Item/Description:Vintage, elegantly retro three (3)-piece brushed Silver with Sapphire Blue-colored Stones Mens’ (Men’s, Man’s) Swank Cufflinks & Tie Bar-Tie Clasp Set in Original Swank Jewelry Box
Item/Description: Vintage Herwi West Germany Large Chocolate Brown Flocked Dog Nodder Candy Container Toy with Bobbing Bobble-Head (? Dachshund, ? Labrador Retriever)
Age/Period: Vintage - ca 1940s-1960s
Manufacturer/Identification/Markings: Original Gold & Black Foil Hang Tag reads “HerwiQualitatGes-Gesch. Made in West Germany”
Material(s)/Format: Flocked surface
Size/Measurements: 7 1/4" H x 11" W
Condition: Excellent & Functioning (head “nods” smoothly). Noted condition factors are a handful of missing flocking rub marks in the flocked surface (feel free to request additional photos)
Item:“The Munsters’” (“The Monsters’”) Al Lewis as "Grandpa Munster" (“Grandpa Monster”) Original, Hand-Signed Autographed Color Glossy Television-TV-Movie Publicity Still Promotional Photograph with Certificate of Authenticity (COA)
***I once owned a Hollywood-themed Restaurant/Nightclub, with in excess of 2,000 Autographs and Entertainment Memorabilia items on display.This Autograph was once a part of that vast collection!
Autograph Details/Inscription: Original Autograph is Handsigned/Hand-signed in black ink "Al Lewis"
Size/Measurements: 8"W X 10"H
Age Period:ca. pre-1995 (purchased September, 1995)
Condition:Spectacularly crisp and clear!
Certificate of Authenticity (COA) accompanies Autograph, and reads: "Congratulations from Stacks of Plaques. You have just purchased an authentically hand-signed signature of one of today’s top entertainment personalities ‘Al Lewis.’ Stacks of Plaques guarantees that all autographs are personally hand-signed by the person(s) shown. Stacks of Plaques, Inc."
***PLEASE NOTE:The COA (Certificate of Authenticity) being furnished with this Autograph is that of a Third-Party Guarantor, "Stacks of Plaques," from whom we originally purchased this Autograph in 1995 and with whom we have no personal or professional affiliation. This Autograph was guaranteed to us by them at the time of our initial purchase as authentic, and as we are not autograph experts, can only rely upon their representations as to the authenticity of the Autographs, and do not independently guarantee same.***
Item/Description:Pair-Set of Two (2) Butterflies-Butterfly-shaped leaded stained art glass figurals decorative Suncatchers Wall Hangers-Hangings-Mobiles
Age/Period:Vintage/Modern - ca 1970s-present
Manufacturer/Identification/Markings:Unmarked
Material(s)/Format:Stained Glass
Size/Measurements: 6 ½”W x 5"H
Quantity:Two (2)
Condition:Excellent, evincing no noted nicks, chips, cracks, breaks or repairs!
Item/Description:Rare and oh-so-unique and realistic “Country Club Golf” Board Game (possibly a fundraiser project game created for a limited event and time)
***Game is COMPLETE & in LIKE NEW CONDITION!!!
***A most realistic game for beginners and all golf enthusiasts: ...The Course is laid out to complement your own imagination of your favorite Golf Course, or any other equally as good.Par for the course is 72 for 18 holes.Par 36 for the first nine holes (Holes 1 thru 9) usually is referred to as the “Front Nine” and par 36 for the last nine (Holes 10 thru 18) usually referred to as the “Back Nine”.The game is designed to cover all the points of physical action at which time, in actual outdoor play, a particular club would be used.In this game we substitute the “Action Board Spinners” for the golf clubs.The action points are as follows:
1) Tee Off
2) Off Fairway
3) Approach Shots
4) Chip Shots
5) Putt
Age/Period: Vintage - ca 1960s-1980s
Manufacturer/Identification/Markings: Box exterior is marked “Manufactured by T and D Industries, PO Box 1009, Melrose Park, Illinois 60161"; Insert inside Box reads “This Unit was Assembled by the Employees of SHORE CENTER SHELTERED WORKSHOP, 2525 Church Street, Evanston, Illinois, UN 9-6610, BR 3-4881, Inspected By Operator No. 6"
Condition: Near Mint in Box, like New, and Complete with all Playing Pieces!
Item/Description: 1905 Budweiser Anheuser-Busch10th-in-a-Series Diecast Antique Replica Ford (? Model-T) Delivery Car Truck Vehicle Advertising Locking Coin Bank with Key
***Truck graphics read "Anheuser-Busch + LOGO + Budweiser" and "Tenth in a Series""
Age/Period: Modern/Contemporary
Manufacturer/Identification/Markings: The Ertl Co Dyersville Iowa USA Made in Mexico - 0884 - Replica 1905 Ford’s First Delivery Car
Material(s): Die-Cast Metal
Measurements: nearly 5"L x 4 & 1/4"H x 2 & 3/4"W
Condition: Excellent, with only a very modest bit of red paint peeking through the black roof
Item/Description: Vintage 1971 Republican Party Emblem Logo Political-Politics Playing Cards & Patriotic, Multi-colored Red, White & Blue Betting Gaming Gambling Chips Boxed Set
***Reverse side of Cards reads depicts the delightful graphics of an Elephant Republican Convention Delegate waving an American Flag and the Campaign Slogan "Everyone for Elephants - Republicans"
Manufacturer: Halco Corp
Age/Period: Vintage - 1971 (1970s)
Size: Original Box-Case - 10 & ½" x 4 & 3/4"; Playing Cards - 3 ½”H x 2 ½”W
Quantity: Deck is Fifty-Two (52) Cards COMPLETE + retains its Two (2) Jokers
Condition: Near Mint-in-Box and COMPLETE (52 Cards + 2 Jokers)
Item & Subject-Matter: Vintage George Crionas (Listed Artist) Original Signed, Titled & Numbered (#’d) Limited Edition “162/300" Matted & Framed-Under-Glass Ink and very large Watercolor Lithographic Print entitled “Track Bum.” Attention to detail is exceptional, with imagery depicting:
***A Clown at the Horse Race Track Reading the Santa Anita Raceway Daily Racing Form.In the background is a Jockey astride a Racehorse, and the Grandstands Bleachers.Within a Bubble Caption above his Head appears three (3) Santa Anita Racing “Win” Betting Tickets Stubs. Each Ticket is dated “April 4" and the year is either 1968 or 1970.
