Easter Greeting card.
$6 USD1915 Embossed Religious Easter Postcard
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Beautiful vintage post card with a bucolic rural landscape within the cross and daffodils and blue forget-me-not at the foot. Identified as Series 2E copyright J.E.P. - James E. Pitts. Postmarked 1915 and in excellent condition with only very minor signs of age/use that do not detract.
$55 USDVintage Friar Tuck / Monk Bottle Cork Stopper
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An exceptionally cute bottle stopper of a very contented looking monk / friar. Unmarked, it is most probably made in Germany by Goebel / Hummel. This cheerful stopper stands 3 3/4" high and is in excellent condition.
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