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2 USA Pumpkin Halloween Decorations
When I saw that eBay reported these as being sold for $1200 I knew something was amiss. These two vented lanterns were produced by Beistle during the mid-1950s. They surface frequently enough that given this pair’s condition, the selling price should have been less than $100. Sure enough, they actually sold for $76.
Vintage W & F Quality Novelties Wax Party Candy Box Pumpkins 1949 Store Display
Dennison 1920s Nut Cup Place Card Jack O'Lanterns unfolded Black & Orange Graph
eBay has been such a wasteland of late that I’ve struggled to find anything to write about, so it refreshing to see this fun and rare Dennison nut cup. They first issued this item in 1928 with a stock number of H566. I’m happy to see such a strong result but not surprised given the paucity of quality items lately and how well respected the seller is in the collecting community.
HALLOWEEN DIE CUT PUMPKIN GAME
Vintage Halloween Gibson Place Card “JOL Hanging From Fence Post”
Vintage unused die cut 1920's Dennison halloween party favor nut cup colorful bright orange graphics of various jack o'lanterns
Old Vintage Halloween Cardstock Placecard Name Card Jack Lantern Fence Unused
ANTIQUE VINTAGE HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN GARLAND DECORATION MADE IN US AM
This is a very rare banner, made by Beistle during the early 1920s. I've actually seen it only once - and that's when I bought it many years ago. It is a basic design with no mark, indicating it is early. It is complete with its full complement of 13 JOLs and two hanging ends. SGV is $300.
08/11 Update: This fab banner scored a very high price of $412.99. Congrats to the buyer!
09/01 Update: Another one sold from the same seller today for $474.99.
Vintage Halloween Jack O' Lantern 4 Sided Cardboard Die Cut Lampshade & Oil Lamp
This shade doesn't come up for sale as often as it used to. This shade was made in Germany, probably for Beistle. There are three different shades all made about the same time during the late 1920s. The owl and cat shades are pretty dull in that all sides are identical. The artist seems to have spent the most time designing this shade as the JOL's expressions differ on each side. Guide value is $125, but one hasn't surfaced in some time, so who knows what this will bring. The oil lamp the seller is including is immaterial.
RARE Vintage Halloween candles Skulls and JOLs
3 Vintage German, Saxony Halloween Invitations, Witches, Jack-O-Lanterns w/Pipe
5 Paper Mache Halloween Lanterns German Jack-o-Lantern Clown Devils Skeleton
Vintage Paper Halloween Die Cut Jack-O-Lantern Swag 7 pieces-xL,Large, Med, sm
This set is exceedingly rare but, at base, pretty dull. This Jack-O-Lantern Swag Decoration set was issued by Dennison in 1935. It almost certainly wasn't a barn-burner item as Dennison didn't issue it anew after that year. As with virtually all of their diecut output from this period, the reverse sides are a bright yellow. Dennison was disciplined about marking their wares, although an unmarked item slipped through from time to time. Looking at the color of the reverse can be a useful guide when determining which firm produced a diecut.