***LOCAL PICK-UP IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS ITEM (with same payment time frame requirements applying as for any other shipping/payment method)!***
Artist: George Crionas (1925-2004); Known for Figure and Portrait - Clowns; Lived/Active Michigan
Identification/Markings: Signed “George Crionas” in lower right-hand corner; Titled in lower center edge “Track Bum”; Numbered to reflect Limited Edition Status in lower left-hand corner “162/300"
Item/Description:Antique/Vintage ca. Early-1900s-1930s Japan-marked. Luminously Wide-Eyed, Closed Pursed Mouth Golliwog-Goliwog Kewpie-style, Uncle Tom’s Cabin “Topsy”-like, Picaninny-style Caricature Character Strung Jointed Bisque Black Memorabilia-Black Americana Baby Girl Doll-Figurine-Figure-Figural with Triple-Strand Pink String-Ribbons-tied Multiple Pigtails-Ponytails for Hair and dressed in a safety-pinned cloth Diaper
Age/Period: Antique-Vintage - ca. Early-1900s-1930s
Manufacturer/Identification/Markings: Her upper back, in between her shoulder blades, is incised “Japan”
Material(s): Bisque/Ceramic
Measurements:4"H
Condition: Excellent, evincing no noted nicks, chips, cracks, breaks, crazing or repairs.There are only a smattering of the tiniest intermittently-situated paint rub-loss pin-pricks; and being noted for purposes of accuracy, a not-unusual bit of lightening-transparency to the black bisque paint on the concealed inside parts of her arms beneath where they hug the sides of her body.Though her lips retain a bit of red paint, the majority is uncolored
Item/Description: Vintage ca 1950s-1970s Nancy Pew Giftwares Co. French Poodle Show Figural Planter-Figurine-Figure-Statue
***White with Grayish-Black “fur” accents, this delightfully charming Puppy Dog’s “take me home” expression in his eyes are reminiscent of Staffordshire Dogs’ eyes
Age/Period: Vintage - ca 1950s-1970s
Manufacturer/Identification/Markings:Unmarked - but most likely Nancy Pew Giftwares Co. Japan, since residue from the original Bell-shaped foil paper logo still remains on its underside
***Additional identifying information contained on the underside is numeric-numbers backstamping, but the first number/letter in the series of numbers/letters is virtually indecipherable (the last 3 numbers read "218");
Material(s): Porcelain-Ceramic-Bisque
Measurements: 8 & 1/4"H x 7"L x 4"W
Condition:Excellent, evincing no noted nicks, cracks, breaks, crazing or repairs, with only a couple of teeny paint flakes on the black sections of each of his front paws, and with one very minor surface edge chip on one of the toes of his back feet/hindquarters on the back side of the Planter, not visible unless he’s turned around
Item/Description: Vintage ca 1925 hand-made, lace-edged oh-so-feminine “Happy Homemaker’s” Apron with Lace edging-trim and scrumptiously Parfait-colored applied Applique Tulips Flowers in hues of Lavender Purple, Bubble-Gum Pink and Buttery Lemon Yellow with Lime Green Stems & Leaves
Age/Period: Vintage - ca 1925 (a handwritten note attached to the Apron at time of purchase reads “made by Dora Haberly about 1925")
Manufacturer/Identification/Markings: Home-made-Homemade by “Dora Haberly” (this was ascertained from the handwritten note attached to the Apron at time of purchase which reads “made by Dora Haberly about 1925"
Material(s)/Format: We’re not material experts - it looks and feels like ? “Lawn” or ? “Organza” - it has a crisply starchy feel, and is transparently see-through
Size/Measurements:
*Waist Band (excluding Sashes) - 13"W
*Lower Section (widest point across) - approximately 24"W
*Each of the two (2) Apron Ties-Sashes measures approximately 27"-28"L
Condition: Exceptional, remaining overall remarkably clean and crisp, and retaining like new vivid coloration to the Applique Floral decorations.There are no noted tears or holes in either the main body of the Apron or to the Lace edging, with only one small brown stain on the lower edge of the left Sash (which, when tied,is hidden/concealed from notice)
Item/Description: Vintage Walt Disney Productions Gund “Donald Duck” Character Hand Finger Puppet Squeak Toy Doll
Age/Period:Vintage - ca 1960s-1970s
Manufacturer/Identification/Markings: Original Cloth Label reads “Walt Disney Character Copyright Walt Disney Prod - Gund...Made in Hong Kong”
Material(s)/Format:Head is made of Supple ? Latex, ? Rubber, ? Vinyl, ? Plastic; Body is made of Cloth Material;
Size/Measurements:approximately 10 1/8"H x 7 7/8"W
Condition:Plastic head remains very good, retaining a functioning interior squeeze squeak mechanism, and evincing no cracks or breaks.There is one small tea-colored stain to the upper shoulder area of the cloth puppet portion of his body, and his plastic head would benefit from a warm soapy sudsy bubble bath! :~)
Item/Description: Vintage Walt Disney Productions Gund “Minnie Mouse” Character Hand Finger Puppet Squeak Toy Doll
Age/Period:Vintage - ca 1960s-1970s
Manufacturer/Identification/Markings: Original Cloth Label reads “Walt Disney Character Copyright Walt Disney Prod - Gund...Made in Hong Kong”; Head is incised “W.D.P. - Gund Hong Kong”
Material(s)/Format:Head is made of Supple ? Latex, ? Rubber, ? Vinyl, ? Plastic; Body is made of Cloth Material
Size/Measurements:approximately 10 1/8"H x 7 7/8"W
Condition:Plastic head remains in very good condition, retaining a functioning interior squeeze squeak mechanism, and evincing no cracks or breaks.There are some staining areas to the cloth body, and her plastic head would benefit from a warm soapy sudsy bubble bath! :~)
***Bottom center front edge of picture reads “‘Just another Thank You’ - Peoples Coal & Material Co.; Phone Elmhurst 440 Elmhurst, ILL” AND “Clean Smokeless Fuel Waukegan Coke”
***Picture is Framed-Under-Glass, and in addition to its Black Silhouette outline coloration, contains vivid hues of Fire Engine Red, Golden Yellow, Lavender-Amethyst Purple, and Silver Gray-Grey in its “Americana-themed” scenic Print imagery
Descriptive Imagery: Early-American imagery of rustic Colonial, Pioneer-era women seated hearthside in front of a fireplace with a blazing-roaring fire and a kettle-pot hanging over the flames.The older-elderly grandmotherly woman is busily knitting-crocheting in her rocking chair, with her cat-kitten playing with a ball of yarn at her feet.Her companion daughter is attending to her spinning wheel creations.Additional lovely and authentic details include the replication of Early American textile rugs, ancestor-ancestry portraits hanging on the wall, an antique mirror above the fireplace, a model masted clipper ship atop the mantle alongside antique pottery-ceramic collectibles & candles-candle holders
Age/Period: Antique/Vintage - ca. Early-1900s (1909) to 1950s (Newton Manufacturing Co. was founded in 1909)
Manufacturer/Identification/Markings: Reverse side of picture reads “Made by Newton Manufacturing Co., Newton, Iowa”
Measurements: 10 & 1/4"W x 8 & 1/4"H
Condition: Aesthetically pristine, with fully-functioning Thermometer mercury!
Item: Vintage ca. 1920s-1930s Art Deco-era convenient purse, pocket-size “Birthday Birthstones” promotional giveaway advertising vanity hand-held mirror from “Ermy’s Boutique & Carl’s Fashions for Men - The Kandlbinders - 13 Elmwood Parkway, Elmwood Park, Ill - 463-9613"
***In addition to the delightful images of each member of a Family of Four (a Mother, Father, Daughter and Son) situated in each of the four corners of the decorative non-mirror side, additional dazzling graphic imagery depicted is the twelve (12) months-monthly Gemstones s and an explanation of what each Stone represents:
*January - Garnet - Constancy
*February - Amethyst - Sincerity
*March - Aquamarine - True-Firm
*April - White Sapphire - Innocence
*May - Green Spinel - Happiness
*June - Alexandrite - Health
*July - Ruby - Love
*August - Peridot - Felicity
*September - Blue Sapphire - Wisdom
*October - Rose Zircon - Hope
*November - Topaz - Fidelity
*December - Blue Zircon - Success
Age/Period: Vintage Art Deco Era- ca. 1920s-1930s
Size: 3 & 1/4" x 2"
Condition: Near Mint+, remaining vividly colorful on the decorative graphic imagery side, and intact and clean on the glass mirror side!
Item/Description:Vintage LeftonJapan “Thinking Frog Prince” Highly-Glazed Decorative Ceramic Tree Stump Log-shaped Planter Festively Adorned with Yellow Flowers-Floral Embellishments
Age/Period: Vintage - ca 1950s-1970s
Manufacturer/Identification/Markings: Lefton Trade Mark Exclusives Japan
Material(s)/Format: Ceramic
Size/Measurements: 4 1/8"H
Condition: Excellent, remaining vividly colorful and evincing no noted nicks, chips, cracks, breaks or repairs! There are a couple of tiny paint rubs on his Bow Tie
Item/Description: Vintage April 1975 "Vampirella" Female Vampire Warren Comic Book Horror Science Fiction Sci-Fi Magazine Vampi #41 Issue
Age/Period: Vintage - April 1975 (1970s)
Total Number of Pages: 74
Material(s): Paper
Measurements:8 & 1/4"W x 11"H
Condition Summary: Interior Contents - Excellent+; Exterior Covers - GOOD
Condition Details:
*Cover/Exterior - evinces nominal surface handling and edge wear, with a slight lower left cover corner “chip”, minor upper left back cover corner crease, and the residue of a masking tape label along the lower edge on the back cover from the auctioneer at whose auction this was acquired
*Binding/Spine - intact
*Interior Contents - crisply clean pages evince no noted writings, foxing, markings, water damage, staining, or odors of any kind, with no missing, torn or folded pages
Item/Description:Vintage ca. 1950s-1970s pair-set of oh-so-delightfully-retro String Art, Arts & Crafts, Mid-Century Modern-day Folk Art Pictures with Black Velvet backdrops
***Design-Theme-Motif of each is that of America’s Cup Yachts-like ocean-going, sailing ships-boats-sailboats strung with vividly colorful, multi-colored string art embroidery thread intertwining-wrapping around decorative nails
***Each of these charmingly kitschy pictures is ready for hanging, with wall mounts already affixed to the back of each picture
Size/Measurements:Each picture measures 7"W x 14"H
Quantity: Two (2)
Condition:Both pictures are excellent, with only a handful of threads on each having come loose; one of the pictures is missing a section/row of thread for approximately 8 nails along the lower one-third portion as part of the ship’s upper body/hull, but it is so virtually unnoticeable to the eye as to have gone almost undetected by us
Item/Description:1994, Mint-in-Package, Like New Old Stock Warner Bros-Warner Brothers “Daffy Duck” Character Special Collector's Edition Looney Tunes Matted Lithographic Print
***Daffy is a Surfer Dude wearing a Hawaiian Shirt, Driving a Custom-painted Purple Van bearing the License Plate “Gnarley (Gnarly)” and Decorated with a Surfing, Catching Waves Beach Scene, and transporting a posse crew gang passengers comprised of Vultures-Buzzards and a Heart-shaped, Tomato-shaped Creature holding their Hang-Ten (10) Surfboards
Item/Description: 1994, Mint-in-Package, Like New Old Stock Warner Bros-Warner Brothers“Bugs Bunny”Character Special Collector's Edition Looney Tunes Matted Lithographic Print
***Bugs is depicted as an Automobile Car Racing Daredevil behind the Wheel of a Flaming Red & Reddish-Orange Sports Sporty Racing Car bearing the License Plate “Hop-2-It”
Item/Description:1994, Mint-in-Package, Like New Old Stock Warner Bros-Warner Brothers“Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Same”Characters Special Collector's Edition Looney Tunes Matted Lithographic Print
***A Snow Skiing Yosemite Sam is in hot pursuit of the Adventure Sports, Thrill-Seeking, Kamikaze Mogul Jumping, “Need for Speed” Downhill Snow Skier Bugs Bunny
Item/Description:1994, Mint-in-Package, Like New Old Stock Warner Bros-Warner Brothers“Wile E. Coyote (Wiley Coyote)”Character Special Collector's Edition Looney Tunes Matted Lithographic Print
***Wile is depicted as a “take no prisoners” Automobile Drag Car Racer Racing Daredevil behind the Wheel of a Purple Flaming Sports Sporty Drag Racing Dragster Car #21 (Flames are shooting out from behind)
Item/Description: Huge Vintage ca. 1950s-1970s Walt Disney’s “Donald Duck” Character Ceramic Head Figural-Figure-Figurine Still Bank Bust-Statue.
