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Period: 1940s
Place of Origin: North American
Mona Lisa’s Mustache by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Stamford, CT
1947 First Edition hardcover Mona Lisa’s Mustache by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings. Hardcover with as found Mylar covering.
Category

1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

DC-3 ‘Dakota’ Wingtip Desk
Located in London, GB
The Douglas DC-3 was designed in the mid-1930s as a passenger and freight aircraft, but built during the war years 1941-1945 in large numbers, as the DC-3 (C47) Transport Plane known...
Category

1940s Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum

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

1940s Native American Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Other

White Heat
Located in London, GB
Original US Lobby card number 5 for White Heat 1949. This film was directed by Raoul Walsh, and stars James Cagney, Virginia Mayo and Edmond O'Brien. Cagney...
Category

1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

1940s Maple Conveyor Belt Room Screen
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Industrial 1940s conveyor belt room screen made up of wood slats with rounded ends. Entire screen connected with canvas and rivets. Stands up very easily...
Category

1940s Industrial Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Maple

1948 "A Hysterical Map of Yellowstone National Park" by Jolly Lindgren, 2nd Ed.
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a second edition printing of Jolly Lindgren’s “Hysterical Map of Yellowstone National Park.” This comical pictorial map highlights the famous Yellowstone National Park. ...
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1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

1940s Copper+Brass Ships Starboard Lantern Wartime Merchant Vintage Cabin Light
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare to be presented in unmolested and unpolished condition. No electric light source, would need this to be added. A large C.P.G. & Sons STARBOARD copper and brass ships lantern ...
Category

1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Copper

1940s Rustic Carpentry Vice Tool Mesquite Wood Jalisco Ranch
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1940s Rustic Carpentry Vice Tool Mesquite Wood Jalisco Ranch 48 tall x 31 w x 8 d inches In Unrestored Preowned Vintage Condition. Wear consistent with age and use. Review images p...
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1940s Rustic Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Vintage 1940s Retail Counter Top Female Mannequin Doll Store Display Black Paint
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage 1940s department store retail counter top female mannequin or doll store clothing display on round wood base. Original black paint shows age, ar...
Category

1940s Art Deco Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Composition

Maritime Range Light with Polished Aluminum Body on Three Legs
Located in Norwell, MA
From the U.S. Navy, this awesome prismatic beacon has the most incredible lens you will ever see. Polished aluminum pole mounted high power nautical range light. Fitted with huge cut...
Category

1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

1940s Los Castillo Abstract Cross Thick Mahogany Wood + Sterling Silver Mexico
By Los Castillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC offers Modernist Abstract Sterling Silver Cross in Mahogany Wood. Mexico, 1940s Attribution to Los Castillo of Mexico Dimensions are: 4.5 H x 2.75 W x .5 Original Unrestored...
Category

1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Wurlitzer Juke Box
By Wurlitzer
Located in Atlanta, GA
Wurlitzer "The Bubbler" juke box. Model 1015CD Dimensions: Height 60", width 33", depth 25" CW4607. This Juke Box plays CD's. We do not have a list of the artist or songs, however it is an eclectic mix including (but not limited to): Whitney Houston, Natalie Cole, George Benson, John Barry, Earl Klugh, Don Henley, Mariah Carey, Bette Midler, Bonnie Rait, Van Morrison...
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1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Vintage WWII U.S. Navy Patriotic Banner, "Welcome Firemen" Flag, circa 1941-1945
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is a beautifully preserved WWII Navy aircraft carrier banner, emblazoned with a welcome for the ship's firemen. The banner is partially printed and has sewn elements. The flag's field is dyed a rich navy blue, with a resist dyed white stripe and a sewn red stripe at both top and bottom. A large "WELCOME" is resist dyed at center, in big white letters. This is followed by a sewn yellow strip of contrasting fabric, printed with the word "FIREMEN" in blue. Thirteen white stars complete the design of this patriotic piece of WWII and Navy history. The banner retains its original white hoist, with two metal grommets on each side, for ease in display on the ship. Along the center of the hoist is the printed name of "J.S. Sullivan." "Naugatuck, Conn." is printed along the left and the size "2 x3 FT" is printed along the right. The flag maker, Annin, has sewn in its label, boasting "guaranteed defiance fast colors." CONDITION: Very good condition, considering age and past use. Partially printed and hand-sewn flag construction. Some toning to the white of the flag and along the top hoist. Original grommets at left and right of the hoist. The flag measures 36" X 22". Expertly framed on black linen with an antiqued black wood...
Category

