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Period: Mid-20th Century
Vintage Industrial Double Coffee Mill, Copenhagen Denmark circa 1920-40
Located in Round Top, TX
Double coffee mill with motor, two funnels, mill wheel made of iron.
Plaque reads: Frigangs-Kaffemolle; A.Jørgensens & Co. (of Copenhagen, Denmark).
Lower part of red painted wood ...
Category
Danish Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal, Iron
Two Sided Carnival Fun House Glass Mirror
Located in San Mateo, CA
This two sided fun house mirror likely came from a carnival. There are small wheels under the base so it can be moved easily. It also had plywood covers than enclosed the mirrors for...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Plywood
James Bond 'Goldfinger' Original Vintage Film Poster, Swedish, 1967
By Gosta Aberg
Located in Devon, GB
Considered the quintessential and definitive Bond film, the third instalment in EON Productions' James Bond series set the template for many of the subsequent films, with its tongue in cheek humour, extensive use of gadgets and technology and multiple foreign locations. The first Bond blockbuster, 1964s 'Goldfinger' was also the first Bond film to utilise a standalone pre-credits sequence, the first to employ a pop star to sing the theme song and the first to win an Academy Award. The plot saw 007 uncover a plot to contaminate the United States gold reserve at Fort Knox while investigating the smuggling activities of powerful gold magnate Auric Goldfinger. This stunning poster designed by prolific Swedish...
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Linen, Paper
Green Metal Bins
Located in London, England
Two industrial stationary bins with aged paint. Circa 1940.
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Steel
Art Deco Modernist Matching pair Of Enamel Gents Cufflinks by Lambournes
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration are these wonderful and original 1930s Art Deco three toned gents cufflinks. Slightly staggered and raised three toned enamel cufflinks on a rolled rose gold b...
Category
English Art Deco Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel
Art Deco Bakelite Streamline Inkwell Desk Tidy, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Original 1930s Art Deco Streamline Bakelite Inkwell. Made by Esterook Hazell Pens Ltd and marked London made In England, 'dip well' Fountain well No 4...
Category
English Art Deco Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Glass, Bakelite, Rubber
Alone, Signed by Richard E. Byrd, First Edition, Second Impression, 1938
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Byrd, Richard E, Alone. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1938. First edition, stated second impression. Signed by Byrd on free end paper. Octavo. Presented in quarter blue Moroccan leather and cloth binding, with gilt titles and stamps to the spine, and a new archival slipcase.
Presented is the first edition, stated second impression of Richard E. Byrd's book Alone. It was published in New York by G. P. Putnam’s Sons in 1938. The book is signed by the author on the first free endpage in black ink.
Rear admiral Richard E. Byrd (1888-1957) was an American naval officer and recipient of the United States Medal of Honor. Byrd was also known as a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Leather, Paper
'Motorpsycho' Original Vintage Movie Poster, American, 1965
Located in Devon, GB
"Cyclemaniacs assaulting and killing for thrills! Bike riding hoodlums flat-out on their murder cycles."
A motorcycle blasts through the newspaper headlines on this explosive US O...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Linen, Paper
'The Ipcress File' Original Vintage Movie Poster, South African, 1965
Located in Devon, GB
An exceedingly rare poster for the South African release of the 1965 British espionage thriller 'The Ipcress File' starring Michael Caine as agent Harry P...
Category
South African Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper, Linen
Art Deco Modernist Matching Pair of Enamel Gents Cufflinks, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
Extremely stylish and totally original are these matching pair of English 1930s Art Deco modernist enamel gents cufflinks. Fabulous geometric patterning and color, with a slight mode...
Category
English Art Deco Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Enamel, Silver Leaf
'Ready For Love' Original Vintage US One Sheet Movie Poster, 1934
Located in Devon, GB
The dazzling Art Deco design, standout typography and vividly contrasting candy pink and emerald green tones combine to irresistible effect on this rare US One Sheet poster for the 1...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
'Mon Oncle' Original Vintage Movie Poster by Olle Olsson Hagalund, Swedish, 1959
Located in Devon, GB
A rare poster for the first Swedish release of the 1958 Classic French slapstick comedy "Mon Oncle", written, directed, produced by and starring Jacques Tati as the eccentric hero Monsieur Hulot, struggling to fit into an increasingly modern and mechanised France. Tati's satire of Postwar consumer society was popular even in the US, winning the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Olle Olsson...
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Annuaire connaissance des arts 1968 des ventes publiques en France Hardcover
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Annuaire connaissance des arts 1968 des ventes publiques en France Hardcover – January 1, 1968
French Edition by Francis Spar (Author)
Publisher ? : ? Hach...
