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Place of Origin: American
Returnable Items Only
Antique Victor Victrola Ebonized & Gilt Phonograph Horn Circa 1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Victor Victrola Ebonized & Gilt Metal Phonograph Horn Circa 1910
Measures- 18.5''H x 18.5''W x 18.5''D
Category
Early 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Monumental Model Of A M1911 Colt Government Handgun
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
This enormous model of the M1911, standing over a meter tall, also known as the Colt 1911 or Colt Government for Colt-produced models, stands as an iconic firearm. This single-action...
Category
20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
The Memoirs of Richard Nixon by Richard Nixon, Signed, First Edition, 1978
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Nixon, Richard. The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1978. First Edition. Signed and inscribed on a pasted down bookplate. In original dust jacket and boards. Pr...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Jim Rose Legacy Collection - Chest of Drawers, Solid Cast Iron Miniature
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite miniature chest of drawers is inspired by Shaker furniture. Made from solid cast iron with a natural rust patina and vintage nail heads for the drawer pulls, The artis...
Category
Early 2000s Folk Art American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
Memoirs: Year of Decisions and Years of Trial and Hope, Signed by Harry Truman
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Truman, Harry. Memoirs by Harry S. Truman: Year of Decisions [and] Years of Trial and Hope. New York: Doubleday & Company, 1955-1956. Special Kansas City Limited Edition. Two Volumes...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Buddha & Shiva, Lotus & Dragon: Masterworks, John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection
Located in valatie, NY
Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon: Masterworks from the Mr. And Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection at Asia Society by Adriana Proser. 1st Ed hardcover published by Hirmer Publishers, 2020. Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon presents sixty-seven masterpieces collected by John D. Rockefeller the third and his wife Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller. Illuminating the cultures and history of Asia, the book presents a magnificent selection of sculptures, bronzes, and ceramics that range from the late sixth century BCE to the early nineteenth century CE. Highlights of the collection include: spectacular Chinese vases, dynamic Indian Chola bronzes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway, First Trade Edition, in Dust Jacket
By Ernest Hemingway
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. First trade edition, first issue. In the original first-state dust jacket and publisher’s black cloth boards. Presented in a new archival ¼ leather and cloth clamshell case, with raised bands, gilt tooling, and titles to the spine.
Presented is a first trade edition, first issue of Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms. The book was published by Charles Scribner’s Sons in New York, in September of 1929. This first printing is presented with its original first issue dust jacket. The dust jacket, as designed by Cleonike Damianakes Wilkins, is considered by many to be one of the greatest of the 20th century and rivals even The Great Gatsby in its collectibility.
Set during World War I, A Farewell to Arms tells the story of a young American Lieutenant serving as an ambulance driver in Italy struggling through love and war. The story is told through first person narration detailing many aspects of war that would have been very familiar to readers at the time, as the book was published only 11 years after the 1918 armistice. The simple, direct tone his character uses when giving his unromanticized account of the war later defined Hemingway’s writing style.
A Farewell to Arms is loosely based on Hemingway’s own experiences. The author briefly served overseas as an ambulance driver in the Italian Army, sustained injuries, and met a nurse who he eventually proposed marriage to but was declined. The novel’s post-war disillusionist subject assigned Hemingway to the “Lost Generation” of Modernist artists.
A Farewell to Arms was Hemingway’s most successful publishing venture to date. Charles Scribner's Sons issued seven impressions of the novel in the short time between September and December of 1929, with over 100,000 volumes sold. The novel secured Hemingway’s place as a popular American author and became his first bestselling book.
Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) was an American author and journalist. His distinctive writing style, characterized by economy of words and dry understatement, strongly influenced 20th-century fiction, as did his life of adventure and his public image. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the mid-1950s, winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. Hemingway published seven novels, six short story collections, and two non-fiction works during his lifetime; a further three novels, four collections of short stories, and three non-fiction works were published posthumously. Many of his works are now considered classics of American literature.
The book’s striking dust jacket design was illustrated by the artist Cleonike Damianakes Wilkins, who worked under the pen name of Cleon. Wilkins was known for her distinctive fusion of Art Deco and Hellenistic styles. She designed the dust jackets for Hemingway’s earlier The Sun Also Rises in 1926 and his later publication In Our Time in 1930, as well as Conrad Aiken’s Great Circle, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s All the Sad Young Men,and Zelda Fitzgerald’s Save Me the Waltz.