1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Linen

Juke Girl
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for the 1942 crime mystery film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and staring Ann Sheridan, Ronald Reagan. This poster is conservation linen backed and it would b...
Category

1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Copper and Brass Fresh Air Diver's Pump with Wood Handle
Located in Norwell, MA
Diver's pump for shallow water use which feeds air to the diver's helmet. Highly polished and lacquered, with wood handled plunger. Handles have been sanded and varnished. Great divi...
Category

1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Copper

American Mid-Century Metal Toboggan Sled
Located in New York, NY
American 1940s wood and metal toboggan (sled) with a steering wheel and brake lever
Category

1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Rare Alexander Girard Detrola Radio, circa 1946, Modernist
By Alexander Girard
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nice original working condition,, replaced back.. Signed with stamped manufacturer’s mark to underside: [12132]. USA Medium Design/Decorative Art Manufacturer Detrola Radio...
Category

1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

America's Best Small Houses Inscribed by William J. Hennessey
By George Nelson
Located in New York, NY
1949 survey of small modernist houses in America, compiled and edited by William J. Hennessey based on selections by a jury of architectural photographers in...
Category

1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Letter From an Unknown Woman
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for the 1948 drama directed Max Ophuls and starred Joan Fontaine, Louis Jordan. The poster was printed in 2 sheets and designed to be pasted up on bill board...
Category

1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Eames Office radio for Emerson
By Charles Eames
Located in Toronto, Ontario
A nice radio design by the Eames office. Model 578A. Mahogany veneer case with plastic face and dials.
Category

1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Yacht Throttle Control by Kimball of Detroit
Located in Norwell, MA
Rarely found highly polished pedestal mounted yacht throttle. Engraved Kimball Control No. 814 Detroit MI. Nice size, great old relic from a one hundred foot private yacht. Overal...
Category

1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Folk Art, Hand Executed Modernist, Art Deco Airplane /Trinket Box
Located in Buffalo, NY
Folk Art, hand executed modernist, Art deco Airplane sculpture with hand built and painted trinket box.
Category

1940s Folk Art Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Unusual 20th Century Kachina "style" Doll of a Navajo Figure with Large Hands
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Painted cottonwood Kachina "style" doll depicting a Navajo, circa 1940s. It is in good condition, with bright color. Kachina dolls were usually created to teach Hopi children the var...
Category

1940s Native American Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

White Pillars Early Life & Architecture Of The Lower Mississippi Valley, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
White Pillars: Early Life & Architecture Of The Lower Mississippi Valley Written by and Illustrated by J. Frazer Smith. New York: William Helburn, 1941. 2...
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1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Analytical Beam Balance Scientific Scale in Glass Case
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Hand built analytical beam balance scientific scale. The scale is used to measure both solid and liquid masses (10/100g capacity). Highly sensitive silver cylinders dampen the harmon...
Category

1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Vintage Huckley Barrel Carnival Game
By St. Louis Carnival Co.
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Vintage carnival game made by the Saint Louis Carnival company. We also have the original paper game rules signs with these. Please note that not all crates are painted St. Louis Car...
Category

1940s Folk Art Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Clay, Wood

Jane Peterson Autograph with Magazine Article
By Jane Peterson
Located in valatie, NY
Jane Peterson Autograph with Magazine Article. July 1943 Americana Illustrated volume XXXVII, number 3. This was a publication of "The American Historical Company," New York City. Wi...
Category

1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

The Devil Thumbs a Ride
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for the 1947 Film Noir starring Lawrence Tierney and Ted North and directed by Felix E. Feist. This poster is conservation paper backed and it would be shipp...
Category

1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Jane Peterson Autograph with Magazine Article
By Jane Peterson
Located in valatie, NY
Jane Peterson Autograph with Magazine Article. July 1943 Americana Illustrated Volume XXXVII, Number 3. This was a publication of "The American Historical Company," New York City. Wi...
Category

1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Cruising Club of America Roderick Stephens Jr. Silver and Enamel Plaque
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An important historical enameled silver plaque commemorating sailing achievements earned by the master American sailor and designer Roderick Stephens, Jr. (1909-1995). Mr. Stephens was a renowned yachtsman of the twentieth century. Born in New York City in 1909 Stephens began his sailing career off Cape Cod in 1919. In 1933 he joined the yacht design...
Category