Category
French Neoclassical Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Pair of Canadian Folk Art Carved Japanese Internment Camp Figures or Sculptures
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of Folk Art carved figures is believed to have been made by a Japanese immigrant to Canada either while or after being interned by the Canadian government during the Second World War. The male carved figure is hand painted in vibrant colors and the base reads: June 11, 1942" and "Ontario" underneath. The nude female carving...
Category
Canadian Folk Art Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Softwood
Vintage WW2 Era Genco "Four Aces" Military Pilot Pinball Machine Back Glass
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This vintage back glass was made by Genco of the United States for their 'Four Aces" military inspired pinball arcade game. The back glass is presumably silk screened in multiple col...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Glass
Army Air Forces Poster, "See the Job Through" by Baskerville, WWII Poster, 1945
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This 1945 color poster features an American pilot and a ground crew Staff Sergeant shaking hands and the words “Seeing the Job Through! Enlist in the Regular Army Air...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Audrey Hepburn, Original Vintage Photograph by Vincent Rossell, Paris, 1962
Located in Devon, GB
From the Personal collection of Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn and William Holden on the set of 'Paris When it Sizzles,' Paris, 1962 by Vincent...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Other
One Commemorative Medal, EXPOSITION, PARIS, 1931
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
One Commemorative Medal, EXPOSITION, PARIS, 1931
Provenance: Private Melbourne Collection.
Dimension: Height: 8.5 cm Width: 5.5 cm Depth: 2mm.
Category
French Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
1930s Ozark Swirl Pottery Early Touring Souvenir Cactus Bowl Dish Roadside Gift
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful pattern, one of the best I have seen. Rare in Small size. No drain hole. Sold as a shelf prop, would not use, does not ring true, has cracks.
Category
American American Craftsman Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Concrete
Plastel Medal of Mussolini by Aurelio Mistruzzi, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Plastel medal of Mussolini made by Aurelio Mistruzzi, in the 1930s.
Measures: D 10 cm.
Good conditions.
Category
Italian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Plaster
P.W. Baston Supp-Hose Woman's Stockings Advertising Pen Holder Desk Set
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This advertising pend holder was produced by P.W. Baston, also known as Sebastian Miniatures, of the United States in approximately 1960 in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The figurine is composed of a glazed ceramic with a brass and plastic pen holder. The figurine depicts of business woman...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern British Ilford Selo Photography Film Store Display
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This store display was made for the English film manufacturer, Ilford to advertise their Selo film line during the 1960s in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The frame of the disp...
Category
English Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
A Wooden American Belle Bass Synagogue Memorial Sign, 1945
Located in New York, NY
An Interesting Wooden American Belle Bass Synagogue Memorial Sign, made in 1945 in the United States.
The sign is made of wood, stained in a rich, dark color, and smoothly finished, with each letter of the text nailed into the wood. The size of the sign is large enough to be prominently displayed in the Synagogue where the dedication was made. A Star of David is nailed to the top of the dedication followed by " The Belle Bass Memorial" in large, bold letters. The dedication Continues; The privilege of burning the mortgage was accorded to 'Jacob Bass...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
Army Air Forces WWII Poster "O'er the Ramparts We Watch" by Jes Schlaikjer, 1944
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a vintage 1944 United States Army Air Force poster. Designed by Jes Schlaikjer, the design features an Army Air Force serviceman looking s...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Large Mid-Century Gran Habano Rajah Cigar Advertising Tobacco Store Display Sign
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very large and colorful placard sized store display sign was presumed to have been made in the United States for the Gran Habano Cigar Company of Honduras in the 1960s to advert...
Category
American Anglo Raj Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
'Cheaper by the Dozen' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Danish, 1951
Located in Devon, GB
With it's twelve jolly little hats, this charming poster by Klitgaard advertised the first Danish release of the fun-filled 1950 family comedy 'Cheaper by the Dozen,' starring Clifto...
Category
Danish Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper, Linen
Italian vintage red and white road cones, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian vintage red and white road cones, 1960s.
Traffic signals or cones with conical rubber structure and square support and with a hole in the upper ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Plastic, Rubber
Mid-Century Royal Trust Company Framed Wall Plaque with Indigenous Chief
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This wall plaque is unsigned with respect to the maker, but it is presumed to have been made in Canada in approximately 1950 in a traditional style. The plaque is composed of a very ...