Wilkins was chosen by Hemingway’s celebrated editor at Scribner’s, Maxwell Perkins. In order to differentiate Hemingway’s tale from other, competing WWI novels on the bookshop shelves, Perkins sought to widen its appeal through the dust jacket. The resulting design was Wilkins’ interpretation of Sandro Botticelli’s epic oil painting “Venus...
Category
1920s Modern Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
CHURCHILL. History of The English Speaking Peoples - AMERICAN EDITION - 4 vols
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Winston.
TITLE: A History of The English-Speaking Peoples.
PUBLISHER: NY: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1956-56-57-58.
DESCRIPTION: 4 vols., 8-1/4" x 5-3/4", title-pag...
Category
1950s Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Marx Toys Cowboy in Jeep Tin Lithograph Wind-Up Toy
By Marx Toy Co.
Located in Fulton, CA
1950's Marx Toys tin lithograph and plastic wind-up Jeep with Cowboy driver. Notice cowboy boots and steer horns mounted to front grill. Excellent, original working condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
1st edition 1965 Peter Beard 'End of the Game' Viking Press
By Peter Beard
Located in Vancouver, BC
“The deeper the white man went into Africa, the faster the life flowed out of it, off the plains and out of the bush…vanishing in acres of trophies and hides and carcasses” proclaime...
Category
1960s Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Corpus by Alejandra Figueroa Sculpture Photograpy Book
Located in Seguin, TX
Corpus by Alejandra Figueroa. Published by Rizzoli, New York, 2004. A series of black-and-white photographs of statues from the world's greate...
Category
Early 2000s Grand Tour American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Midcentury Advertising Mirror "Airliner" San Telmo Cigar Co Bay City Michigan
Located in Weiningen, CH
Midcentury advertising mirror "Airliner" San Telmo Cigar Co. Bay City Michigan on a chain
Some wear on the edges.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Mirror
Art Deco Styled Chrome Lighted Airplane Smoker's Ashtray Stand or Accent Table
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very unique lighted smoker's stand is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in North America, likely the United States, in approximately 1950 in an Art Deco style. This smoke...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Per Qualche Dollaro in Piu / For a Few Dollars More
Located in London, GB
Original photographic production still for Sergio Leone's classic Spaghetti Western "For a Few Dollars More" staring Clint Eastwood.
The piece is conservation framed with UV plexigla...
Category
1960s Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
National Cash Register
Located in Alpha, NJ
Vintage condition national cash register from the early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Steel
The Martian Chronicles, Signed by Ray Bradbury, Limited Edition #1195/2000
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bradbury, Ray. The Martian Chronicles. Avon: The Limited Editions Club, 1974. Signed by Ray Bradbury and Joseph Mugnaini. Limited Edition #1,195/2,000. Quarto, original silk-screened...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Paper
Emaculate GOLD RING WITH DIAMONDS American 20th Century
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
Emaculate GOLD RING WITH DIAMONDS American 20th Century
in 18 kt white gold, with SI2 central stone, color D~E, with an estimated weight of 2.14 ct, surrounded by 26 brilliants (1.5...
Category
20th Century Modern American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Landers, Frary & Clark Cast Iron Coffee Grinder/Mill
By Landers, Frary & Clark 1
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This a large and heavy Landers, Frary & Clark cast iron coffee grinder#20 1/2. It has a bell shaped nickel hopper with a flat wood lid and two...
Category
Late 19th Century American Classical Antique American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron, Nickel
1918 Antique Hammond Folding Portable Typewriter
Located in San Carlos, CA
For sale we have a beautiful antique typewriter. This 1918 Antique Hammond Folding typewriter is a great relic from the early 20the century that will add cool industrial detail to your interior.
All the parts on this Hammond typewriter...
Category
1910s Industrial Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
1930's Simplex cinema projector by International Projector Corp of New York
Located in London, GB
A 35 mm Simplex cinema projector by International Projector Corp of New York. Circa 1935.
Fitted with a Strong portable reflector arc lamp light box by The Strong Electric Corp of T...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Kennedys Amidst the Gathering Storm: A 1000 Days in London, 1938-1940, Signed
Located in valatie, NY
The Kennedys Amidst the Gathering Storm: A Thousand Days in London, 1938-1940 by and Signed by Will Swift. Published by Smithsonian, 2008. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Merriman Nautical Maritime Sailboat Boat Ship Winch Copper Wood Handle
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique sailboat winch by Merriman Brothers. Made of copper with wooden handle. Marked with Merriman's trident logo.
