This horn is not old. It, along with several other designs, first surfaced in the middle 1990s. It has zero collectible value. This same seller has another horn from this faux set listed right now as well. Don't be fooled!
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Rare Vintage Halloween Paper Mache "Pumpkin Man" Lantern (Made In Germany)
The seller states that this was made in the 1930s or 1940s. I disagree. Given the molding, the form of the JOL, the inserts and even the inked mark, I feel this great lantern was made sometime during 1918-1925.
06/06 Update: I was glad to note that it fetched a strong $405. It perhaps would have been more if the lantern wasn't faded.
1920 - TWO VINTAGE BEISTLE HALLOWEEN INVITATIONS - ERIE KANSAS
These Beistle invitations were made only between 1918-1921. As I write on page 218 of my newly available 3rd edition, "You can tell these are early as they are mighty primitive. The printed interiors are crooked and rather sloppy. They seem to have been rushed to market. I believe that it is this poor quality that prevents these from fetching the significant dollars such early Beistle designs typically bring." There were two iterations of the same design, one with a movable part and one without. Four different designs comprise a complete set.
5 Old Paper Mache Pumpkin Candy Nut Cup Halloween Jack O Lantern Party Favor(P65
What a great bargain the buyer received! These miniature pulp JOLs, nut cups, typically bring $25-35 each. Often the pleated paper cups are missing. This was a great lot to sweep up.
BLACK CAT Halloween diecut - made in U.S.A. - Beistle??
This great little diecut was absolutely made by Beistle.
Vintage Lot of Dennison Halloween Seals in Original Box
Dennison began losing their design prowess relative to their boxed goods in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Most of their efforts from this time are forgettable. However, this boxed set is actually pretty cool. The assorted designs have a minimum of the anodyne imagery Dennison habitually used at this time. I've only seen the skeleton seals in a set that came out of Canada. This may be worth picking up!
3 Vintage U.S. Metal Toy Litho Halloween Horns Noise Maker NOS Sealed in Package
I enjoy seeing things in original packaging as it provides data on what, when and how items were originally offered to the public. Tin litho noisemakers typically had plastic tips beginning in the 1950s and always did into the 1960s. This header card used by U.S. Metal Toy has a zip code, meaning that it was used after July of 1963. The rather banal imagery used on the header card was typical of that time, although the firm didn't alter the actual tin lithography of the horns for decades. This is a great packaged set that doesn't surface often.
05/31 Update: This package ended up bringing $148.49.
Rare Vintage Halloween Paper Mache Rattle Ball Ornament Germany Witch Devil N/R
This cool noisemaker is something I've never seen before. Marked "Made in Germany," it was probably made in the early 1930s. The graphics are good, especially the devil.
Halloween Bogie Book by Dennison's-- 1916--Rare--good condition
This is a Dennison Bogie Book edition that rarely is offered for sale. This 1916 copy looks to be in quite good condition. For some reason, every issue from 1916 that I've examined has been in poor to very good condition only. Dennison seemed to have a problem that year ensuring the covers stayed stapled to the pages. On my Relative Scarcity Index, this merits a "2," with a fair market value of $675.
05/21 Update: Given the condition, I feel the result of $510 is quite strong!
GERMAN PAPER MACHE CANDY CONTAINER ......... DEVIL HEAD , BAD SANT
Here is yet another fake coming out of Germany. This is a newly made item with zero collectible value.
Scarce early Halloween candy box. NEVER before seen by me!
This small form factor box is quite interesting. I concur with the seller that this box is early, somewhere prior to 1930. I really enjoy this great seller's descriptions. They are no nonsense and to the point. That's why he is listed as one of my trusted sellers.
05/16 Update: I would have not expected this cool Halloween box to fetch anywhere near what it brought - $305.77. As with all such results, it was due solely to two bidders going to the mat. Look at the bidding history. If you remove the two tenacious bidders, the box would have ended at $50. Congratulations to the seller!
Vintage Halloween Noise Makers, Set of 5
I haven't seen the shaker noisemaker with the central cat figure often in 26 years of collecting, so the discerning buyer got a tremendous bargain acquiring this lot for a mere $100.99. (I wish I had been paying closer attention!)
VINTAGE 1924 BEISTLE HALLOWEEN HONEYCOMB HAT? CENTERPIECE? JOL JACK O LANTERN
Beistle issued a set of four of these fairy-themed party hats in 1923, the singular year of their fairy mania. Every example of this hat I have seen seems to have that top-most bit of the wing missing. The artist was even then pushing the boundaries of Halloween imagery. I suspect these were not produced in the large quantities associated with other Beistle products from this year - like their fairy-themed Halloween Party book - as these hats almost never surface. It will be fun to see what this fetches.
05/14 Update: This wonderful hat fetched $405, far above what I consider to be the sustainable price of $250. If you look at the bidding history, it rocketed off from about $225.
Vintage Halloween Paper Jack O'Lantern & 1922 Masquerade Party Invitation
The buyer got a solid deal with this lot for a mere $42! Although the lantern is cool, the star is the tri-fold Dennison invitation. It first appeared in their 1922 Bogie Book sold with a stock number of H81. I feel the market value of it in unused condition is $65. Great buy!!
RARE Old Vintage Halloween Cardboard Diecut Die Cut Out Cats Sign Whitney 1930's
I love this exceedingly rare Whitney party sign. From what I can determine, four constitute a complete set: two featuring owls and two featuring cats. I have two of the four in my collection, but have never been able to score the other two. (You can see the two in the collection on page 150.) I'd be tempted by this one, but the condition is problematic for me. Cool, though, huh?
