Vintage Collectibles

Vintage metal advertising ashtray. 

Advertising giveaway for:

Brown metal ashtray measuring about 5 1/4" in diameter. An area of paint loss on the top, and several on the bottom.

Vintage Putnam Fadeless Fabric Dyes and Tints. These old stock dyes date to circa 1920s or 1930s.

Manufactured by the Monroe Chemical Company of Quincy, Illinois.

Envelopes each measure 5 1/2 x 3 inches and contain an instruction sheet and a color packet.

Available colors include:

Vintage circa 1970s tri-fold wooden advertising yardstick. 

Ruler measures 36 inches when fully extended and 12 inches when folded.

Bright yellow background with red numbers and lettering.

Aero Mayflower Transit Company.  Helping Homemakers Move.  Agents in Principal Cities.

Condition is very good with some soiling, scuffing and wear along the edges.

Nice advertising piece!

Vintage circa 1960s skeleton key advertising thermometer.  Top reads: The Key to Friendly Service Farmers Union Elevator Phone 175, Fairbury, Nebraska.

Measures about 8 7/8 inches long and a little over 2 7/8 inches wide at the top.  Key is a soft pearl green color.  Lettering is dark blue.

Condition is very good with some soiling.  Thermometer works.

Nice advertising piece!