1940s Hollywood Regency Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Midcentury Industrial Glove Hand Mold or Cutter, 1940s
Located in Wallkill, NY
Industrial glove cutters right out of a New York State glove factory that closed down years ago. They range in measurements. Measures: 5.5 in to 7 in high, 3 in to 4-3/8 in wide, 5/8...
Category

1940s Industrial Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

"Volunteer for the Red Cross Motor Corps" Vintage WWII Recruitment Poster
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an original WWII poster designed by Whitman. Showing a woman behind the wheel of a vehicle speaking to two airmen, this poster places the female Red Cross volunteer in t...
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1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Bush Plane Model on Custom Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful and charming early 20th century American bush plane model constructed with painted canvas stretched over a wooden skeleton, and mounted on a custom steel mount.
Category

1940s Folk Art Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Green Mansions A Romance of the Tropical Forest, First Edition Thus
Located in valatie, NY
Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest by William Henry Hudson. New York: Knopf, 1943. First Edition thus hardcover. With a foreword by John G...
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1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

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...
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1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Frederick Davis Silver Bracelet with Pre-Hispanic Style Links
By Fred Davis
Located in Mexico City, MX
A 1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern silver bracelet by American designer Frederick "Fred" Davis. Manufactured in Mexico. The bracelet is composed by 7 panels that feature a glyph moti...
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Antique American Flag w/ Hand-Written Inscriptions Mourning the Death of FDR
Located in York County, PA
48 STARS ON ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH HAND-WRITTEN INSCRIPTIONS AND AN EMBROIDERED DATE OF APRIL 12TH, 1945, MOURNING THE DEATH OF PRESIDENT FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT: American national parade flag with 48 stars, printed on cotton, embellished with hand-written inscriptions and an embroidered date to commemorate the death of FDR on April 12th, 1945. “On this day in 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died of a massive cerebral hemorrhage at his Warm Springs, Georgia, retreat at the age of 63. Roosevelt’s death in the final months of World War II was met with shock and grief throughout the Western world. Many Americans had no inkling of his decline in health. [He] had been president for more than 12 years, longer than any other person. He led the country through some of its greatest domestic and foreign crises to the impending defeat of Nazi Germany and within sight of Japan’s surrender...
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1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Cotton

U.S. Navy "Navy Day October 27th" Vintage Poster by Matt Murphey, 1940
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is an original U.S. Navy propaganda poster advertising "Navy Day." Below a large image of a U.S. battleship is block text reading "Navy Day, October 27th." The poster dates to 1940, shortly after the American entry into World War II. The poster highlights an impressive depiction of a column of U.S. battleships within a red border with small white anchors. The printed signature of U.S. Navy artist matte Murphey appears at the bottom right of the image, while the bottom edge of the poster bears the printing line: "NRB - 27919 - 8-5-40 - 18M." Each of the ships depicted in the image appear to feature cage masts, indicating that the artist was working from a reference image taken prior to the modernization of the U.S. battleship force in the late 1920s-early 1930s. The first “Navy Day” was celebrated on October 27, 1922. October 27, 1922 was suggested by the Navy League to recognize Theodore Roosevelt’s birthday. Roosevelt had been an Assistant Secretary of the Navy...
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1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

1940s MacGregor Goldsmith 9 LB Leather Medicine Ball
By Macgregor & Goldsmith
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Leather medicine ball weighing 9lbs by MacGregor & Goldsmith, circa 1944-1949. Beautiful patina / signs of natural age in striking caramel-tan leather. Retains the leather lacing.  
Category

1940s Rustic Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Uncle Sam Still Bank 'Composition, ' circa 1940
Located in Incline Village, NV
American manufacture; this colorful hand-painted still bank depicting Uncle Sam is all original with no repairs and no repaint. Fabulous crazing throughout indicative of original pai...
Category

1940s Folk Art Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Composition

Wind Tunnel Model of a Douglas Destroyer Made by NACA/NASA in 1942
Located in London, GB
A very rare World War II 1/5 scale wind tunnel development model of a Douglas "Destroyer" XSB2D-1 torpedo and dive bomber, circa 1942. The model was made by N.A.C.A. and tested at...
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1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum

1940s Hand-Painted Model Tobacco Sign
Located in New York, NY
A great hand-painted 1940s tin on wood advertising sign. Nicely faded, with striking graphic images, USA, circa 1940s. P104.
Category

