Antique HALLOWEEN Cardboard PUMPKIN WAGON Toy Pair

I received an email today asking if these were reproductions. They aren't. For some reason, the bane of our hobby, those who reproduce vintage items and try to pass them off as old, haven't wrapped their repellent claws around this design yet. This slot and tab candy holder was intermittently made by the Dolly Toy Company of Dayton, Ohio from 1934 through 1953. This design is less common than the witch and the black cat carts shown on page 53. SGV is $250. 

10/06 Update: This pair sold at a discount for $305.99. 

Vtg 40s TIN TRICK OR TREAT PUMPKIN US Metal Toy Halloween Jack Lantern NOS MINT

The seller doesn't provide measurements, but this appears to be the smallest of the three sizes U.S. Metal Toy produced during the 1950s, measuring 4" high by 5" in diameter. The seller describes this as mint NOS. I feel it is far from mint. These don't get the collector love they should. SGV is $40. 

Vintage Halloween JOL man pulling cart Candy Container Dolly Toy

This brought a very strong price considering its condition. Dolly Toy made a small number of Fibro Toys and were pretty disciplined about marking their wares. Unusually, this candy holder is never marked. I know it was made by Dolly Toy as I have one of their catalogs showing it for sale. With the cat and witch wheeled candy holders, be cautious of reproductions. The reproductions use thinner, high-gloss paper stock. 

JACK-O-LANTERN HALLOWEEN CANDY CONTAINER VINTAGE (??) PULL TOY BAT CAT WITCH OWL

I haven't seen one of these come up for sale in some time. This slot-and-tab candy box was made by the Dolly Toy Company of Dayton, Ohio under their Fibro Toy line. The items were produced sporadically between 1934 and 1953, much less regularly than the witch pulling cart and cat pulling cart Fibro Toys. These are never marked for some reason. They have not yet been reproduced. It'll be fun to see what this brings! 

08/14 Update: This brought a healthy premium to guide value: $338.33 versus $250. 

Vintage Halloween Witch Candy Wagon with Wooden Wheels

Given the single, rather poor photo, it's hard to tell if this is a truly vintage item or one of the reproductions. As I write on page 53, "Reproductions made beginning in the mid-1990s use a thinner, high gloss paper stock yet still have wood wheels." It would have been useful for the seller to have included a photo of the bottom to see if it is marked.