***Coin slot is located at the back of Donald’s head, with no underside opening for retrieving the coins (truly an old-fashioned “forced savings” bank). ;~)
Age/Period: Vintage ca. 1950s-1970s
Manufacturer/Identification/Markings: Unmarked
Material(s): Ceramic Bisque Pottery
Measurements:9 & ½”H x 7"W x 8"Deep
Condition: Excellent, evincing no noted nicks, chips, cracks, breaks, crazing or repairs, with only the slightest modicum of minimally unnoticeable paint speck-fleck losses
Item/Description:Vintage Big-Eyed Miss July “Fourth of July/4th of July” Patriotic Costumed Bradley’s Sweethearts of the Month, Holidays-Seasons Months-of-the-Year Cloth, Plastic & Wire Armature Posable Girl Doll with Painted Face, Silky-Blonde Hair and Honey-Brown Saucer Eyes, on original signed-marked “Bradley” Stand, and retaining original paper Hang Tag
Age/Period:Vintage - ca. 1970s-1980s
Manufacturer/Identification/Markings:Underside of Doll Stand is marked “Bradley Dolls Made in Korea;” upper section of Doll Stand base contains a Paper Label that reads “Miss July”; Hang Tag reads “Bradley’s Wonderful World of Dolls, Los Angeles, California, Korea”; Stand - “Miss July” & “Bradley Dolls, Los Angeles, California, Made in Korea
Material(s):Cloth, Plastic & Wire Armature; Stand is Wooden
Measurements: Doll - 9"H
Condition:Doll - Near Mint, evincing no rips, tears or odors; Accessories - American Flag is torn and has been scotch-taped back together; Paper Label which reads “Miss July” is partially lifting up from the wood base
Item: Vintage Set/Lot of Four (4) Hand-Painted-Handpainted whimsically delightful and artistically quaint Folk Art-esque Wooden Figural “International Gentlemen-Military Soldiers” Liquor-Liqueur-Wine Bottles Stoppers.
***Each appears to represent a different Country-Branch of the Military Service, and contains the names of the following Four (4) different types of Liquor-Liqueurs-Cordials-Aperitifs (Apertifs):
*Cognac:appears to be a Bespectacled French Man-Frenchman-Beret - 3 1/4"H
*Gin:is a Sailor-Navy Man-Naval Officer - just over 3"H
*Vermouth:is a ?Swiss-?Swedish-?German-? Dutch Gentleman - 3"H
*Whisky (Whiskey): is a British-English Queen’s Guardsman-Guard-Toy Soldier-NutcrackerFigure - nearly 3 1/4"H
Age/Period: Vintage - ca. 1930s-1960s
Manufacturer: Unmarked
Quantity: Four (4)
Material: Wood & Cork
Condition:
*Corks: Intact
*Wood Figural Bodies: Excellent, remaining vividly colorful albeit in need of a mild cleaning, with the following noted specific condition factors:
*Cognac Figure - one flea-bite of missing paint, and one pin-prick of same
*Gin Figure - no noted issues
*Vermouth Figure - a smattering of tiny flea-bites and pin-pricks of paint loss
*Whiskey Figure - a modicum of facial crazing and paint flaking and lifting
Item/Description: Unique & Rare Vintage ca. Mid-Century 1940s-1950s Arizona Distributing Company Santa’s-Santa Clause’s Boot-Fireman’s Boot-Firefighter’s Boot-Shoe Collectible Liquor Decanter Bottle
Age/Period: Vintage - ca. 1940s-Early-1950s (the decade when this Company went out of business)
Manufacturer/Identification/Markings: Original Paper Label on side of Boot reads “Imported by Arizona Distributing Co, Phoenix, Arizona - Import Permit Ariz-1-761"
Material(s): Glass Bottle; Hard Plastic Lid; Soft Plastic/Vinyl Boot-shaped Covering over the Glass Bottle
Measurements:9 & 3/4"H x 6 & ½”L x 3"W
Condition: Exterior surfaces of Bottle remain in Excellent condition! Being mentioned merely for purposes of accuracy is that the Bottle is empty of original contents and its cork has partially broken off inside of the Bottle.
Item & Subject-Matter:Vintage 1973 Velvet Painting by “Dave,” delightfully depicting the majestic portraiture of an Ernest Hemingway’s “Moby Dick”-style ‘Ancient Mariner’ Fisherman Older Gentleman Smoking a Pipe.Feel free to call him “Captain Ahab” :~)
***This oh-so-charmingly-retro Painting is artist-signed and wood-framed, and though the Painting’s medium is that of marvelously kitschy “Velvet,” it exudes a fine art caliber artistic style with highly appealing subject matter
Descriptive Terminology of Imagery depicted: Ancient Mariner, Fisherman, Sailor, Boat-Ship’s Captain, Moby Dick, Maritime, Marine, Nautical, Theme, Motif
***LOCAL PICK-UP IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS ITEM (with same payment time frame requirements applying as for any other shipping/payment method)!***
Artist: Dave
Identification/Markings:Dave ‘73
Format: Velvet Painting
Age Period:Vintage - dated 1973 (1970s)
Size/Measurements: Nearly 28 & ½"W x 34 & 1/4"H
Condition:
*Painting - Excellent, with colors remaining richly and luminously vibrant, and imagery vividly sharp.Only noted condition factors are a couple of minor light surface stains which blend in so well to the black velvet backdrop that they are virtually unnoticeable to the naked eye (the camera makes them appear more pronounced in the photograph than they are in person)
*Frame - Excellent, evincing only a light smattering of not-unusual surface wood nicks/scuffs to three sides and a couple of small wood dings/gauges to the bottom edge and underside
***EXCERPTED PREFACE: “This Cookbook has been prepared for your gastronomic enjoyment by Members of Congress, their wives, and GOP Committeemen and Committeewomen in many states.For those of delicate palate it contains what the editors consider the finest fare from each of the 50 States.Among its recipes are some which are strictly American in origin, the flavor of Old Mexico, the spicy aromas of Italy and the delicate taste of China, dating from the days when its people had food.Although space limitations have made it necessary to restrict the contents, the amateur of professional chef may find here a remarkable variety of recipes, and may sample, gourmet-like, many dishes from many areas.There are dishes for summer and winter, fall and spring, all intended to keep the appetite whetted, the digestion in order and the diner well-satisfied; conditions considered salubrious for the individual and equally therapeutic for a nation undernourished by the something-for-everybody diet served by the Administration.It is our hope that as you read this Cookbook and use its recipes, you will enjoy cooking, which is one of the few things not yet regulated by the Federal Government.”*
Title of Political Memorabilia Cookbook/Cook Book: Republican Congressional Cook Book - “With Best Wishes from your Congressman John J. Rhodes - 1st District, Arizona” - A Selection of Favorite Recipes of
***Mr. Rhodes was the Arizona Republican who served as the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives during the Nixon presidency; first Republican ever to serve Arizona in the House; he also served the longest House of Representatives tenure in Arizona’s history (15 terms in office) ; in 1973, when Gerald R. Ford became President Richard Nixon’s vice presidential running mate, he was elected Minority Leader; he was also a recipient of the Congressional Distinguished Service Award
***Charmingly Illustrated throughout!
Publisher: McIver Art and Publications, Inc. - Washington
Year of Publication: Undated - ca. 1960s
Total Number of Pages: 26
Size: 5 & ½" W x 8 & 3/4" H
Format: Soft-Cover
Dust Jacket: N/A
Condition: Excellent (would otherwise be deemed Mint but for a smattering of very light pencil check marks next to certain recipes - apparently the previous owner’s “Seal of Approval”) :~)
CONTENTS:
*Betty Rhodes Jiffy Pumpkin Pie
*Weights and Measures; Size of Cans
*Congressional Bean Soup
*Alabama - Spoon Bread - Representative John H. Buchanan, Jr.