The MERRIMAN Bros. Inc. was fou...
Category
Early 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Copper
50th Anniversary Gold-Plated Slinky Toy in Wood Box
Located in San Diego, CA
50th Anniversary gold-plated brass Slinky toy in wood box, circa 1995. This item is in very good vintage condition and appears to never have been played with. This Slinky was release...
Category
Late 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
Antique Philco 40-180 Console Floor Radio
By Radiobar Corp. and Philco
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Philco 40-180 Console Floor Radio
The radio does go on.
Circa: 1940
Dimensions:
H: 40"
W: 27.5"
D: 13"
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Industrial Art and the Museum by Charles R. Richards, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Industrial Art and the Museum by Charles R. Richards. 1st Ed hardcover published by The Macmillan Company, 1927. Including: Industrial Art Museums of Germany (München, Hess. Landesmu...
Category
1920s Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Original Antique Map of Arizona, Usa, C.1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Fabulous map of Arizona
Original color.
Engraved and printed by the George F. Cram Company, Indianapolis.
Published, C.1900.
Unframed.
Free shipping.
Category
1890s Antique American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1950s Wall Unit Vornado Grey Electric Window Fan
By Vornado
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Vintage Wall Unit Vornado Gray Electric Window Fan
18 h 37 w (open) 25.5 w closed x 9.5 d
Preowned unrestored vintage condition.
Tested and working.
Refer to all images please.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
1980's Portable Magnetic Backgammon Set
Located in San Diego, CA
Petite portable 1980's Backgammon with magnetic tablets nice original condition.
Category
20th Century Post-Modern American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Naugahyde
Sleeping Beauty
Located in London, GB
Original American film poster for Walt Disney's 1959 animation Sleeping Beauty. This is the Style B poster.
The poster is conservation linen backed and wo...
Category
1950s Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Li'l Abner Tin Lithograph Mechanical Wind-Up Piano Band Toy
By Unique Art Manufacturing Co.
Located in Fulton, CA
Unique Art Manufacturing Toy Company. Circa. 1940’s. Tin Lithographed Windup “Li’l Abner and his Dogpatch Band” . In excellent, original working condition. Tin wind up toy...
Category
1940s Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Sotheby's Magnificent English Furniture from the Collection of Theodore Baum
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's Catalog: Magnificent English Furniture from the Collection of Theodore and Ruth Baum - New York - October 22 2004. First edition softcover catalog, 475 lots photographed in...
Category
Early 2000s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Vintage Astro Rocket Ship Savings Bank c.1957 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A 1957 vintage mechanical bank by Astro, Model 1957-A. The trigger to launch the coin works well. You cock it by pulling it down, place t...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Art Déco American Metal Wire and Wood Bellboy/Bellhop/Stick Figure Match Holder
Located in North Miami, FL
Art Déco american metal wire and wood bellboy/bellhop/stick figure toothpick and match holder
By: unknown
Material: metal, wood
Technique: carved, cast, hand-carved, hand-crafted, m...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Toy Cast Iron Truck Car Carrier; Three Cars by A.C. Williams American Circa 1930
By A.C. Williams Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
Founded in 1886, the A.C. Williams Toy Company in Ravenna, Ohio, manufactured this toy circa 1930. This cast iron truck car carrier loaded with three blue "Austin" sedans ("Austin" embossed on the side of each car) is completely original with no restoration of any kind, and is in original paint with no touch-up or repaint. I have black lighted everything to insure originality of paint. A red Mack truck hitched to a green trailer pulls the car carrier with it's three original cars; all nickel plated wheels on all vehicles are original. Other markings include #5, #11, and #1 on the inside of each car by rear axle; and #5 on the green trailer; #5 on the red truck.
Wonderful piece of Americana in very nice condition; one or several of the cars usually are missing and/or typically repainted due to rough floor play.
See my other listings of vintage toys.
Dimensions: 12 1/2" long x 2" wide x 4 1/4" high. Each cast iron car...
