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Period: 1930s
Material: Metal
Ronson 1938 Art Deco Table Touch Tip Octette Lighter Machine Age Geometric
Located in Miami, FL
An Octette desk lighter designed by Ronson.
This Ronson Touch-Tip Octette table lighter was made between 1935 and 1951 by the Ronson Art Metal Works Inc. located in Newark, New Jers...
Category
1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Enamel
Antique English Table Tennis Trophy Award Plaque c1939 Silver plate Shield
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique English Table Tennis Trophy Award Plaque c1939 Silver plate Shield.
Direct from England, just arrived in our most recent container, we ...
Category
1930s British Other Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
A Royal Air Force P11 Aircraft Compass No. 11242 D
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Royal Air Force P11 Aircraft Compass No. 11242 D
The compass has a brass body finished in black, it comes in its battleship grey painted wooden...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Vintage Tin Wind Up Toy by Lindstrom, "Dancing Katinka" American, Circa 1930
Located in Incline Village, NV
Antique toys like this (wind ups) are difficult to find in outstanding operating condition as this one (see the video attached) because of the rough play they would have received from the children who owned them. In very good and all original condition and paint in green, white, yellow, and flesh tone; the paint and lithography has no touch up or repaint of any kind; there is zero restoration.
To operate, just turn clockwise the attached clockwork wind up key on the back of the girl and the she dances around in a circular motion for quite some time. "Dancing Katinka" is an all tin wind up toy...
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Antique English Choir Trophy Award Plaque Copper Repousse c1938 Lyre Harp
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique English Choir Trophy Award Plaque Copper Repousse c1938 Lyre Harp.
Direct from England, just arrived in our most recent container, we have several of these one-of-a-kind Eng...
Category
1930s British Other Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
Ronson USA 1934 Art Deco Faux Tortoise Lacquer Rondette Desk Lighter In Chromed
Located in Miami, FL
A stainless steel lighter designed by Ronson.
Very beautiful Rondette desk lighter, created in New Jersey United States by The Ronson Co. during the art deco period, back in the 193...
Category
1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Ronson 1938 Art Deco Machine Age Geometric Deluxe Classic Desk Touch Tip Lighter
Located in Miami, FL
A Deluxe desk lighter designed by Ronson.
This extremely rare Ronson Deluxe Classic Touch-Tip lighter was made in 1938 by the Ronson Art Metal Works Inc. located in Newark, New Jersey in the United States. This lighter began a very successful era for Ronson Touch Tip...
Category
1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Enamel, Steel, Chrome
Boat 1930, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Exhibited at Original antique show ( Miami beach ) and Palm beach "American International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF)".
Materials: (parchment leather ) and wood
Style: Art Deco
Country: Fr...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Chrome
Antique English Order of the Odd Fellows Society Trophy Award c1939 Silver plate
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique English Order of the Odd Fellows Society Trophy Award c1939 Silver plate.
Direct from England, just arrived in our most recent container, we have several of these one-of-a-kind English trophies that are brimming with provenance, and oh “the stories they could tell”!
This large oak plaque/trophy is highly engraved, with large, dimensional descriptive plaque at the top, as follows:
“INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS...
Category
1930s British Other Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
1930s Dunhill Globetrotter Leather Wrapped Sports Lift Arm Lighter
By Dunhill
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Art Deco Dunhill Sports Petrol Lighter - Globetrotter Cowhide Leather with Rhodium Plated Trim.
Text on bottom of lighter: "Made in England 37392 D...
Category
1930s English Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
Solid Brass Motor Yacht Throttle
Located in Norwell, MA
Boat throttle that has gear and throttle stick. Meticulously polished and lacquered and fitted to a varnished base with rope carved border. Unit has been converted into a lamp. Decor...
Category
1930s North American Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Dunhill 1935 Art Deco Triangular Desk Silent Lighter Chrome, Bakelite & Catalin
Located in Miami, FL
Triangular desk silent lighter designed by Irving Florman for Dunhill.
Very rare silent lighter, created in America during the art deco period, back in the 1935. This triangular model was patented by Irving Florman for the Dunhill Company. Crafted with chromed brass parts, with three cylinders mounted in a triangular black bakelite base and a catalin (plaskon) spherical ball on top the torch wand. Embellished with application of black lacquer. This lighter is base in the German version designed in the 1933.
Weight: 118.5 Grams, (10.87 Dwt).