*Alaska - Moose, Caribou or Beef Teriyaki - Rep. Howard W. Pollock
*Arizona - Chili - Rep. Sam Steiger
*Arkansas - Ozark Fruit Cocktail Cake; Frosting - Mrs. John Paul Hammerschmidt, wife of Rep. John Paul Hammerschmidt
*California - California Tamale Pie - Rep. H. Allen Smith
*Colorado - Mrs. Donald G. Brotzman, wife of Rep Donald G. Brostman
*Connecticut - Swedish Meatballs - Mrs. Thomas J. (Mary) Meskill, wife of Rep. Thomas J. Meskill
*Delaware - Baked Shad and Roe - Rep. William V. Roth, Jr.
*Florida - Chicken a la Florida Orange - Rep. William C. Cramer
*Georgia - Plantation Pride Cake; Topping - Rep. Fletcher Thompson
*Hawaii - Chicken Luau - Senator Hiram L. Fong
*Idaho - Micemeat - Mrs. James A. McClure, wife of Rep. James A. McClure
*Illinois - Chicken Breasts Paprika - Rep. William L. Springer of Illinois
*Indiana - Hoosier Apple Cake - Rep. William C. Bray of Indiana
*Iowa - Hundred Dollar Cake - Rep. Fred Schwengel
*Kansas - Red Velvet Cake; Frosting - Rep. Garner E. Shriver
*Kentucky - Chess Pie - Rep. M. Gene Snyder
*Louisiana - Lulu’s Shrimp Etouffee - Mrs. Charles de Gravelles, Republican National Committeewoman for Louisiana
*Maine - Lobster Canapes - Former Rep. Stanley R. Tupper
*Maryland - Kidney Stew - Rep. Charles McC. Mathias, JR.
*Massachusetts - Paticcio Di Lasagne Verdi Al Bolognese - Rep. Silvio O. Conte
-Noodle
-Mornay Sauce
-Bolognese Sauce
-Additional Ingredients Required
*Michigan - Roast Leg of Venison - Rep. William S. Broomfield
*Minnesota - East Wild Duck - Mrs. Clark MacGregor, wife of Clark MacGregor
*Mississippi - Egg Custard Pie - Former Rep. Prentiss Walker
*Missouri - Rice, Tuna and Cheese Sauce - Rep. Thomas B. Curtis
*Montana - Christmas Eve Chili (Mild) - Rep. James Battin of Montana
Title of Vintage Pulp Science-Fiction/Sci-Fi Boxed Six (6) Books Set/Collection: An S-F Treasure Box - From the World’s Foremost Publisher of Science Fiction DAW SF Books
***Collector Gift Box Six (6) Books Anthology Set
Selected by: Donald A. Wollheim:
Books comprising this Boxed Set are:
***Entry to Elsewhen by John Brunner - “A Triple Treasure of Space, Time and Dimension” - October, 1972, 1st/First Printing - 172 pages
***The Star Road by Gordon R. Dickson - “By the Author of Tactics of Mistake and The Pritcher Mass” - August, 1974, 1st/First Printing - 208 pages
***A Touch of Infinity by Howard Fast - “Thirteen New Stories of Fantasy and Science Fiction” - October, 1974, 1st/First Printing - 172 pages
***2018 A.D. or The King Kong Blues by Sam J. Lundwall- “1984, A Clockwork Orange, and now...” - March, 1975, 1st/First Printing - 160 pages
***A Voyage to Dari by Ian Wallace - “A Cosmic Extravaganza” - November, 1974, 1st/First Printing -239 pages
***The End of the Dream by Philip Wylie; Special Introduction by John Brunner - “Raises Science Fiction to ImaginativeHeights” - November, 1973, 1st/First Printing - 206 pages
Publisher: DAW Books, Inc., New York - Donald A. Wollheim, Publisher
Dates of Publication: Ranges from 1972 to1975 (see Book Specifics above)
Ex-Library Volumes: NO
Size: Books - 4 & 1/4"W x 7"H; Box - 4 & ½” W x 7 & 1/4"H x 3 & 21/4" Deep
Quantity: Six (6) Books + Slipcase Box
Format: Soft-Cover/Paperback
Original Gift Boxing: Yes
Condition: Near Mint, appearing to have either never been read or handled and/or only very carefully and lovingly so!!!
*Covers/Exteriors - evince no shelf/edge wear or surface handling, having been well-protected these past 30 years by their original boxed case
*Bindings/Spines - tightly intact
*Interior Contents - crisply clean pages evince no noted writings, markings, water damage, staining, or odors of any kind; pg. 153/154 of Entry to Elsewhen evince a margin edge nick seemingly from-the-publisher, but perhaps from having once been improperly closed and placed back in the box
*Original Boxed Slipcase - Very Good (closer to Excellent)!
Item: Dolphins-Porpoises frolicking-swimming-splashing figural porcelain Trinket-Jewelry Box.Perched atop the vibrantly colorful, hand-painted (handpainted), Majolica-like glazed finish, hinged-closure top-lid portion of the box are a pair of-two (2) seemingly “in motion” “Flipper” mammals of the sea-ocean
***The history of the hinge box dates back to Limoge France in the 17th. Century. It can be used for Secret Messages, Love Notes, Jewelry, storing precious Baby Keepsakes and other Valuables
Age/Period: Vintage - ca 1960s-1980s
Manufacturer/Country of Origin/Markings: Unmarked
Material:Porcelain-Ceramic-China-Bisque
Sizes: 2 & ½” in Diameter x 3 & 1/4"H
Condition: Near Mint, evincing no noted nicks, chips, cracks, breaks or repairs!
Item/Description: Antique (dated 1906)Hand-Crafted, Hand-Carved Wooden Tramp Art, Folk Art Box, charmingly and elaborately Etched with a “Hans Brinker-like Character Dutch Boys-Children in Clogs Holding Hands in a Game-Playing Circle” Decorative Motif- Design-Pattern
***This multi-functional Box would delight Adults and Children alike for any and every purpose imaginable:Vanity, Dresser, Jewelry, Trinket, Treasure, What-Not, Scarves, Gloves, Important Papers, Baby Keepsakes, Memorabilia, Recipes
Age/Period: Antique - Early 1900s (ca. 1906, based upon information contained on underside of box which bears the dates 1905 & 1906)
Manufacturer/Identification/Markings: Signed/Marked on underside by Artisans/Craftspersons “C.W.S. and P.A.J. or P.A.T. Jan 7, 1906” and “To Chas from Gertie Xmas 1905"
Material(s)/Format: Wood
Size/Measurements:9"L x 6"Deep x 4 3/4"H
Condition:Aesthetically Pristine!Only noted condition factor is the absence of the lid’s exterior surface metal closure hardware mechanism piece (easily replaceable).
Item Description/Title: Vintage ca. 1951 (postmarked from within the first year of its official opening) “The Westerner Gambling House and SaloonDownTown (Downtown) Las Vegas, Nevada” Souvenir Fremont Street Casino Postcard No. SK3702
Subject Matter/Genre: Topical - Casinos/Gaming/Gambling; Geographical - US Cities & Towns - Las Vegas, Nevada
Excerpted Research Info: Owned by Benny Binion; Established 1950; Closed 1960, when it next became “Club Bingo”
Publisher/Markings/Signature:A “ShiniColor” by “Colourpicture”, Boston, Massachusetts
Back: Divided Back
Postal Usage: Used, Postmarked August 19, 1951, Las Vegas, Nevada, and retaining its Cancelled 1¢ George Washington-in-Profile Postage Stamp
Age/Period: Antique - ca. Early-1900s
Material Type/Format/Style: Glossy Color Photographic Paper
Quantity:One (1)
Size: 5 & ½" x 3 & ½"
Condition (kindly refer to “Grading Scale” below for specifics): VERY GOOD!
