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Historical Memorabilia For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 1930s
Pair of WW One French Trench Artillery Brass Shell Casings with Foliage Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a man's office or a study display shelf with this pair of antique trench art shell casings. Created in France, and dated 1916, each artillery shell is made of brass, and fea...
Category

Early 20th Century French Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

WWII Ship's Bell from the Minesweeper HMS Queen of Thanet, Dated 1941
Located in London, GB
A WWII ship's bell from the Royal Navy minesweeper HMS Queen of Thanet, dated 1941. Pendant number J-30. Diameter: 27cm - 10 ½ inches. Height: 28 cm - 11 inches. HMS Queen of Thanet (J30), formerly HMS Melton, was a Racecourse-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy. She was built by William Hamilton & Company in Port Glasgow, Scotland. Melton was launched in March 1916 with the pennant number 898. During World War I she served with the Auxiliary Patrol. Post-war she was transferred to the Mine Clearance Service. Between the wars Melton was sold to Hughes Bolckow Shipbreaking Co in 1927. She was bought by The New Medway Steam Packet Company in 1929 and converted for excursion work on the River Medway and River Thames. She was renamed Queen of Thanet. For the next twelve years she could be found working from Sheerness and Southend. Regular excursions took her to Gravesend, Margate, Clacton and Dover as well as cross-channel voyages to Calais, Boulogne and Dunkirk. In September 1939 she was requisitioned by the Admiralty for minesweeping duties once more and commissioned as HMS Queen of Thanet, pennant number J30. In May 1940 she took part in the Dunkirk evacuation rescuing 4,000 men in four trips. Of that number, 2,000 were transferred from the ex-LNER steamer Prague, after the latter had been damaged by near misses from shells and dive bombers off Gravelines. For Operation Overlord in June 1944 she was stationed at Selsey as the Mulberry Despatch Control Ship. After the war she was returned in 1946 to her owners to recommence excursion work around the Thames Estuary. In January 1949 she was sold to Red Funnel and transferred to Southampton. After refitting at Thorneycroft's yard at Northam she was commissioned in the spring as the company's second Solent Queen. For the next two years she operated excursions from Southampton in the summer. In June 1951 while slipped for survey and repair, she caught fire and was written off as a constructive loss. She was scrapped by Dover Industries Ltd at Dover Eastern Docks in 1951 Literature on HMS Queen of Thanet see: Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships...
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Mid-20th Century English Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Bronze

1930s Wood Himachal Pot
Located in Roma, IT
This seemingly simple wooden vase is a design object of infinite beauty and elegance that can be placed in either an antique or a modern or contemporary setting. They are Indian arte...
Category

1930s Indian Anglo-Indian Vintage Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Wood

Viking Soldier Decorative Bronze Statue Sculpture, Vienna Austria 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous classic decorative Statue or Miniature Sculpture. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of a kind of metal, we think it's bronze or brass. Very decorativ...
Category

1950s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

1920s Popsicle Mold Vintage Industrial Good Humor Relic Prop
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Complete with the stainless steel stick holder/mount that sets on the mold.
Category

1920s American Art Deco Vintage Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

Georg Jensen Christmas Ornament 1999, Nina Schrøder
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Every year a well-known Danish artist designs the Georg Jensen Christmas Ornament. In its many incarnations over the years it has becom...
Category

1990s Danish Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

Golden Christmas Tree, Georg Jensen Christmas Ornament 1986, Sven Vestergaard
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Every year a well-known Danish artist designs the Georg Jensen Christmas Ornament. In its many incarnations over the years it has becom...
Category

1980s Danish Vintage Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

San Francisco Examiner Newspapers for January 1944 in Hard Bound Book (Complete)
Located in Incline Village, NV
Fairly rare item to find: San Francisco Examiner Newspapers, complete and original in actual real size format, from January 1st, 1944 through January 30th 1944; hardbound mounted front and back in very good and readable condition----pages turn with ease and approximately 700 to 800 pages of World War II news, sports, advertisements, editorials, society pages, Sunday "Funnies", classified advertisements, and local San Francisco Bay Area news. War news stories about Germans, Russians, and Japanese battles...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Original Pottery Sculpture Head Planter, General Charles De Gaulle
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Original Pottery sculpture head planter, general Charles De Gaulle Political Memorabilia. This original, one-of-a-kind pottery sculpture head is a...
Category

1950s French Folk Art Vintage Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Clay

Primitive Antique Farmhouse Pine Butter Churn Milk Bucket Wood Barrel Cannister
Located in Dayton, OH
A large primitive pine butter churn. Features a removable lid and braided wicker accents. A neat addition to any farmhouse setting. Dimensions: 31" x 22" x 18"
Category

