Vintage Collectibles

Vintage Boys Town Nebraska Metal Bookmark on Original Unopened Card. 

Bookmark is made of metal and measures about 2 1/2 inches long x 3/4 of an inch wide at the top. 

Features the Boys Town seal, which has a blue background.

Card reads:

Vintage Boys Town Nebraska Metal Bookmark on Original Unopened Card. 

Bookmark is made of metal and measures about 2 1/2 inches long x 3/4 of an inch wide at the top. 

Features the Boys Town seal, which has a blue background.

Card reads:

Vintage 1959 Walt Disney Productions Mickey Mouse plastic television snow globe.

There is a number on the bottom that looks like 985.  And it is marked "Made in Hong Kong" also on the bottom.

Measures 2 1/2 inches wide x 2 1/2 inches tall and 1 1/4 inches thick. 

Globe has visible wear including scratches, scuffing and some soiling.  And there is no longer any liquid inside. Please click on the photos to enlarge for easier viewing.

Great piece of Disneyana

Vintage circa 1960s cotton printed ladies Hankie. White background with blue border.  Large blue and pink flowers, possibly Jonquils, in the center with a border of small blue and pink flowers.

Hankie measures about 11 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches. Still has paper price tag attached. Condition is unused with no holes, snags or stains.

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Vintage circa 1960s cotton printed ladies Hankie with scalloped edge. White background with polka dot border.  One corner has a huge Purple flower, with a smaller ring of purple, pink and yellow flowers around the edges.

Very pretty hankie measuring about 15 1/2 x 15 inches. Condition is very good with no holes, snags or stains.

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Vintage circa 1960s cotton printed ladies Hankie with scalloped edge. White background with tan border.  Orange lattice work near the outer edge. Orange flowers around the center with a large spray at each corner.

Hankie measures about 13 x 13 1/2 inches. Condition is very good with no holes, snags or stains.

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Vintage circa 1960s cotton printed ladies Hankie. White background with tiny pink and yellow flowers among a brown ribbon, with larger sprays of brown Roses at each corner.

Hankie measures about 12 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches. Condition is very good with no holes, snags or stains.

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H for Humpty Dumpty.  Vintage original page from the circa 1926 book Tony Sarg's Alphabet. Verses by Anne Stoddard.  Published by Greenberg Inc. of New York.

Page measures 6 7/8 inches wide x 9 inches tall.

Shows Humpty Dumpty, along with a small verse below.  All the king's men are depicted in the border along the bottom and sides.

Verse reads:

This is an original page from the book, not a reproduction.  Gleaned from a book that was beyond repair.

Good condition with some soiling along the edges, small crease upper left corner, age toning, and 1 1/2 inch tear along the edge near the lower left corner.  Also has the original holes along the left edge from the string binding.

Back is blank.

Fantastic colorful illustration that would look amazing framed, or could be used in an art project. 

Shipped flat with cardboard backing in clear protective sleeve.

B for Beauty and the Beast.  Vintage original page from the circa 1926 book Tony Sarg's Alphabet. Verses by Anne Stoddard.  Published by Greenberg Inc. of New York.

Page measures 6 7/8 inches wide x 9 inches tall.

Shows the Beast and Beauty, along with a small verse below.  Some of the other characters from the book are depicted in the border along the bottom and sides.

Verse reads:

This is an original page from the book, not a reproduction.  Gleaned from a book that was beyond repair.

Good condition with some soiling along the edges, small crease upper left corner, and age toning.  Also has the original holes along the left edge from the string binding.

Back is blank.

Fantastic colorful illustration that would look amazing framed, or could be used in an art project.

Shipped flat with cardboard backing in clear protective sleeve.

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!

Vintage circa 1960 boxed set of Whitman Tell-a-Tale Picture Puzzles.  3 Puzzles on heavy board.  Set no. 4414.  Made in U.S.A. by Western Printing and Litho. Company.

Includes a boy and girl reading a book, rooster, and boy walking.  All have a black border.

Puzzles each measure about 7.75 x 7.75 inches. 

In really nice condition, other than that the puzzle featuring the boy and girl is missing a piece.  The other two are complete.

The box does show wear at the corners and edges.

A sweet set of puzzles!

Vintage Happy Holidays Elf Christmas Tree Ornament.  This decoration is new in the original unopened package. Dates to circa 1960s or 70s.

Features an Elf is dressed in red, perched on a white plastic wreath. Wreath has a red Poinsettia at the top and gold plastic bells at the bottom.  

Paper tag inside reads: Made in Hong Kong. 

Paper label at the top reads: Handcrafted in Hong Kong.

Still has the original paper price tag on the label, which reads: Gibson 29 cents.

Measures about 8 inches tall and 6.5 inches wide.  Condition is very good.

Sweet little Christmas ornament wreath!

Vintage Commodore Christmas Tree Topper.  Nine inch Glitter Star Tree Top Decoration.  Number 4059C.  Dates to circa 1990s.

This decoration is new in the unopened original package. 

Measures about 8.75 inches tall from the tip of the star to the base.  And about 7.5 inches wide.  Made of a plastic with a gold glitter exterior. 

Condition is very good with one side of the star having a dented area just to the right of the center.  Not sure if this could be pushed back out?  The other side of the star is in perfect shape.

Sweet retro Christmas Tree topper!

Vintage Kitsch drinking glasses set of 3 clear glass tumblers. Each tumblers has a different motif, including:

Pink kitchen items with white diamond border near the bottom. Fork, spoon, bowl, coffee pot, sugar bowl, juice pitcher, and sauce pan.

The center tumbler has light yellow wheat shafts.

Green food scenes with orange stripes near the top. Fish, baskets of vegetables, bowl of salad, juice pitcher, chicken over rotisserie, pots, pans, wine bottle and fruit.

Glasses each measure about 3 3/8 inches tall and 3 1/8 inches in diameter at the top rim and hold 8 ounces of liquid.

No makers mark. Each tumbler weighs 8 ounces and is thicker glass at the bottom.

Condition is very good with no chips or cracks. 

Great kitschy set!

Vintage Libbey Highball glass tumblers set of 5. Clear glass with each glass having a patriotic medallion featuring Independence Hall, Perry's Flagship, and Andrew Jackson.  Each glass also has a band of three gold eagles circling the top rim.

Three of the five glasses are a white and gold motif, and two are black and gold motif.  All have a gold colored rim.

Glasses measure about 5 1/2 inches tall and about 2 3/4 inches in diameter at the top. They each hold 12 ounces of liquid and have a nice heavy base. Each glass weighs a little over 10 ounces.

Glasses are unmarked.

Condition is very good with no chips or cracks.  There is wear to the gold eagles and tiny dots near the top of the glasses.

Great Americana set for your vintage barware collection!

Vintage metal serving trays.  Set of 3.  Blue floral motif with woman in long dress and bonnet on a creamy yellow background.  Border is also blue.

Trays measure 14 1/4 inches wide x 8 3/4 inches tall x 1 inch deep.

All three of the trays have some paint chips and one has a dent near the center left edge.

Super cute design!

Vintage pink plastic tissue box cover.  Medium pink with a floral design on the top.  sides are ribbed.

Measures 11 inches long x 5.5 inches wide and about 2 3/8 inches tall.

No maker indicated.

Condition is very good with some small light scratches.  No chips or cracks.