CONDITION GRADING SCALE:
M - MINT: A perfect card just as it comes from the printing press.No marks, bends, or creases. No writing or postmarks.A clean and fresh card.Seldom seen.
NM - NEAR MINT: Like Mint but very light aging or very slight discoloration from being in an album for many years.Not as sharp or crisp.
EX - EXCELLENT: Like mint in appearance with no bends or creases, or rounded or blunt corners.May be postally used or unused and with writing and postmark only on the address side.A clean, fresh card on the picture side.
VG - VERY GOOD: Corners may be a bit blunt or rounded with minor faults at the corners and/or along the edges.Almost undetectable crease or bend that does not detract from overall appearance of the picture side.May have writing or postally used on address side, minor soiling or light stains, light cancel marks on view side, overall in very fine condition with emphasis on minor with regard to faults
G - GOOD: Corners may be noticeably blunt or rounded with noticeably slight bends, creases, tears/nicks, visible smudges, or light trimming to the size of the card.May be postally used or have writing on the address side, Generally a card that is in acceptable collectible condition but with visible medium to major flaws
FR - FAIR: Card is intact.Excess soil, stains, creases, writing, or cancellation may affect picture.Could be a scarce card that is difficult to find in any condition. A card or item that can only be considered a space filler or reference copy given presence of major flaws plus major damage such as missing corners, holes, large bends etc
Item/Description:UNOPENED Vintage ca 1950s-1970s Yardley Lavender (Lavendar) Gift Set No 72901 Three (3)-item Classic English Lavender Boxed Set consisting of Original English Lavender and Soap as follows:
*Both Original Boxes (Decorative Striped Interior Box PLUS Protective Outer Packaging Box)
*Two (2) Bars of Yardley English Lavender Soaps
*½ Fl Oz Bottle of Yardley English Lavender Scent (bottle label does not specify whether the Scent isPerfume or Eau de Toilette Cologne) with blue plastic (not more modern metal) top-cap
Age/Period:Vintage - ca 1950s-1970s
Manufacturer/Identification/Markings: Yardley, New York
Quantity: Two (2) Original Boxes + Three (3)-piece Interior Contents
Condition:Unopened, Never Used, Completely Intact, Mint-in-Box
Item/Description:VintageState of Alaska (? pre-1959 Statehood) lavishly fringed & vibrantly colorfully hued Souvenir Commemorative Boudoir-Throw Pillow Sham depicting a variety of landmarks and scenarios indigenous to this spectacular State:
*Tiki Totems-Totem Poles
*Dog (? Alaskan Malamute, ? Siberian Husky)
*Kayaking-Canoeing Spear Fishing Native
*Iditarod Dog Sledding
*Ice Spear Fishing Eskimos Father & Son
*Eskimo Squaw Carrying Her Papoose on her Back
*Polar Bears
*Wooden Tree Stump Sled-Sleigh Pulled by an Elk-Moose-Caribou
Age/Period: Vintage (? pre-1959 Statehood)
Manufacturer/Identification/Markings:Unmarked
Measurements: approximately 17"W x 18"H
Condition:Decorative front side is Pristine, remaining as vibrantly colorful and crisp as when it was new, appearing to have never been used (all original crease folds are even still intact)!Being mentioned merely for purposes of “technical” accuracy is the existence on the back side adjacent to the upper middle edge of a modest discoloration mark which likely occurred during storage of this piece!
Item/Description:Vintage Made in Japan “OklahomaTheSoonerState” Decorative Collector-Collectible Plate.The Plate is edged with Gold-Gilt-Gilded rim trim, and is further elaborately embellished with a “Flaming” Hot Pink design-pattern-motif which surrounds the center focal point graphic imagery depicting the State’s Landmarks & Symbols.
***The scenic images depicted are:
*Cowboy Hall of Fame
*Frontier City, USA
*Indian City, U.S.A.
*LakeTexoma Dam
*State Capitol (Capital)
*Turnpike
*Will Rogers Memorial
Age/Period:Vintage - ca 1940s-1960s
Manufacturer/Identification/Markings: Underside retains original paper “Made in Japan” label
Material(s)/Format:Ceramic China
Size/Measurements:10 3/8"
Condition:Near Mint, remaining vibrantly colorful and retaining vividly crisp artistic graphics, and evincing no noted nicks, chips, cracks, breaks, or repairs!
Item/Description: Vintage ca 1970s pair of State of Arizona EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) Private Aviation Awards Copper and Wood Wall Plaques
***Each Plaque depicts the Official Logo-Emblem of the EAA and a Flying Airplane in Hammered Copper, set against a Wooden backdrop
***These Prize Winner-Winning Plaques are ready for hanging to enhance YOUR personal Aeronautical Display Collection
1 - Arizona EAA Expo 73 Best Static Display
2 - Arizona EAA Fly-In 74 Best Static Display
Excerpted Research Info: “EAA is a growing and diverse organization of members with a wide range of aviation interests and backgrounds. EAA was founded in 1953 by a group of individuals in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who were interested in building their own airplanes. Through the decades, the organization expanded its mission to include antiques, classics, warbirds, aerobatic aircraft, ultralights, helicopters and contemporary manufactured aircraft...EAA enables you to share the spirit of aviation with the most passionate community of recreational pilots, builders, and restorers.EAA is the only association that offers the fun and camaraderie of sharing your passion for participating in the flying, building, and restoring of recreational aircraft with the most passionate community of aviation enthusiasts. “
Age/Period: Vintage - 1973 & 1974 (1970s)
Material(s): Copper and Wood
Quantity: Two (2)
Measurements: Each measures 8 & 3/4"W x 10 & 3/4"H
Item/Description:Vintage European “V.W.N.J.Rallye Champion 3rd Female 1958” Lady’s-Ladies’-Woman’s-Women’s-Womens’ Road Race Car Driver Award Trophy
***VWNJ Automobile Racing Motor Sports Championship 3rd Place Trophy consists of a golden-toned Nordic Viking Horns-Laurel Wreath-like decoration rising up from the wooden base around each side of the body of the Trophy, and on the top of the Trophy, a raised golden-bronze-brass hued pedestal stand supporting a Sports Racing Car with the Driver seated British-Great Britain-England-English styleand driving in the right front Driver’s seat position
Age/Period:Vintage - 1958
Material(s)/Format:Wood and Metal
Size/Measurements:Just over 7"H
Quantity:One (1)
Condition:EXCELLENT, evincing no noted brassing and only a very minimal modicum of rubbing to the wood base
Item/Description: Vintage ca 1940s-1970s Alabaster Hawaiian-Polynesian-Tahitian Tiki Figure Carved Figural Totem Pole Personal Individual Ashtray (Ash Tray) with Two (2) Rests Spaces for Cigarettes-Cigars ***Would alternatively cleverly serve as a marvelously unique and decoratively utilitarian ring-pin-nut dish-tray-bowl! Age/Period: Vintage - ca 1940s-1970s Manufacturer/Identification/Markings: Unknown (label has rubbed off) Material(s)/Format: Alabaster Stone Size/Measurements: 4 ½”L x 2 ½”H x 2 ½”W Condition: Very Good, with only a bit of nominal surface scuffing/grazing to one of the cigarette rest sections Price:
20.99 USD
Item/Description:Vintage 1936 German-language Cigarette Tobacco Cards Miniatures Album-Slipcase Book entitled “Gestalten Der Weltgeschichte”: “ZeitgenÖssischeMiniaturenBerÜhmterPersÖnlichkeiten Aus VierJahrhunderten” (loosely translated means “Shapes of the Weltgesche - Contemporary Miniatures of Famous Personalities Out of Four Centuries”)
***Contains198-200 Color Plates (we counted these a few times, and there are at least 198, if not 200 total, but “just in case”)Miniatures as well as countless Artistic Black & White (B&W) Line Drawings Illustrations depict Famous Persons-Personages (Men and Women, Male and Female) throughout four (4) centuries of history: Some of these famous (and infamous) people (to name but a mere few) are:Kaiser Maximillian I; Martin Luther; Katharina von Bora; Erasmus von Rotterdam; Beatrice Cenci; Galileo Galilei; King Henry VIII; Cardinal Thomas Wolsey; Jane Seymour; Thomas More; Hans Holbein the Younger; Sir Walter Raleigh; Francis Drake; Saint-St. Ignatius von Loyola (of Loyola); Peter Paul Rubens; Rembrandt Harmensz van Ryn; Friedrich Wilhelm; Cardinal Richelieu; Henri de la Tour d’ Auvergne Vicomte de Turenne; King Louis XIV; Marie Therese von Spanien; Jean Racine; Jean-BaptistePoquelin de Moliere; Jean de Lafontaine; Oliver Cromwell; John Milton; Ashley Cooper Earl of Shaftesbury; Sir Isaac Newton; John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough; Sarah Churchill Jennings, Duchess of Marlborough; King George II; Robert Walpole; Jonathan Swift; Benjamin Franklin; Warren Hastings; George Washington; Lady Emma Hamilton; Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount of Nelson; Philippe II, Duke of Orleans; Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, Marquise & Duchessa de Pompadour (Madame Pompadour); Francois Boucher; Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Frederick II of Prussia (Frederick the Great); Hans Joachim von Zieten; Augustus III of Poland; Gotthold Ephraim Lessing; Immanuel Kant; Peter I of Russia; Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach; Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; Charlotte von Stein; Ludwig von Beethoven; Karl Friedrich Schinkel; Maria Anna Angelika-Angelica Katharina Kauffmann; King Louis XVI; Marie Antoinette; Charlotte Corday; Maximilien (Maximilian) Marie Isidore de Robespierre; Napoleon (Napolean) I (Napoleon Bonaparte); Empress Josephine de Beauharnais; Charles XIV John of Sweden (Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte); Michel Ney; Charles Maurice Herzog von Talleyrand; Marquis de La Fayette-Lafayette (Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier); George Lord Byron;Friedrich Wilhelm III; Carl Theodor Korner; Jean (Johann) Paul Friedrich Richter; Johann Ludwig Tieck; Bettina von Arnim; Heinrich von Kleist; Prince Klemens Wenzel von Metternich; Robert Schumann; Eugenie de Montijo; Queen Victoria; Ludwig I of Bavaria; Franz Joseph I of Austria; Olga Nikolaevna of Russia
Material(s)/Format: Softbound, Soft Paper Covers; Slipcase-style Cardboard Sleeve Protector
Size/Measurements: 9 1/4"W x 12 1/4"H
Condition:
*Book - Excellent and odor-free!Covers remain vibrant, crisp and sharp, and raised-embossed gold lettering is pristine on both the front cover and along the spine; interior pages also remain crisp and predominantly clean, exhibiting no writing, and with Plates retaining like-new color vibrancy.A slight handful of pages evince “smudge marks,” and a few have tiny “dot specks” in their margin areas.