Early 20th Century Primitive Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Wicker, Pine

West Germany Moon Face Blown Silver Mercury Glass Round Christmas Tree Ornament
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is an intriguing ornament of a silver mercury glass blue eyed, red lippedface surrounded by shiny and white glitter, looking like a moon peering out of a snow filled sky. It wou...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Blown Glass, Mercury Glass

Lot 6 Vintage Ape Monkey Bojesen Style Paper Cardboard Hanging Mobile Ornaments
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare set of 6 monkey. Each is made from cardboard and paper, this would be a great addition for your room to build your own hanging mobile. Total high of each one is given in dimen...
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Yellow Submarine
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese film poster for The Beatles 1968 music animation. The art work on this Japanese poster is unique to the films release in Japan. The poster is unfolded and conservat...
Category

1960s Japanese Vintage Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Eastern European binoculars from the Cold War, 1950s
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Eastern European binoculars from the Cold War, 1950s The TZK binoculars were made in Poland, the Czech Republic and Russia. Optical quality is excellent: perfectly clear presentation...
Category

1950s Polish Vintage Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage 1950s Baltimore Sun Taxi Cab Sign Car Topper
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Plastic construction. Fairly rare item, Baltimore History.
Category

1950s American Machine Age Vintage Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Plastic

Antique Spectacle Lenses Eye Glass Optometrist tool set
Located in Norwalk, CT
Salmon Bros London, A beautiful cased instrument for measuring the sight to determine the need for glasses.
Category

Early 20th Century English Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Glass

Two Books on Trade Tokens, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Two books on trade tokens. 1.) U.S. Merchant Tokens 1845-1860 by Russell Rulau. Iola: Krause Publications, Inc., 1985. Softcover. 192 pp. A catalogue of the unofficial coinage of Ame...
Category

20th Century American Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

"Blow Up" Original Film Poster
Located in London, GB
Original film poster for Michelangelo Antonioni's mystery thriller staring Vanessa Redgrave, David Hemmings. This poster was printed to me used at London's ABC Cinema it was also i...
Category

1960s British Vintage Historical Memorabilia

West Germany Mercury Glass Large 4.5" Santa Head Christmas Tree Ornament
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
What a great large mercury glass Santa head Christmas tree ornament. The beard, mustache, hat band and pompom are all covered with a sugary snow looking finish but the back, face and...
Category

Mid-20th Century German Folk Art Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Mercury Glass

1900s French Green L'Ideale Canning Preserve Jars W/ Lithograph Seed Labels S/4
By L'Ideale
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Found in France, a set of four, large glass canning preserve jars with chromolithographed labels for vegetable seeds, circa early 1900s. The jars were repurposed for storing veget...
Category

Early 20th Century French French Provincial Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Glass, Paper

Vintage Black Leather "Logo" Wallet / Checkbook Cover by Cartier
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice vintage black leather "Logo" wallet / checkbook cover by Cartier circa 1970s. The wallet features dual Cartier "C" logos embossed on the front and two brass corner guards...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Leather

Vintage Keith Haring Pop Shop t-shirt
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Keith Haring Pop Shop t-shirt circa early 1990s. Features the Haring Pop Shop logo and a Keith Haring Estate trademark on the interior label; plus...
Category

1990s Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Cotton

Steve McQueen 'Bullitt' Original Vintage US One Sheet Movie Poster, 1968
Located in Devon, GB
In one of his most famous roles at the pinnacle of his career, Steve McQueen is the essence of cool as tough cop Frank Bullitt in this action-packed 1968 crime thriller, featuring on...
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper, Linen

Vintage Coca Cola Backlit Advertising Panel 1980s
Located in Palermo, IT
Vintage Coca Cola backlit advertising panel 1980s. It can also be hung because it has hooks. Metal structure. Intact and in good condition.
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

Japanese Antique Wood Juicer, Ric.00033
Located in Norton, MA
Japanese made entirely from wood, this antique was used mainly as a juicer for fruits. L:25in(63.5cm) H:16in(40.6cm).
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Wood

'The Man with the Golden Arm' Original Movie Poster by Saul Bass, British, 1956
Located in Devon, GB
Based on a novel by Nelson Algren, Otto Preminger's controversial and groundbreaking 1955 drama "The Man with the Golden Arm" starred Frank Sinatra in an...
Category

1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

1970´s pair of CANADA sneakers never used.
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970. We offer this unique pair of never used CANADA sneakers with original box. About CANADA: CANADA was a very successful Mexican shoes and sneakers b...
Category