Measurements: 67 mm by 67 mm by 93 mm (2.64 x 2.64 x 3.68 Inches).
Marks: Signed with the maker's mark and inscribed in both pars, "DUNHILL SILENT LIGHTER TABLE LIGHTER U.S. PAT. 2020142 MADE IN U.S.A".
Patent: US Utility Pat. as Electric Cigar lighter...
Category
1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Ronson 1930 Pik a Cig Magic Penguin Touch Tip Cigarette Dispenser Desk Box
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco magic penguin mechanical dispenser box designed by Ronson.
A beautiful, exceedingly rare and very decorative mechanical dispenser desk box, created in the city of Newark, N...
Category
1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Vintage Free Wheeling Green Lithographed All Tin Racing Car. French, Circa 1930
Located in Incline Village, NV
Circa 1930's free wheeling green lithographed all tin racing car, with attached pressed steel driver; it is probably of French manufacturer (the only time I have seen for sale was from a French toy dealer). This scarce toy has markings resembling early racing cars with the streamlined style graphics in yellow and green; standard grill; exhaust four manifolds to each side, and a spare tire attached to the rear; looks like an early Le Mans type car with the spare (see images). Other markings include the number "3:" on each side; "510 x 1" on the rear tire"; and probably the makers mark and logo, which I can't identify, on the top right behind the driver (see images).
Not being a wind-up or a friction toy, this racing car was pushed across the floor by hand or/and used as an accessory in a toy train layout...
Category
1930s French Folk Art Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
A Royal Air Force P10 Aircraft Compass No. 23145 T M
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Royal Air Force P10 Aircraft Compass No. 23145 T M
The compass has a brass body finished in black, it comes in its battleship grey painted wooden ...
Category
1930s Industrial Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Vintage Toy by Lindstrom Dancing Dutch Boy Playing Accordion American Circa 1930
Located in Incline Village, NV
Very difficult antique toy to come by, especially to find with the original box, as this example. In excellent and all original condition and paint in bright blue, white, and yellow paint and lithography with no touch up; there is zero restoration, and the toy is in outstanding operating condition; just wind up the attached wind up key on the back of the boy and the he dances around in a circular motion for quite some time while seemingly playing his accordion (see the video attached). "Dancing Dutch Boy" is an all tin wind up toy...
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Golf, Amateur Gold Medal 1934 Belgium Open Championship
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
1934 Amateur Belgium Golf Open Championship Gold Winners Medal.
The medal was awarded to Francis Ricardo (Addington Golf Club) author-golfer and the winner o...
Category
1930s Belgian Sporting Art Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Rare Art Deco Epiphone Electar Model M Lap Steel Electric Guitar and amp combo
By Epiphone
Located in Buffalo, NY
Epiphone Electar Model M Lap Steel Electric Guitar, with original matching amplifier...black lacquer finish, maple body and etched aluminum top. A very early...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Chase Usa Co. 1930 Art Deco Geometric Steel Box with Bakelite and Wood
Located in Miami, FL
Geometric Art Deco box designed by Chase Usa Co.
Beautiful Streamline geometric box, created during the Art Deco period by the Chase USA Co., back in the 1930. This trinket box ha...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Ronson 1939 Art Deco Table Touch Tip Octette Lighter Machine Age Bakelite Steel
Located in Miami, FL
An Octette desk lighter designed by Ronson.
This Ronson Touch-Tip Octette table lighter was made between 1935 and 1951 by the Ronson Art Metal Works Inc. located in Newark, New Jers...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Ronson 1935 Buffalo Touch Tip Striker Lighter In Black Cast Steel & Chrome
Located in Miami, FL
Desk buffalo touch tip Striker designed by Ronson.
The striker lighters made by Ronson are famous under collectors. This extremely rare desk Striker L...
Category
1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Rare, Petite Vintage French Geometric School House Molds
Located in Houston, TX
Circa 1930s. Zinc molds from French school house. Set of six molds. These are rare and unusually petite versions of school house shape molds. The rectangular mold featured in this pi...
Category
1930s French Arts and Crafts Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Zinc
Ships Wheel by John Hastie of Greenock
Located in Norwell, MA
Very nice antique solid brass ships wheel that has been highly polished and lacquered. The hub has deeply engraved makers name "John Hastie & Co...
Category
1930s North American Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Yacht Pulley Block by Merriman
Located in Norwell, MA
Nautical pulley block by Merriman of Boston. Brass badge with trident and M.B. Hardwood housing is pinned together and holds the polished brass sheave. Awesome restoration. Great Nau...