*Cardboard Slipcase - technically present but less-than-Fair condition
Item/Description: Rare Antique Book-shaped Herold Smoked Sardines Grocery-General Store Display Food Advertising Tin Box
***”Book” Tin is delightfully and realistically detailed, designed to resemble in size, shape as well as functionality a rather large Tome-Reference Volume
*** “Cover” reads “The Herold by H Valvatne”
***“Spine-Binding” reads “The Herold by H Valvatne, Published at SundeNorway,B. M. Shipman New York Sole Agent”
***“Pages’” outer edges even resemble faux “Marbling”!
*** Interior of Lid’s “Book Cover” contains stunning and still vibrantly colorful lithographed-lithography graphics depicting a Sardines Tin Can, and reads “The Herold Smoked Sardines Highest Quality Olive Oil Packed by H. ValvatneSundeNorway”
Age/Period: Antique - ca Late 1800s to Early 1900s
Size/Measurements:9 ½”W x 10 1/8"H x 4 & 1/4"Thick/Deep
Condition:Colors remain vivid and graphic imagery crisp. Consistent with age, there is a not-unusual modicum of brassing-tarnishing to the silver metal underside and interior surface, along with some surface scratching-scuffs.Tin still closes securely, however, due to a couple of minor dings-dents, there is a bit of gaping on the ends
Item/Description:Antique/Vintage Celluloid Bell-shaped Hanging Baby’s-Babies’ Crib Toys Set in scrumptiously & vividly colorful pastel hues of Powder Pink, Baby Blue, Seafoam Green, Butter Yellow and Creamy White, delightfully combined with an oh-so-vibrant Primary-color of Cherry Apple Red
Age/Period: Antique-Vintage - ca Early-1900s to Mid-Century 1950s
Manufacturer/Identification/Markings:Unmarked
Material(s)/Format: Celluloid Plastic
Quantity:One (1) Toy comprised of Five (5) Bells
Condition:Excellent, evincing no noted condition issues on any of the main portions of the Toy, with only an ever-so-slight crack in the small plastic cover to the string used to hang the toy at its very tip
***Hand-Painted Comb is marvelously compact, just perfect for tucking away inside a Lady’s-Ladies’ Evening Bag Purse or Gentleman’s Coat Pocket
***Attention to detail is further evidenced by this delightful Puppy’s Studded Neck Collar
Age/Period:Antique-Vintage - ca Early 1900s to Mid-Century 1950s
Material(s)/Format:Celluloid Plastic with Metal Studs enhancements
Size/Measurements: 4 3/8"W x 2"H
Quantity:One (1)
Condition:Excellent, evincing no damage to either the Celluloid or Handpainted artistry!“Niagara Falls”wording evinces a bit of color lightening to its black lettering.
Item/Description:Vintage ca 1950s-1970s Shanghai Handicrafts Duck-shaped, Table-Top Centerpiece Folk Art-style Wicker Basket
***This charming Mallard Bird Basket is oh-so-realistically detailed and life-like, from the delightful expression on his face to the lovely wicker strips faux “feathers” embellishments, and is marvelously multi-purpose, decoratively holding-displaying anything and everything.Some ideas are:Fruit, Nuts, Keys, Trinkets, Letters, Flowers-Floral Arrangements, Holiday Decoration, Arts & Crafts ...)
***His underside is reinforced with two (2) rows with four (4) small pedestal-style peg “legs”
Age/Period:Vintage - ca 1950s-1970s
Manufacturer/Identification/Markings:Shanghai Handicrafts (sometimes erroneously spelled “Handcrafts”) Made in the People’s Republic of China
Material(s)/Format:Woven Wicker Basketry
Size/Measurements:16"L x 10 3/4"W x 7 ½”H
Quantity:One (1)
Condition:Very Good, retaining vivid coloration.There are no noted basketry holes, with only noted nominal condition factors being a bit of dried-out glue causing minor separation of the beak from the forehead (easily remediable with re-gluing), and a very slight edge-tip of one of the tail feathers being nicked off.(What can be seen peeking out from under his belly is one of the wooden pegs atop which he is perched)
Item/Description: Vintage Pepsi-Cola TV-Television Hard Plastic Partitioned Combo Snack & Beverages Trays (Dishwasher Safe) Lot-Set-Collection-Grouping of Four (4)
***Design of thesePepsico licensed Trays is Retro “Stained Glass” look in Patriotic Red, White and Blue, with distinctly separate sections for Food and a Drinking Glass-Cup
Age/Period:Vintage - ca. 1960s-1980s
Manufacturer/Identification/Markings: Info contained on underside of Trays reads “Pepsi and Pepsi- Cola are registered trademarks of Pepsico, Inc....Plastics, Inc., St. Paul”
Material(s)/Format: Hard Plastic
Size/Measurements:10"L x 7"W
Quantity: Four (4)
Condition:Excellent, remaining vibrantly colorful and evincing no noted cracks in any of the plastic surfaces, with the painted surface decoration remaining predominantly intact
Item/Description: Vintage Atlantic Mold Chicken-Rooster-Hen Farm Barnyard Bird Animal Art Pottery Country Kitchen Cookie Jar-Biscuit Jar (or alternatively creatively use for Dog Biscuits Treats or Candy, etc.) ;~)
Item/Description:Teddy Bear lovers’ Ceramic Pottery Cookie Jar-Biscuit Jar (would also make for a wonderful Dog Treats-Biscuits or Candy Jar)
***Teddy Bear is handpainted (hand-painted) Chocolate Brown with Blue-Eyes and is seated atop a Lid and Body-Base that is ribbed, resembling a Honey Pot (Honeypot)-Bee Hive (Beehive)
Age/Period: ? Vintage/? Modern - exact date unknown
Manufacturer/Identification/Markings: Unmarked
Material(s)/Format:Ceramic Pottery
Size/Measurements:8 ½”H
Condition:Near Mint, evincing no noted nicks, chips, cracks, breaks or repairs!