Category
1920s Folk Art Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
16-Inch Terrestrial Globe 1986 National Geographic
By National Geographic
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A 16-INCH TERRESTRIAL GLOBE 1986
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Large terrestrial globe with paper gores
on a stylish black lucite base
scale 1: 31,350,000
18" inches, (45.5cm.) high.
16" in...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Antique 1914 Perfection Nut Cracker Co Counter Mount Nut Cracker Vise 7"
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 20th century counter mounted vise style nut cracker by the Perfection Nut Cracker Company of Waco, Texas. Patented Nov. 17, 1914.
Dimensions:
7" x 1.25" x 7" (Width x Depth x...
Category
Early 20th Century Machine Age American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
American flag in mahogany presentation cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Here we present a traditionally folded American flag in mahogany glazed cabinet.
Complete with certificate to say that the flag was flown over th...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Samuel Drake, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Samuel Drake. Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, Franklin Square. 1st Ed hardcover no dust jacket as published. With b&w frontispiece; map of New...
Category
1870s Antique American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Betel Motor Brass Model Car, Art Deco Box, Collectible Paint Set, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Lovely Art Deco model car fully made in brass. This charming model car box with many purposes was made in the US during the 1930s.
Patent 75086 - This elegant and rare brass model c...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Brass
L'Oeuvre de Restif de La Bretonne. 9 vols. - illustrated - IN A FINE BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BRETONNE, Nicolas Restif de La.
TITLE: L'Oeuvre de Restif de La Bretonne. 1 - Les Nuits de Paris, 2 - Les Contemporaines, 3 - Le Pornographe, 4 - La Vie de mon Pere, 5 - Le...
Category
1930s Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Miriam Haskell Trembler Brooch
By Miriam Haskell
Located in Lee-On-The-Solent, GB
1950s Haskell trembler brooch.
Gilt metal filigree oak leaves are interspersed with clusters of rhinestone berries and highlighted by three larger stone...
Category
1950s Hollywood Regency Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Plate
"Salmon and Trout" by Dean Sage and Others, First Edition, 1902
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Sage, Dean, Salmon and Trout. New York: Macmillan Co., 1902. First edition. Octavo, rebound in green cloth and quarter leather binding. Housed in a matching slipcase with pasted orig...
Category
Early 1900s Antique American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mid-century Strato Moon Rocket Mechanical Bank c.1950 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
This metal, mechanical bank includes a red plane mechanism for launching coins from the rocket into the moon. Works properly. Includes key to unlock the bottom to retrieve the ...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Jeff Koons Signed, Limited Edition Book, Taschen, Large Scale in Clamshell Box
By TASCHEN
Located in PARIS, FR
Jeff Koons
2007
#199/1500
Hardcover in clamshell box
33 x 44 cm / 17 3/8 x 13 Inches
606 pages
Published by Taschen
Limited Collector’s Edition of 1,500 copies, numbered and signed by Jeff Koons
In Excellent, Untouched Condition.
This weighty tome, published by Taschen, is the definitive overview of Jeff Koons' work. The exhaustive monograph is one of the 1,600 limited edition, numbered copies, each book being signed by the artist.
From kinky to kitsch to conceptual, Jeff Koons’s art is anything but conformist. Since he stirred up the art world establishment in the 1980s with his unapologetic basketball...
Category
2010s Baroque American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Yaacov Heller Sculptural Chess Set King David and Bathsheba
Located in Miami, FL
Spectacular chess set by Yaacov Heller. The sculptures are silver and gold over cast pewter. Fine detail. All pieces are signed. Retains original glass board.
Category
1990s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold, Silver, Pewter
Vintage Framed 48 Star American Flag
Located in west palm beach, FL
An incredible vintage Monumental American flag. A chic vintage 48 star version in great vintage condition. The 48 star flag was last used in 1959. Professionally mounted and framed. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Classical American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric, Plexiglass, Wood
Georgian Architectural Designs and Details The Classic 1757 StyleBook
Located in valatie, NY
Georgian Architectural Designs and Details The Classic 1757 StyleBook by
Abraham Swan. Published by Dover Publications, New York, 2005. Among the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Large Model Of A M1911 Colt Government Handgun
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
This large model of the M1911, standing over a meter tall, also known as the Colt 1911 or Colt Government for Colt-produced models, stands as an iconic firearm. This single-action, r...