1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Tin

Shockproof
Located in London, GB
Two atmospheric original production still for the 1949 Film Noir classic starring Cornel Wilde, Patricia Knoght, John Baragrey. The film was directed by Douglas Sirk.   
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1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Carved Wood Folk Art Airplane, circa 1940s
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This carved wood Folk Art airplane has an amazing original paint surface and functional propeller and wheels.
Category

1940s Folk Art Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sheet Metal

Blonde Ice
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for the 1948 film noir directed by Jack Bernhard and stars Leslie Brooks, Robert Paige and Michael Whalen.
Category

1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

1930s Vintage Solid Cast Iron Sachs Carbine Rifle Gun Molds Industrial Factory
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Listing is for one rifle. So let us know which one you would like to have when making order. One is stamped, 133 Sacks Gun. Vintage industrial cast iron rifle molds, time worn patin...
Category

1940s Industrial Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Army Air Forces Poster, "See the Job Through" by Baskerville, WWII Poster, 1945
By Charles Baskerville
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

1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

American Legion Baseball and Basketball Folk Art Paintings
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Pair of baseball and basketball paintings found in a Midwestern American Legion hall. These were proudly displayed behind the legion hall bar. Grea...
Category

1940s Folk Art Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Great Bookstore in Action by Adolph Kroch, Signed First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
A great bookstore in Action by Adolph Kroch. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1940. Second edition hardcover with paper label on spine and cover. 32 pages. The autographed editi...
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1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

American West Tooled Leather Saddle Holster
By Eubanks Leather
Located in Ferndale, MI
American West Tooled Leather Saddle Holster by Eubanks Leather Boise, Idaho
Category

1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Springtime for Thomas
Located in London, GB
Original US film poster for Springtime for Thomas (1946) This seven minute cartoon would have been shown before the main feature at the cinema. Tom and Jerry cartoons were extremely...
Category

1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Large 1940s Magnesium Bodied Indianapolis style Tether Race Car
Located in Ferndale, MI
Large 1940s magnesium bodied tether race car. Speed chief.
Category

1940s Art Deco Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum, Other

American Solid Copper and Brass Naval Ships Binacle, Lionel Corp. NY, Circa 1942
Located in Hollywood, SC
American solid copper and brass Navy ships binnacle with interior mounted compass, brass carrying handle, side mounted kerosene lantern, rear mounting bracket and brass plate inscrib...
Category

1940s American Craftsman Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Copper

American Mechanical Bank "Melody-Bank, " circa 1946
Located in Incline Village, NV
"Melody-Bank" is a rare bank and was manufactured by "Electric Coding Machine Co., N.Y.C." in 1946. American made, this is a genuine and authentic vintage mechanical bank, albeit somewhat later, having been manufactured in 1946. It maintains all of the elements of a collectible antique mechanical bank; pleasing shelf appeal and wonderful musical action. The metal faux textured, green painted casing on five sides is fronted by cardboard on wood, filled with delightful images of "children at play with money" lithography. To operate: Wind up the mechanism by turning the brass dial in front clockwise; then put a nickel, dime, or quarter in the appropriate slot at the top. Music will play as additional lithography depicting children's nursery rhymes rotate on the interior circular dial ("Little Boy Blue", "Mary Had A Little Lamb", etc.). Coins are removed by unscrewing the metal plate at the rear bottom. Bank is in excellent all original condition with fully operable musical mechanism. Dimensions: 7" high x 4 9/16" wide x 3" deep. I am a leading specialist in the field of antique mechanical coin banks...
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1940s Folk Art Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

"Cry of the City" Original American Lobby Cards
Located in London, GB
Original American set of eight lobby cards for Robert Siodmak's 1948 film Noir staring Victor Mature, Richard Conte.
Category

1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Bronze Nautical Alidade
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An impeccably machined nautical alidade crafted of warm patinated bronze and steel.
Category

1940s Industrial Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Mid-Century Coro Creeper Earrings
By Coro Costume Jewelry
Located in Asheville, NC
Ice blue rhinestones delicately climb the ear on these fabulous mid century Coro creeper earrings. A luminescent silver tone strand ties this leafy bo...
Category

1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

'Crossfire' Original US Lobby Card
Located in London, GB
Original US lobby card for the 1947 film noir directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Robert Young, Robert Mitchum. This lobby card is also signed by Robert...
Category

1940s Vintage North American Collectibles and Curiosities

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