1970s Mexican Other Vintage Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Textile

Hermès Philippe LeDoux Menège Vintage Silk Equestrian Scarf
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From the French fashion house, Hermès, a vintage silk scarf from the Manège line, circa 1974. Designed by Philippe Ledoux for Hermès in 1974, this an early vintage of a classic is...
Category

20th Century French International Style Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Silk

Vintage Israeli Enamel Street Sign – "Rehov HaGaon Eliyahu" (1948)
Located in New York, NY
This enamel-on-iron street sign, produced in Israel in 1948, features Hebrew and English text in a classic blue-on-white design. It marks "Rehov HaGaon Eliyahu," a street named in ho...
Category

Mid-20th Century Israeli Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Enamel, Iron

Fahrenheit 451
Located in London, GB
Original British film poster for the 1966 French Science fiction film Fahrenheit 451. This film Starred Oskar Werner, Julie Christie and Cyril Cusack and directed by Francois Truffau...
Category

1960s British Vintage Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Help!
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese film poster for the 1965 musical comedy Help! Starring The Beatles, and directed by Richard Lester. The art work on this Japanese poster is unique to the films rele...
Category

1960s Japanese Vintage Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Looney Tunes All-Stars
Located in London, GB
Original drawing Pencil on paper for Looney Tunes All-Stars C1990. This drawing was done by the American artist, cartoonist, and animator Virgil Walter R...
Category

Late 20th Century American Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

James Doolittle Signed Typed Letter and Signed Photograph, 1969
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a typed letter signed by famous pilot General James H. Doolittle. The one page letter, dated July 3, 1969 is addressed to Gary Lorentz and articulates what Doolittle bel...
Category

1960s Vintage Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Set of Four Traditional Vintage Spanish Soda Syphon, Circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vintage metal and glass traditional catalan soda syphon. By unknown manufacturer, made in circa 1990. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preser...
Category

1970s French Rustic Vintage Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

Set of Three Traditional Vintage Catalan Soda Syphon, circa 1990
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vintage metal and glass traditional Catalan soda syphon. By unknown manufacturer, made in circa 1990. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preser...
Category

1990s French Rustic Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

Lady Liberty Souvenir Building Vintage, USA, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A 1960s souvenir building architectural model. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal. A beautiful nice desktop item or jus...
Category

1960s American Vintage Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

1940's Swiss Army Shovel with Sheath
Located in Nantucket, MA
A military grade forged metal shovel with a protective leather cover used by the Swiss Army mountaineers during World War II.
Category

1940s Swiss Vintage Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Iron

Stunning Pharaoh Toetanchamon Golden Coated Brass Bust Sculpture on Marble Base
Located in Lisse, NL
Top quality and condition sculpture. If you are a collector of anything to do with ancient Egypt or if you are decorating a room or business with an Egyptian theme then this rare Pharaoh sculpture...
Category

Mid-20th Century Belgian Egyptian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Marble, Brass

Set of Five Christmas Tree Ornaments Red and White Glass Mushrooms, 1970s
Located in Barntrup, DE
Set of five Christmas tree ornaments red and white glass mushrooms, Germany, circa the 1970s. Adorable Christmas tree ornaments made of mouth-blown and delicate, wafer-thin glass, wh...
Category

1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Glass

Important Teddy Roosevelt Letter of January 1918
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a very important Teddy Roosevelt letter of January 1918. On ‘Sagamore Hill’ letterhead. Fully handwritten and personally signed by President...
Category

Early 20th Century American American Classical Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Hamburg City Hall Souvenir Building Vintage, Germany, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A 1960s souvenir building architectural model. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal. A beautiful nice desktop item or jus...
Category

1960s German Vintage Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

Industrial Hand Truck
Located in Fulton, CA
Industrial workshop hand truck with original red painted oak. Punched into back plate "Boiler Shop". Period pulleys, chain and rope a bonus. Great use as a man cave, vintage auto or ...
Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Iron

Chaplin 'Burlesque on Carmen' Original Linocut Movie Poster, Swedish, 1920
Located in Devon, GB
An extremely rare early linocut poster for the first Swedish release of Charlie Chaplin's 1915 comedy short 'Burlesque on Carmen,’ his thirteenth film for Essanay Studios. A parody of Cecil B. DeMille’s 1915 ‘Carmen’ starring Geraldine Farrar and the near simultaneous release of William Fox’s ‘Carmen’ starring Theda Bara...
Category