Category
20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Architectural Treasures of Early America Complete 8 Volume Set, by Robert Milner
Located in valatie, NY
Architectural Treasures of Early America Complete 8 Volume Set, by Robert Milner. Arno Press, 1977. Complete set of 8 volumes:
Vol. 1 Early Homes of Massachusetts
Vol. 2 Colonial Ar...
Category
1970s Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1950s Vintage Vornado Gray Electric Window Wall Fan
By Vornado
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Vintage Wall Unit Vornado Industrial Gray Electric Window Fan
18 h 37 w (open) 25.5 w closed x 9.5 d
Preowned unrestored vintage condition.
Missing circle with label in center
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Ward Bennett Designs for Brickel Associates (2 Volumes)
By Brickel Associates, Ward Bennett
Located in New York, NY
Two catalogs presenting Ward Bennett’s product designs for Brickel Associates, published circa 1977. Bennett (1917-2003) was an influential and acclaimed artist, sculptor, interior d...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plastic, Paper
People, Passions, Pastimes, and Pleasures: Staffordshire Figures, 1810-1835
Located in Philadelphia, PA
People, Passions, Pastimes, and Pleasures: Staffordshire Figures 1810-1835 – by Myrna Schkolne.
First Edition 2006, limited to a run of 1000.
The first comprehensive collectors’ r...
Category
Early 2000s International Style American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Harvard Fraternal Medallion - Delta Kappa Epsilon DKE 1877 Robert P. Hastings
Located in Soquel, CA
Harvard Fraternal Medallion - Delta Kappa Epsilon DKE 1877 Robert P. Hastings
Silver Medallion by the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity to Robert P. Hastings Harvard College 1873-1877
The Hastings College of Law was founded by Serranus Clinton Hastings,
a man of diverse and magnificent accomplishments. Schoolmaster, lawyer,
legislator, member of Congress, Chief Justice...
Category
1870s American Classical Antique American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
"Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson" Signed by Herbert Hoover, Sixth Printing, 1958
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hoover, Herbert. The Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1958. Signed and inscribed by Herbert Hoover. Sixth printing. Original dust jacket...
Category
1950s Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
"Dancing Dog" Vintage Windup Toy. American, Circa 1925
By Lindstrom Tool & Toy Company 1
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Dancing Dog" is a fairly scarce toy to acquire, especially in this excellent condition and working order. Windup toy is lithographed and hand painted in colors of black and greenish grey, and the name "Spot" is printed in bold letters on the red collar. This is American made in the 1920's having been manufactured by the Lindstrom Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut; established in 1913. Markings to each side of the dog reveal its genesis; "The Lindstrom Tool and Toy Co.; Made in U.S.A." "Patent
Applied For"; on the other side is "Dancing Dog".
"Dancing Dog" is in excellent condition and is completely original with no repairs or repaint. It works perfectly and is quite amusing. To operate; wind up the attached key on the side, a couple of times; with front legs in the air, place down by his hind legs on a hard surface and watch "Spot" dance. He carries on for quite some time, dancing around in a circle and then side to side. (see attached video accompanying the listing).
Dimensions: 5 1/4" wide x 4" high x 2 1/4" deep.
Provenance: From a recently acquired discerning West Coast Collection of tin toys.
See my other listings of vintage toys.
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 and children's playthings; important considering the fakes and reproductions in the marketplace. My toys operate properly and are as stated and accurately described.
it would behoove an enterprising collector, dealer, or decorator to take advantage of the opportunity to buy as many of the vintage tin toys...
Category
1920s Folk Art Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Kilgore Authentic Anatomical Preparation Human Skull
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Prepared by legendary medical supply company Kilgore International, this is an advanced anatomical reference human skull!
An exceptional authentic vint...
Category
1950s Vintage American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bone
The Song of Bilitis by Pierre Louÿs, Willy Pogany Illustrator
Located in Middletown, NY
SIGNED
New York: Privately Printed by Macy-Masius, 1926
4to, 10 x 7 inches (250 x 178 mm); pp. 180, xii; illustrations by Willy Pogany on most pages. Black cloth boards with light p...
Category
Early 20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper, Fabric
Hudson River Journey Images from Lake Tear of the Clouds Signed 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Hudson River Journey Images from Lake Tear of the Clouds to New York Harbor by Hardie Truesdale and Joanne Michaels. Signed Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket by Countryman Pre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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