Category
1930s North American Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Polaire Paris 1935 Art Deco Bauhaus Table Desk Lift Arm Tower Lighter
Located in Miami, FL
Table desk tower lighter designed by Polaire Paris.
An sleek and elegant table lighter, created in Paris France by the Polaire company, back in the 1935. It was crafted with pure ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Early Vintage Chein Company All Tin Toy Wind-Up Limousine, American, Circa 1930
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is one of the earlier, New York City based, J. Chein Company, tin toy pieces. They started doing lithography in 1930.
This toy wind-up sedan was made circa 1930 and is brightly ...
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Ronson 1936 Art Deco Tourette Geometric Bronze Table Touch Iip Lighter
Located in Miami, FL
A bronze Tourette desk lighter designed by Ronson.
Very rare desk table Touch-Tip lighter, created in Newark New Jersey by Ronson, at The Art Metal Works Co. during the art deco per...
Category
1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Rare Set of Three Grape 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 alw...
Category
1930s German Folk Art Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wire
Rare Mushroom, Clown and Boy Head 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 alw...
Category
1930s German Folk Art Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wire
"Boy Riding a Turtle" Wind-Up Toy; by J. Chein, circa 1930s
Located in Incline Village, NV
By J. Chein, circa 1930, this tin lithographed and hand painted American tin wind-up toy is all original and in working order. There are a few scratches here and there (from normal play and use); but for a nearly 100 year old toy, it is in very good and all original paint with no touch up or restoration. The turtle is painted in colors of yellow (predominantly) with a turquoise border and red dots, and an orange neck; while the boy is dressed in yellow.
The action of the toy portrays a boy riding a turtle; and upon winding up the attached clockwork key and releasing on the floor, the turtle with boy rider, ride away! The turtle moves his head up and down while the boy rocks up and down, as the turtle moves across the floor (see attached 12 second video of operation). Works well (unique for this toy) but occasionally "sticks".
Of American manufacturer (marked on the left of center of the shell of the turtle), the J. Chein Company was in Harrison, New Jersey, and one of the premier toy makers of the 1930's.
Dimensions: 8" long x 4 1/2" wide x 4" high
Note: After 40 plus years of dealing and collecting toys, I am justly qualified to guarantee and present the authenticity of antique and vintage toys...
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Antique Polar Bear Cub in Silver Plate on Quartz Rock
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Polar Bear Sculpture.
An arctic sculpture of a polar bear on an iceberg. The polar bear is well made, silver plated and the iceberg is made of...
Category
1930s British Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Quartz, Silver Plate
Vintage Pre-War Wind-Up Toy "Boy on Motorcycle Delivery Truck" by Marx
Located in Incline Village, NV
This brightly lithographed tin wind-up toy in colors of red, yellow, and blue, with a driver dressed in appropriate motorcycle clothing, depicts a young man driving a delivery cart with "Speed Boy Delivery" printed on each side of the wagon. The manufacturers logo is clearly marked on both sides of the stake wagon and on the right shoulder of the driver "MAR" with a circle around it and "Made in The United States of America, New York, N.Y." around the circumference (see images). The license plate number is "268", which, along with the red painted inside of the drivers arms (as it should be!) indicates this earlier version and authenticity.
Nearly 100 years old, it still operates fine and, upon winding the attached wind-up key a few times and placing the toy on the ground, the motorcycle and driver move across the floor on the way to their deliveries; do not over wind. (see video attached to this listing).
The toy is completely original and in very good condition, with no repairs or restorations of any kind and no touch up or repaint. The arms and steering handle bars are also original (sometimes replaced) and they have the appropriate paint and markings.
This would make a welcome addition to a collection of pre-war Americana.
Dimensions: 9 7/8" long x 5 7/8" wide x 5 3/4" high
After 40 plus years of dealing and collecting toys, I am justly qualified to guarantee and present the authenticity of antique and vintage toys...
Category
1930s Folk Art Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Vintage Medical Device Wooden Case for Bleeding Needle and Loop Kit with Tin Can
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Medical Device Wooden Case for Bleeding Needle and Loop Kit with Tin Can. 0Original paperwork, solid wood case, 2 swing doors, tin metal...
Category
1930s Jacobean Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Rare Set of Four House, Teddy Bear and Fish Christmas Ornament Vintage, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare Christmas ornament set of four. Each is made from mouth blown glass, this would be a great addition for your Christmas or feather tree. Size alwa...
