The six imperfect but complete Beistle lanterns sold for ~$143 each, quite a bit considering condition and lack of scarcity. Beistle produced this unvarying design for many seasons, so if you are going to see a Beistle lantern, this is the design you’ll see. Far harder to find is the Beistle skull lantern that is primarily orange. Produced during the early 1930s, you can see an example on page 32.
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2 Vintage Halloween Skull Skeleton Cardboard Paper Folding Lanterns Decorations
Know that when purchasing vintage lanterns, it’s quite common for the bottoms to be missing, as they are with this listing. Although new bottoms can be fashioned somewhat easily if you have the proper tools and supplies, most collectors aren’t so equipped. (I know I’m not!) If you want these old lanterns to be displayed as they were meant to be, hold out for those with their original bottoms extant.
