Vintage Halloween 2-sided Black Cat Jack-O-Lantern With Paper Facial Inserts

This identically dual-sided cat face lantern was produced by Dolly Toy for many seasons beginning in the 1940s and extending well through the 1950s. These lanterns are usually found in poorish condition due to the irregular borders, the thin inserts and the wax almost found at the bottom. Hence, these generally fetch in the $50-75 range. However, this example is in unusually nice condition with the only real flaw being a hole at the one on one side. That accounts for the ending price, as condition does (and should) heavily factor into desirability. (Always buy the best, fellow collector!)

Halloween Two-sided Black Cat Face Lantern 1940's Old Original

I had an opportunity to chat via email with the last surviving son of the founder of Alberts Display and Novelty Company. He told me that his father, Philip Alberts, shut down the firm's operations in 1948. Their Halloween output was restricted to a period from ~1941-1946. Therefore, the dates attributed in the book to all items made by the Alberts Display and Novelty Company are slightly off. The correct date range would be ~1941-1946. Please see pages 29 and 58 where collectively three items made by the firm can be found. 

The above verbiage was taken directly from my errata page. Please print a copy of this errata page and keep it with your book to ensure the information available to you while you shop or peruse is as up-to-date as can be.