Category
1930s German Folk Art Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wire
Solid Brass Ships Porthole
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished ships porthole with hinged door and four dog bolts. Meticulously polished and lacquered. The tempered glass has some imperfections from y...
Category
1930s European Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Polished Oak Barograph and Barometer by Negretti & Zambra, London
Located in Norwich, GB
Edwardian polished oak cased barograph with bevelled glass panels.
Brass base plate stamped ‘Regent, Jewelled movement supporting the ten vacuum chambers linking the ink pen pointer ...
Category
1930s English Edwardian Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Ship Wheel from a Wheeler Yacht
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass ships wheel with the name wheeler cast into one of the spokes. Wheeler was a famous maker of yachts, up to seventy five feet, cabin cruisers, etc.
Hemingway wrote his ...
Category
1930s North American Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Green and Silver "Column" Petrol Table Chain Lighter by Daltis
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Green and silver column table petrol lighter with chain cap by Daltis New York City.
Measures: 5.5" tall x 2.5" base diameter.
Category
1930s Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
Antique Vintage Scale Weight, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique scale weight made in Spain by unknown manufacturer, circa 1930.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, pre...
Category
1930s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Ronson USA 1938 Art Deco Touch Tip Lighter Junior Bar In Steel & Lacquer
Located in Miami, FL
Junior barman with touch tip lighter designed by Ronson.
An exceptional and very beautiful desk piece, created in New Jersey United States by The ...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Engine Order Telegraph with German Commands
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass ships telegraph with German commands. With engraved maker’s plate on top marked: "Lubecker, Maschinenbau - Gesell shaft, or LMG, Ship...
Category
1930s European Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Ronson USA 1934 Art Deco Black Lacquered Rondette Desk Lighter in Stainless Stee
Located in Miami, FL
A stainless steel lighter designed by Ronson.
Very beautiful desk Rondette lighter, created in New Jersey United States by The Ronson Co. during the art deco period, back in the 1934. This is a very unusual lighter designed with wonderful geometric patterns and crafted in solid steel with a central round body set upon two smaller cylindrical feet. Embellished with black lacquer, creating a great contrast with the base polished steel. Extremely well made and solid construction with very nice care and attention to all details. This surely is a very decorative piece and a great conversation item in gorgeous and exceptional preserved condition.
Weight: 104.9 Grams, (67.24 Dwt).
Measurements: 66 mm by 21 mm by 82 mm (2.59 x 0.83 x 3.23 Inches).
Marks: Stamped with the maker's mark and signed, "RONSON US PAT.RE.NO.19023 RONSON RONDETTE ART METAL WKS INC NEWARK NJ US PAT.RE.NO.19023".
The Ronson lighter company started as The Art Metal Works in 1897 and was incorporated on July 20, 1898, by Max Hecht, Louis Vincent Aronson and Leopold Herzig, in Newark, New Jersey. Louis V. Aronson was a huge creative driving force for the company; and, with a few business adjustments, including the addition of Alexander...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
"Komikal Kop" Tin Wind-Up Toy by Louis Marx Co., circa 1930
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is the more rare and desirable variation of this toy, with the dog riding "shotgun", sitting on the running board of the auto. The tin lithographed and hand painted wind-up toy by the Louis Marx Company of New York City, circa 1930, was undoubtedly influenced by Mack Sennett's Keystone Kops series featured in silent films.
The toy portrays a New York City policeman, seated behind the steering wheel of a car with his dog by his side on the running board; driving erratically; forward and backwards, left and right; doing "popping wheelies", while spinning his head around in utter confusion attempting to negotiate traffic.
The toy works great; just as it did when new, (see the attached 40 second movie with the listing). Simply wind up the fixed clockwork key in place a few times (do not over-wind) and watch the action described above.
This "Komikal Kop...
Category
1930s Folk Art Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Brass Boat Compass in Varnished Wood Box
Located in Norwell, MA
Classic early twentieth century boat compass by Dirigo of Seattle Washington. The gimballed compass has been meticulously polished and lacquered. This classic marine instrument is fi...
Category
1930s North American Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Ronson 1940 Art Deco Machine Age Geometric Table Touch Tip Octette Lighter
Located in Miami, FL
A desk lighter designed by Ronson.