1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Linen, Paper

French Cane or Walking Stick Exotic Wood and Silver, circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
French walking stick or cane, circa 1900 Mahogany and silver Shipping: 2/2/87 cm 0.2 kg.
Category

Early 1900s French Antique Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Silver, Brass

Vintage Leather Heiser Batwing Chaps
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Vintage leather Heiser batwing chaps with buck stitched edging and conchos. Nice patina to leather and nice light coloring. In good condition for use or display in a Western or South...
Category

Early 20th Century American Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Leather

'Superman Flies Again' Original Vintage Australian Daybill Movie Poster, 1954
Located in Devon, GB
Superman jets off on this super rare stone lithography daybill poster for the Australian release of 'Superman Flies Again,' a 1954 compilation of three episodes of the hit US televis...
Category

1950s Australian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Antique Oak Wall Phone
Located in Pasadena, TX
Antique Hand Crank Wood Box Wall Mount Phone Unit Modern Converted Great Wall Hanger, Would Make a Great Addition to Anyone's Collection 19"x12"
Category

1940s Vintage Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Oak

Rare Set of Two Santa Claus Mercury Glass Christmas Ornament Vintage, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare Christmas ornament set of two. Each is made from mouth blown glass, this would be a great addition for your Christmas or feather tree. Size always given for the tallest item i...
Category

1930s German Folk Art Vintage Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Wire

Georg Jensen Christmas Ornament 1998, Finn Næss-Schmidt
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Every year a well-known Danish artist designs the Georg Jensen Christmas Ornament. In its many incarnations over the years it has become a tradition representative of Danish handcraf...
Category

1990s Danish Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

Antique African Tuareg Moroccan Shoulder Leather Bag 1960s Collectible
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique leather African Moroccan satchel bag with flap decorated with tribal Tuareg embroideries. Antique collectible one of a kind leather bag, handmade in Morocco. True vintage Berber bag collectible piece of decorative wall art. The leather is hand embroidered, hand-tooled in Marrakesh, Morocco. Stunning true vintage Tuareg style bag embroidered with leather elements. This is an old antique man shoulder slim bag, merchants in Morocco when traveling used this bag under their coat to put their money and valuables. handcrafted in Morocco. This bag has a fold over fastening, a square shape, front section and long side tassels adornment. Under the flap, you'll find one long narrow main pocket. The bag craftsmanship is inspired by the ancient culture of Tuareg tribes from Morocco and some African countries. The hand embossing consists of geometrical Moroccan symbols and culture folk. The hand-embroidered detailing adds character and charm to this shoulder/crossbody bag. This messenger collectible shoulder leather African bag...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Bohemian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Leather

Collectible Vintage Hand-tooled Leather African Berber Tribal Moroccan Bag 1960
Located in North Hollywood, CA
vintage ethnic Berber tribal hand tooled and embroidered leather satchel shoulder cross body bag. Handcrafted by the Berber artisans from the Rif Mountains North Morocco Africa. ...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Bohemian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Leather

Black Americana Boy with Straw Hat Tobacco Leaf Plaque
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Black Americana boy with straw hat tobacco leaf plaque, realistically cast with the boy in the straw hat breaking through a tobacco leaf.
Category

Early 20th Century High Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

Eight Antique Blacksmith's Hammers Made in Italy, 1930s
Located in Palermo, IT
Eight antique blacksmith's hammers, Italy, 1930 Found in a bed base factory that belonged to my great-grandfather. The wooden handles need to be added.
Category

1930s Italian Vintage Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Iron

Rare Set of Three Santa Claus Mercury Glass Christmas Ornament Vintage, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare Christmas ornament set of three. Each is made from mouth blown glass, this would be a great addition for your Christmas or feather tree. Size always given for the tallest item...
Category

1930s German Folk Art Vintage Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Wire

Alien
Located in London, GB
Original set of four British film poster for Ridley Scott's Classic 1979 Science-Fiction movie, starring Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt. T...
Category

1970s British Vintage Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Traditional Swiss Vintage Metal Stamped Commemorative Jug, circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vintage metal commemorative metal jug. By unknown manufacturer, made in Switzerland circa 1970. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a...
Category

1970s Swiss Rustic Vintage Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

Georg Jensen Christmas Ornament 1990, Anne Marie Trolle
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Every year a well-known Danish artist designs the Georg Jensen Christmas Ornament. In its many incarnations over the years it has become a tradition representative of Danish handcraf...
Category

1990s Danish Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

Metal Roe Deer Wall Decoration Plate Vintage, German, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful wall decoration item from Germany. Made of metal showing some roe deer’s in a landscape. This is a nice addition to every room.
Category

Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

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