***This delightful Set is oh-so-retro and Hippie Chic in its design, exuding vividly colorful hues ofReddish-Orange & Goldenrod-Mustard Yellow
Age/Period:Vintage - ca 1960s
Manufacturer/Identification/Markings:Unmarked
Material(s)/Format:Enamel-painted Metal
Size/Measurements:Brooch - 4"L; Earrings - 1 1/2" around
Quantity:One (1)
Condition:Excellent (borderline Near Mint), with smoothly functioning closures and with the following being the only noted condition factor: Button face of Brooch exhibits two faint, short thin minimally noticeable lines on its surface
Item/Description:Vintage 1975 Limited Edition Sarah Coventry “PEACE Cross” Antiqued Victorian-style Pendant Charm & Necklace.Cross (Crucifix) is set with a center point simulated Pearl stone, and retains itsOriginal Presentation Gift Box!
***This lovely “Book” jewelry piece (listed in the Sarah Coventry Book) was originally only available for purchase from January to December 31, 1975, at which time the mold was destroyed.With such a limited offering period, this is one of Sarah Coventry’s RARER pieces.
Details:Original Pamphlet Insert reads: “Sarah Coventry Inc.1975 Limited Edition Cross ‘Peace’ - This exquisitely designed 1975 Limited Edition Cross was inspired and copied from a treasured family heirloom cross over one hundred and fifty years old.Sarah’s PEACE Cross is approximately three times the size of the original and is hung on a 24 inch antique goldentone chain.A richly textured background of antiqued goldentone carries one leaf in all four points of the cross.A criss-cross design of leaves in the middle boasts a large lustrous simulated pearl.Make Sarah Coventry’s 1975 Limited Edition PEACE Cross your cherished family heirloom.PEACE is available from January through December 31, 1975, at which time the mold will be destroyed.”
Age/Period:Vintage - 1975 (January to December 31, 1975)
Item/Description:Set of Four (4) 1993 Mint-in-Box Warner Bros. Looney Tunes Characters as Athletes Sports-Themed Sakura 12 oz Stoneware Mugs.Characters and Sporting-Athletic Pursuits depicted are:
*Bugs Bunny Playing Baseball-Baseball Player
*The Tazmanian Devil (Taz) Playing Football-Football Player-Footballer
*Daffy Duck Playing Golf-Golfer-Golfing
*Yosemite Sam Shooting Hoops-Playing Basketball-Basketball Player
Item/Description:Vintage Monterey Savings & Loan Bank (now known as “World Savings”) of Monterey, California - Morgan Hill Branch - Banking Financial Institution Covered Glass Candy Jar Advertising Premium Promotional Giveaway Bottle with American Eagle Raised Embossed Hand-Painted Handpainted Surface Face Decoration
***Front face side of Jar reads “Morgan Hill” beneath the American Eagle Logo Emblem which also contains the wording “Monterey Savings”
***Reverse back side of Jar reads “Monterey Savings”
Age/Period:Vintage - ca 1950s-1970s
Material(s)/Format:Glass
Size/Measurements:5 ½”H
Quantity:One (1)
Condition:Near Mint, evincing no noted nicks, chips, cracks, breaks or repairs to Glass nor any paint loss to decorative Emblem or Writing!
***We have a total of Two (2) of these Sets of Six (6) Glasses each available for purchase!***
Item/Description: Vintage ca. 1950s-1960s Set-Lot-Collection-Grouping of Six (6) Multi-Colored Tall Frosted Pastel-Hues Iced Tea Beverage Drinking Glasses-Tumblers depicting the oh-so-feminine and charming artistic imagery of Godey’s-like Gone With the Wind-Civil War-era, Antebellum Southern Belles-Ladies of the Old South attired in period Hoop-Skirted “Bell of the Ball” Lawn Garden Party Gowns Fashions
***Whilst relaxingly sipping on your cool, refreshing beverages from this delightful Glassware Set, you’ll feel transported back in time to more genteel days!
***LOCAL PICK-UP IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS ITEM (with same payment time frame requirements applying as for any other shipping/payment method)!***
Item Description/Title: Vintage ca. 1950s-1960s Sets-Collection-Grouping of Six (6) Framed Elsi (Elsie) Gumier Silk Thread-Ribbon elaborately and ornately Embroidered-Embroidery Mediterranean-Greek Islands-Grecian-Greece “International Costumes-Fashions-Foreign Lands-Royalty” Postcards.The Postcard entitled “Athinae” is also Numbered “3"; whether the remaining Postcards also contain numbering is unascertained given their fixed matting-backing status beneath which these numbers may or may not be concealed
Publisher/Markings/Signature: Facsimile “Artist-Signed” on View Side “Elsi” and Individually Captioned per above
Back: Unascertained due to fixed matting-backing
Postal Usage: Undetermined due to fixed matting-backing
Age/Period: 1950s-1960s
Material Type/Format/Style: ? Silk Paper & Embroidery
Quantity: Six (6) Postcards comprised of Two (2) Separately-Framed Sets of Three (3) Postcards each
Size: Postcards - at least 3"W x 5"H, which is how much of the Postcards are visible through the matted openings for minimum measurements determination (Postcards backings are fixed, with matting/framing boards, so more precise measurements are not possible to ascertain - best guesstimate given their fixed matting-backing is that they are at least 3 ½"W x 5 ½"H, but could also be larger, even Continental-size); Frames - 14 & 1/2"W x 9"H
Condition Rating: Postcards & Frames are Near Mint, with Postcards remaining vibrantly colorful and evincing no thread loss, having been well-protected by their framing and matting (beneath which they may even actually be Mint, but due to inability to view hidden portions of Postcards given their fixed matting-backing, rating remains Near Mint)
Item & Subject-Matter:Vintage ca. 1920s-1930s Minetta Good Pencil-signed & #’d (Numbered) 1/25 Limited Edition Framed (without glass) Floral Nature Still Life Lithographic Etching
***Subject Matter consists of a Jardiniere Planter filled with Flowers that resemble Sunflowers or Black-Eyed Susans, Floral-themed Motif
***So prolific an Artist is she that one of her most well-known works is included in of the most desirable Art Books ever published in 1939(and we do have a copy of this Book available for purchase), entitled A Treasury of American Prints:A Selection of One Hundred/100 Etchings and Lithographs by (49 of) the Foremost Living American Artists, ranking her in the prestigious company of such other world-renowned Artists as Thomas Benton, Andrew Butler, Paul Cadmus, John Steuart Curry, William Gropper, George Grosz(we also have a copy of his Book “Ecce Homo” available for purchase), Edward Hopper, John Sloan, Raphael Soyer, Lee Townsend, and Grant Wood, to name but a handful!
Artist:Minnetta Good (1895-1946), Listed Artist; Lived/Active - New York City and New Jersey; Known for: Genre Painter; Landscape Painter; Decorator; Lithographer (sometimes erroneously referenced as Minetta Goode)
***EXCERPTED RESEARCH INFO: “Minetta Good was born in New York City in 1895. She received her formal art training from Cecilia Beaux and at the Art Students League under F. Luis Mora. Although a native New Yorker, Good lived in Califon and Freehold, New Jersey for most of the 1920s and 1930s. She was a versatile painter highly talented in landscape, still life and figurative works. In 1932, she was awarded the prestigious Eloise Egan Prize for best landscape painting by the National Association of Women Painters..... ”
Format: We’re unsure of the precise medium, so please don’t hesitate to request further details(? Dry Point, ? Etching, ? Engraving) Lithographic Print permanently affixed to a heavy-duty cardboard-like backing
Age Period:Vintage - ca. 1920s-1930s
Size/Measurements:Print - 15 ½”W x 22"H; Frame - 16 ½”W x 23 1/4"H;
Condition: Image is Exquisite - must see!!!Frame does not contain glass!
Item/Description: Lot-Collection-Grouping-Set of adorable alien creature collectibles from the Original 1980s Movie “ET - The Extra-Terrestrial,” consisting of:
*One (1) 1983 Avon Shelf-Sitter, Pot Hanger-Climber Figurine-Figure-Figural-Statue of E.T.