This Ronson Touch-Tip Octette table lighter was made between 1935 and 1951 by the Ronson Art Metal Works Inc. located in Newark, New Jersey in the United States. This lighter began a very successful era for Ronson Touch Tip series of lighters which pushed out the strike lighters...
Category
1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome, Enamel, Steel
Vintage Pulley by Merriman of Boston
Located in Norwell, MA
Double sheave yacht pulley with ash case and tobin bronze pins, two polished and lacquered pins and steel "Side sister Hooks". Awesome restoration of this ...
Category
1930s North American Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Rare Santa, Clown and Lantern 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. Clown Head is approx. 3 1/4" high and 1 3/4" at the widest point, think it is approx. 1940s or older. Lantern is approx. 2 5/8" high (1910s) and the little Santa...
Category
1930s German Folk Art Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wire
Charming Miniature Seating Group in Bauhaus Style from the 1930s-1940s
By Bauhaus
Located in Knivsta, SE
Charming miniature seating group in aluminium and with a table top in teak. Manufactured during the 1930s-1940s in period-typical Bauhaus style.
Measure: The whole group, arranged l...
Category
1930s European Bauhaus Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Thick Walking Stick with a Large Silver Handle, Stamped 800
Located in Berlin, DE
large walking stick with thick silver handle. From Germany
around 1930
ebonized wood.
Category
1930s Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Early 20th C Cast Iron Toy Sedan by A C Williams Original Red with Nickel Wheels
By A. C. Williams Company
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and classic cast iron toy from the early thirties. In what looks like to the original Red with Nickel Wheels and the right amount of wear to th...
Category
1930s American Industrial Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron, Nickel
Five Rare Christmas Ornaments Vintage, German, 1910s to 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare set of 5 Christmas ornaments. Each is made from thin mouth blown glass, this would be a great antique addition for your Christmas or feather tree. Included is a nice Reflector ornament from the 1930s, 2 small walnut feather tree ornaments from the 1910s and two flower bunch ornaments with glass balls and Dresden Sebnitz Christmas paper...
Category
1930s German Folk Art Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wire
Solid Brass Ships Porthole
Located in Norwell, MA
Early 20th century solid brass ships porthole. Hinged door with four dog bolts. Clear glass. Highly polished and lacquered.
Weight: 47 LBS
Overall...
Category
1930s North American Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Rock-Ola "Loboy" Porcelain Enamel Coin-Op Penny Scale
By Rock-Ola
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beginning in the Late 19th Century, the penny scale offered a means for passersby to quickly check their weight without going to the trouble of seeing a doctor; simultaneously - and perhaps more notably - they provided an irresistible opportunity for businesses to advertise and earn extra revenue. Penny scales quickly became a platform for creativity in advertising and design, as machines competed to attract the attention of customers on the street.
This scale - the "LoBoy" model - was produced by the jukebox manufacturing company Rock-Ola in the 1930s and features a Classic skyscraper-inspired Art Deco Silhouette in black and white porcelain enamel. The mirrored glass display features instructions ("Stand Still - Keep Clear") as well as a reference chart which provides 'healthy' weights for men and women by height. The scale itself has been modified to function without needing to deposit a coin. This piece would make a super unique and functional addition to any retro bathroom!
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Solid Brass Long Line Tuna Reel
Located in Norwell, MA
Vintage industrial tuna reel from Simplex Foundry and Machine Works LTD., Victoria British Columbia. With three reels, two rigged with wire. Quite a piece of gear. This has been meti...
Category
1930s Canadian Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Ships Fixed Porthole
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass highly polished ships portlight with tempered glass. The glass has imperfections from years at sea. This porthole has been polished and lacquered.
Weight: 16 LBS
Over...
Category
1930s North American Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Ronson Mastercase Cigarette Lighter Case Combo With Original Box
By Ronson
Located in Van Nuys, CA
An original unused 1930s cigarette case/lighter is stamped as being the Mastercase made by Ronson, with the original box and instructions.
The case features geometric art deco desig...
Category
1930s American Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Anti Shank Golf Club
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Mashie-Niblick golf club by Gibson of Kinghorn.
A good Mashie-Niblick iron (Smith's model) made by Gibson of Kinghorn with a hickory shaft and suede leather grip. The head with hand...
Category
1930s British Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Solid Brass Highly Polished Ships Porthole
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished ships porthole of solid brass with lacquer finish. Fitted with glass. This is by John Roby Limited of Rainhill. Roby produced portholes for the grand liner including ...
Category
1930s European Vintage Metal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
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