Category
Canadian American Classical Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Spelter
Memoirs Year of Decisions and Years of Trial and Hope, Signed and Inscribed
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Truman, Harry. Memoirs by Harry S. Truman. New York: Doubleday & Company, 1955-1956. Both volumes signed and inscribed. First Editions with dust jackets. Two-volume set. Housed in ar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Pope Pius XII Matted Photo Signed, With Embossed Papal Seal
Located in valatie, NY
Pope Pius XII Matted Photo Signed and With Embossed Papal Seal. Portrait of the Italian Pope, Pius XII (b. Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli, 1876-1958). Pius XII was Pope from...
Category
Italian Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Rare Columbia Film Studios Motion Picture Reel Case with 35mm Movie "Tarzana"
Located in San Diego, CA
An extremely rare Columbia Studios motion picture reel case with three reels of 35mm movie "Tarzana", circa 1969. The case was manufactured by Goldberg...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Steel
From The Personal Collection of Audrey Hepburn, Photo by Vincent Rossell, 1962
Located in Devon, GB
Audrey Hepburn on the set of 'Paris When it Sizzles,' Paris, 1962 by Vincent Rossell
Vintage gelatin silver print
Photographer's credit stamp, Au...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Other
Pair of Ericsson Modern Art Deco Telephones Rotary & Push Button Sweden
By Ericsson
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of Ericsson one piece phones from Sweden. One Rotary, one push button. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Phones are from a large collection so they wer...
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Mid Century Store Window Display Glass Bottle Noilly Prat Vermouth Liquor
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful display bottle from Italy C1950. In very good condition with minimal wear, some label losses.
Great color.
Category
Italian Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Glass, Paper
Set of 2 Sicilian Puppets "Marionette Theatre" Height 83 cm (125 cm), 1960s
Located in Palermo, IT
Set of 2 Sicilian puppets "marionette theatre" height 83 cm, 1960s
Structure in beech wood and metal, hand painted.Intact and in good condition, I have others to sell.
Height 83 cm...
Category
Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
Set Of 10 Mid-Century Aluminum And Brass Pots, Baking Pan And Sieve 1940s
Located in Palermo, IT
Set of 10 Mid-Century Aluminum and Brass Saucepans, Baking Pan and Sieve 1940s
The large pots have a diameter of 27 cm.
Good condition, signs of aging.
Category
Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Northern European Midcentury Orange Metal and Brown Tan Suede Gym Horse, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Northern European Mid-Century Modern orange metal and brown tan suede gym horse, 1960s.
Gym horse from northern Europe, with four round section orange metal legs, two of which origi...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Duke of Edinburgh’s World tour 1959 on HM Yacht Britannia
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Duke of Edinburgh’s World tour 1959 on HM Yacht Britannia, a fascinating photographic record of the Duke’s visit to numerous destinations between Rango...
Category
British Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Lifesize Mannequins of Laurel and Hardy
Located in London, GB
Mannequins of The Great Laurel and Hardy
"Another Fine shop you've got me into!!"
The son of a British showman, Stan Laurel had been raised in B...
Category
European Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Fiberglass, Plaster
1930s Moorman Farm Feeds Cast Iron Anatomical Pig Salesman Sample Figure
Located in Lancaster, PA
This rare cast iron pig was produced by the Moorman Manufacturing Company of Quincy, Illinois, as a traveling salesman’s sample in the 1930s. Designed to open on a central hinge, the...
Category
American Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
1950s French Wooden Car Door
Located in High Point, NC
A decoration from 1950s France in solid beech and plywood. The graphic silhouette, reminiscent of the door of a vehicle, evokes the streamlined shapes of the golden age of car design...
Category
French Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Beech, Plywood
M. Stalker Long Studio Bench from Shipwreck Wood and Chain
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
M. Stalker Long Studio bench from shipwreck wood and chain, 1863-1886
Studio piece crafted from the main ship haul of the M. Stalker, a Great Lakes 1...
Category
American American Craftsman Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Iron
1950s Old Collection Bottle Covered in Leather in the Shape of a Rooster
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Midcentury old collection bottle covered in leather in the shape of a rooster, coming from the Caffè Pedrocchi- Padova -
Blown glass bottle, and rooster with ruby stone eyes.
Category
Italian Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Leather, Glass
Italian Trolley Mill Industrial Archeology
Located in bari, IT
Trolley from an old industrial cotton mill made with mixed timber dating back to the 1930s.
Category
Italian Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
Antique Vintage Kodak Glass Beaker
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage 1940s glass Kodak developer beaker. This amazing piece is minimal and cool, and features a large 32 ounce capacity for holding and measuring liquids. Used primarily in dark rooms for photo developer solution, this beaker would be a great gift for that avid photographer, or use as a very unique flower vase...