*Four (4) Children’s-Childrens’ Dolls Play Set-Tea Party Hard Plastic Plates.The two smaller Plates depict the Drew Barrymore Little Girl Character kissing E.T. on the forehead, and contains the caption “Be Good”.The two larger Plates depict E.T. surrounded by an assortment of Animal Characters - a Horse, Monkey, Cow, Bear, Cat, and Lion
Manufacturer/Identification/Markings: Avon Figurine’s Original Labels read “1982 Universal City Studios Inc All Rights Reserved” and “Created Exclusively for Avon in Taiwan”; reverse-side ink backstamp reads “Avon 1983"; underside of Plates reads “Chilton Toys Aluminum Specialty Manitowoc Wisconsin USA 54220"
Material(s)/Format: Figurine - Ceramic Resin; Dishes - Hard Plastic
Condition:Avon Figurine - Excellent, evincing no noted cracks, breaks or repairs, with only a very tiny surface graze in the cracks between his fingers on his left hand; Plates - three remain in Excellent condition, with one plate exhibiting what appears to be pencil markings in the rim of its surface (we have not attempted to clean this as we do not want to risk damaging any of the graphic imagery)
Item/Description: Vintage ca. 1939-1940 Spencer Tracy “Northwest Passage” MGM Studios & Standard Oil (aka Chevron) Red Crown Gasoline (SOHIO) collaborative promotional advertising giveaway Movie Production Head Shot.This rare and unique Celebrity Photograph is marvelously cross-collectible, spanning both the Entertainment Industry as well as Advertising Industry Oil & Gas Company niche collectibles markets.In addition to the pre-imprinted- facsimile autographed signature on face side, reverse side of Photograph contains this narrative legend information:
***”Spencer Tracy will give you a thrill you’ll long remember with his rousing performance in ‘Northwest Passage.’Don’t miss this Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer classic when it comes to your local theater.And if you want to give your car a thrill - keep it on an all-winter diet of that quick-starting, long-mileage Red Crown Gasoline”
Age/Period: Vintage - ca. 1939-1940 (Northwest Passage was released in 1940) (1930s-1940s)
Format: Sepia-toned Matte Paper
Measurements: 8" x 10"
Condition: Excellent, with imagery remaining crisp and clean, having been well-protected and sheltered all these many years within a scrapbookOnly noted condition factors are a couple of upper edge paper nicks, and being mentioned merely for purposes of accuracy is that reverse side of Photo still retains some scrapbook paper adhesive residue.
***Eleven (11) Photo Cutouts are Shirley Temple-specific, (“A Day in the Life of Shirley Temple,” depicting:Shirley waking up, weighing herself, washing her face, brushing her teeth, drinking milk at breakfast, in the car with her mother on the way to work at the Studio, eating lunch at the Studio Commissary, doing schoolwork on a blackboard at the Studio with her tutor, sitting on the laps of her brothers Jack and George reading a book, on her knees saying her prayers at bedtime, and turning out her Piggy-Lamp to go to sleep) and these are glued inside the first 2 & 1/4 pages of the 48-page Scrapbook (the remaining BLANK pages are immaculately clean and have NEVER BEEN USED)
Age/Period: Vintage - Scrapbook is dated 1935 (1930s)
Published by: The Saalfield Publishing Co. - Akron, Ohio; New York
Format: Paper Covers-Soft Cover
Total Number of Pages: 48 (two and one-quarter of which have “Shirley” Pix affixed to them, with the remainder having NEVER BEEN USED)
Size: HUGE/OVERSIZED - 11 & 3/4"W x 12 & 3/4"H
Condition: Very Good:
*Covers/Exteriors - Imagery and colors remain crisp and vibrant!Front cover exhibits a vertical crease line running from top edge to bottom edge near the right side of book, as well as a couple of other spidery crease marks.Back cover evinces a slight diagonal crease line adjacent to the lower left corner.There is a nominal and not-unusual (given its 71-year-old ephemera status) modicum of rubbing to the outer paper edges
*Binding/Spine - tightly intact, with only normal opening-and-closing paper indentation creases running vertically the full-length of Binding
*Interior Contents - pages remain crisp and clean, evincing no noted writings, foxing, markings, water damage, staining, or odors of any kind.Being mentioned merely for purposes of accuracy is that the pages do exhibit normal paper age coloration/toning, but as stated previously, are clean and crisp
*Several “The Dairy Household Hint Calendar for 1935" Pages depicting children eating breakfast-feeding breakfast to their dogs & dolls-toy animals, one of cows reclining in a pasture, and one of children in a pretend school with the blackboard containing info promoting the benefits of dairy products (ABC’s of Milk...)
*Several “In This Issue” and “This Month” FULL-COLOR Cutouts from “Meredith Publishing Company, Des Moines, Iowa” - i.e. “This Month - Perennial Vegetable Gardens;” “In This Issue - Touring Lincoln Land;” “This Month - Your Tax Money Squandered;” “This Month - Tunes for Two”
*”Illustrated Mechanics” December, 1937 Monte Crews-illustrated “Please Santa Give them only to Good Boys and Girls” Color Cutout of a Family of Puppy Dogs at Santa’s feet while he is reading a Book entitled “Boys & Girls Who Asked for Puppies” (perhaps a promo for the ASPCA-Humane Society)
*Numerous Pets-Animals Pix, Cartoons and Advertisements (Puppy Dogs, Kitty-Cats, Birds, Animals Flying-Piloting a 1930s Airplane filled with Clothing-Dressed Animal Passengers, Black-African-American “Chocolate Baby” Raggedy-Ann/Raggedy-Andy-esque Dolls, Fisk “Get a Fisk” Tires Ad, Chickens, Leopards, a Fox and Lamb Playing Cards with a Collie-Dog as a Cop Looking On, Mice-Rats Eating Corn, Dragonflies Being Shot with Pesticides by Cartoon Farmers, 1937 “The Methodist Book Concern” Cartoon of a Spotted Fawn and Dogs, Cows, Horses, Bulls, Geese, a Boston Terrier, a Grasshopper, a Turkey, a Train-Locomotive, Cowboys and Wagon Trains, Ducks, a Goat, a Lamb, a Baby Chick...)
Item: UNCUT Original 1988 “Duke and Duchess of Windsor Fashion Paper Dolls in Full Color” Tom Tierney Book.Beautiful as well as educational, this delightfully enchanting and informative Book contains an Introduction as well as meticulously researched accurate Biographical Information, and features Captioned Detailed Recreations of Period, Designer Ceremonial Clothing Fashions (Uniforms, Suits, Gowns, Casual Wear Attire, Accessories & more...) spanning the years 1911 thru 1967, authentically rendered by noted Illustrator, Tom Tierney
***”...King Edward VIII and Wallis Warfield Simpson...The jewels and the wardrobe of the Duchess (Dutchess) were the envy of women on both sides of the Atlantic, and the Duke literally set the style in men’s attire in the English-speaking world for a generation...These superbly drawn paper dolls and costumes accurately depict stunning examples of their ceremonial attire over more than five decades, 1911 to 1967...”
Date of Publication: Vintage - 1988 (1980s) Paper Dolls Book
Author/Designer: Tom Tierney, Noted Illustrator
Publisher: Dover Publications, Inc. - New York
Total Number of Pages: 32 pages total, 18 of which are printed pages
Total Number of Color Plates Pages (printed on one side of each page only): 16
Total Number of Costumes/Outfits: Thirty-Two (32)
Total Number of Paper Dolls: Four (4) (two of the Duke and two of the Duchess, with the BONUS of their Dogs being depicted as well as part of several of their outfits)
Size: 9 & 1/4"H x 12 & 1/4"W
Format: Paper-bound, Soft Cover
Condition: Paper Dolls, Outfits - UNCUT & Near Mint; Book Covers - Near Mint; Interior Pages - being noted merely for purposes of accuracy is that the blank margin portion of the upper outer edge of the page upon which Plate 4 is contained has been folded back, however the fold is situated WELL AWAY from the Costume Cutouts themselves
COSTUME CONTENTS:
EXCERPTED INFO: “...The Duke and Duchess are each represented by two dolls.The Duke’s 14 costumes include his most impressive uniforms and robes of state, among them those he wore for his investiture as Prince of Wales and as Royal Commander of the Guards.Here, too, are his Royal Navy and Bengal Lancer ceremonial uniforms, his elegant attire for the races, his finely tailored suits and casual wear, and, of course, the omnipresent Windsor knot, which he originated.The 14 costumes for the Duchess include the gown she wore for presentation at Court in 1934; dresses she wore on her honeymoon in Venice and Austria; gowns by Mainbocher, Chanel and Dior; and casual attire.All are fully accessorized, including selections from the Duchess’s celebrated jewels.Her costumes and those of the Duke, are classic examples of French couture and British tailoring in their finest hour.”
***DUKE OF WINDSOR:
*Swimsuit worn in Honolulu during return from Australia
*At his investiture as Prince of Wales, CaernarvonCastle
*Dressed for the Country
*At the races
*Dressed as a Bengal Lancer during his Indian Tour
*On a visit to Japan
*As Royal Commander of the Guards
*In Royal Navy ceremonial uniform
***DUCHESS OF WINDSOR:
*Bathing costume worn on a trip to Biarritz with Edward
*Court presentation gown
*In the garden of the Chateau de Cande, awaiting the arrival of Edward