Category
American Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Hand Painted Bull's Head Butcher's Shop Advertising Wall Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This 1960s era molded fiberglass and hand painted bull's head is unsigned, but believed to be a generic advertising wall decoration from a butcher shop. This head is hand painted in ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Fiberglass
James Bond 'Dr. No' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Yugoslavian, 1962
Located in Devon, GB
Based on Ian Fleming's novel of the same name, the 1962 release of 'Dr. No' first introduced the world to one of the most enduring characters in Western cinema and kicked off one of the most successful film franchises of all time. Suave British spy James Bond travels to Jamaica to investigate the disappearance of a fellow agent, where he battles a megalomaniac scientist bent on disrupting the US space programme. In the same way that the first film established many of the themes and visual aspects that came to be associated with the James Bond series, the first film posters set a template for the visual representation of Bond that has seen little deviation over the past 60 years. Based on a design by David Chasman, illustrator Mitchell Hooks...
Category
Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper, Linen
Collection of Six Santa Claus Christmas Bottles, vintage German 1930s or older
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A really beautiful collection of six Santa Claus Belsnickle and Gnome Art Deco decanter bottles. Some have original cork stoppers. In very good condition with no chips, with signs of...
Category
German Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Art Glass
Bob McCrae Parade Saddle
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Parade saddle by Bob McCrae who worked for Visalia until it burned down then went to Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado. The sterling silver is marked "Dia...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Leather
Vintage Lions Club International Metal Plaque / Painted Advertising Sign, 1940´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Vintage Antique Lion´s Club International Plaque / Sign with mostly original hand paint. It has some age wear, but overall very good conditions.
Vintage Lions Club International metal plaque...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Paul Newman 'Hud' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Japanese, 1963
Located in Devon, GB
Evoking the wide, flat landscape and beating sun of the American West, this rare knockout poster for the original Japanese release of revisionist Western ‘Hud’ places Paul Newman cen...
Category
Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Linen, Paper
Vintage Centennial Medallion, American, Bronze, J Walter Thompson, Anniversary
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage centennial company medallion. An American, bronze corporate anniversary keepsake for the J Walter Thompson advertising agency, dated 1964.
Founded in New York City in 1864, the James Walter Thompson advertising agency was one of the first to open in the United States under the name Carlton & Smith. Incorporated as J. Walter Thompson in 1896, by 1899 the firm had opened a London branch before expanding to Africa and Asia. Long-standing clients include Unilver, Ford and Rolex watches.
Fascinating centenary medal, with fine detail and good weight
Displays a desirable aged patina throughout
Quality bronze presents deep golden hues and minimal tarnishing
Face features a representation of the global regions the company operated in
Reverse features a reproduction of the mural featured at the company headquarters
Maker's mark to edge for Medallic Art Co...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Bronze
1960s Industrial Nail Pliers Pincers Tool Steel Iron Rustic Patina
By Stanley
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Tool Nail Pliers Pincers Pullers. Made in the USA. 1960s
Signs of vintage age and wear
Great design and form. Wonderful advertising carpentry prop.
12.25 H x 1.88W x 1.75 D i...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Steel, Iron
Original 1956 ÖBB ' Österreichische Bundesbahnen' Ashtray by Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
In this ad you can find a beautiful historical artifact. The object for sale is an aluminum cast board ashtray used on Austrian trains in the 50s. It as manufactured for the staatlic...
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Aluminum
English 1953 Elizabeth II Coronation Glass Goblet by Webb
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1953 Elizabeth II Coronation Glass Goblet by Webb, England. Rose & Thistle engraving. Hand-blown. Signed: Webb, England. Drawn trumpet form. St. Edward's Crown & the symbols of Engla...
Category
English Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Glass
Notice Board with 37 Collectible Thimbles
Located in Palermo, IT
Notice board with 37 collectible thimbles
Purchased during pleasure trips, in many cities and countries, from 1960 to 1990.
The notice board measures 41 cm high and 31 cm wide.
Category
Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Sioux Child's Moccasins
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Sioux child's moccasins. 5 1/2" brain tanned elk. Classic Sioux buffalo hoof design with yellow crosses with red faceted beads and commercial tanned elk hide.
Period: circa 1940.
Or...
Category
American Native American Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Other
Brass and Silver Vintage Button Collection in Custom Wood Case
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-642 brass and silver button collection encased in a wood frame set on a green velvet board.
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Silver, Brass
