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Period: 1940s
1940s Jeweled Enameled Brass Daybook Phonebook Note Pad with Stone Buddah
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Purse note pad book, cinches paper in binding, works well with index cards, as shown. Carved Green Stone possibly Jade of a Confucius Asian Man with Long Beard.
Category
Chinese Art Deco Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
Antique Virgin Sculpture on a Wooden Glass Door Cabinet, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique cabinet with a slide glass door containing an antique plaster sculpture of a virgin, dressed with hand-tailored clothes.
Manufacture...
Category
Spanish Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood, Glass
Antique Pulley Hook in Metal, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Metal Pulley Hook, by unknown manufacturer, circa 1940.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Materials:
Metal
...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Gilt Bronze Fleur Box by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large cast bronze powder box (poudrier) by French Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1945-1950. The box called "Fleur" (Flower) features a round form with stylized...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, First Blakiston Edition, 1940
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom the Bell Tolls. Philadelphia: The Blakiston Company, 1940. First Blakiston Edition. Rebound in quarter navy leather...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Paper
Set of Vintage Snowshoes, 1943
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Vintage pair of snow shoes. Manufatured in 1943 by Snowcraft Inc. in Norway, Maine, US.
Category
Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
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
American Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Leather Vaulting Horse Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful four legged leather vaulting horse with fold down legs.
Category
Czech Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Reliance Post War Lift Arm Chrome Pocket Benzine Lighter
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Post war lift arm chrome pocket benzine lighter by Reliance
Text on bottom of lighter: "Reliance Made in occupied Japan".
Category
Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Four Blade Wood Propeller
Located in Chicago, IL
Fantastic four blade wood propeller in great condition.
Category
Argentine Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Notorious
Located in London, GB
Original US trade advertisement from the first release of this Hitchcock Classic, 1946 thriller Notorious.
The film starred Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine.
Th...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Highest Quality Engine Order Telegraph by Bendix
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass ships engine order telegraph by Bendix of Brooklyn New York. This bridge telegraph has been meticulously polished and lacquered. This one also has brass face plates which...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass
"Let 'Em Have It. Buy Extra Bonds" Vintage WWII 4th War Loan Poster, 1943
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is an original World War II poster, dating to 1943. The poster reads "Let 'Em Have It" and “Buy Extra Bonds” in bold yellow and white block letters. The poster's composition features a soldier throwing a grenade on the battlefield. Black and blue smoked filled skies and barbed wire are seen behind him. The 4th War Loan Shield is illustrated prominently at center left. The poster was illustrated by Bernard Perlin...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Leather Bound Volume of the San Francisco News, 1940-41
Located in San Francisco, CA
Leather bound volume of San Francisco news, 1940-41 (World War II period) with hundreds of newspaper pages.
Category
American Other Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Animal Skin, Paper
Vintage Trade Scale Wood and Metal, France, circa 1940
Located in Labrit, Landes
This trade scale was made in the 1940's in France.
It was used to weigh food.
Oak
Shipping:
L50 P57 H28 18,1Kg.
Category
French Napoleon III Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Oak
"For Defense, Buy United States Savings Bonds and Stamps." Vintage WWII Poster
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
This is a vintage savings bond poster from WWII, dating to 1941. The poster reads "For Defense. Buy United States Savings Bonds and Stamps. Ask About Our Pay Roll Allotment Plan" in dark green, teal, and red lettering. The poster was published in Washington, D.C. by the U. S. Government Printing Office. It depicts the Concord Minute Man...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Antique Schooner Ship Model of Mayflower
Located in Norwell, MA
Model of the fishing schooner "Mayflower". Early twentieth century. Hull is painted black over deep red. Rigged with a full suit of sails. On deck details include bell, winch, compan...
Category
North American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Vintage Hardcover Book: a Treasury of Gilbert & Sullivan 1941
Located in San Diego, CA
Title: A Treasury of Gilbert and Sullivan
The words and music of one hundred and two songs from eleven operettas
Edited: Deems Taylor
Publisher...
Category
American Expressionist Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Tennessee Williams, Five Young American Poets, Signed First Edition, 1944
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: Williams, Tennessee.
TITLE: Five Young American Poets. Third Series 1944.
PUBLISHER: Norfolk: New Directions, 1944.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST ...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Fabric
Vintage Military B.h. & G. Ltd. Cordrite Bucket, Shell Carrier
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage British Royal navy leather cordite bucket.
A nice example of a mid-20th century brown leather Royal Navy cordite carrier with good patina. The main body of the bucket is mad...
Category
British Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
1941 Sterling Silver 'Grenade' Table Lighter by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co.
Located in London, GB
Goldsmith’s and Silversmith’s Company, hallmarked 1941
A fine and unusual novelty Sterling silver regimental table lighter, realistically modelled as a Mills ‘No.5’ grenade...
Category
British Other Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Art Bronze Brooch St Eloi by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare bronze brooch St Eloi by Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin ((French, 1913–1997) circa 1946. Brilliantly designed in the shape of horseshoe with the saint spreading his arms ho...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
1940's Swiss Army Shovel with Sheath
Located in Nantucket, MA
A military grade forged metal shovel with a protective leather cover used by the Swiss Army mountaineers during World War II.
Category
Swiss Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Vintage Coconut Belt Buckle & Button Set
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage shield shaped buckle and 5 buttons set. Carved from coconut shell, in a shield shape, polished on front, smooth matte finish on back. Made in Hawaii circa 1940s, buckle is 2....
Category
Hawaiian Anglo-Japanese Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Coconut
Antique Traditional Jewish Chandelier, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique traditional Jewish chandelier.
By unknown manufacturer, circa 1940.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal
Ida, A Novel by Gertrude Stein, Stated 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Ida A Novel by Gertrude Stein. New York: Random House, 1941. Stated 1st Ed hardcover. Gertrude Stein wanted Ida to be known in two ways: as a novel about a woman in the age of celebr...
Category
Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Mexican Modern Sterling Silver Brooch William Spratling
Located in Atlanta, GA
A modernistic sterling silver brooch by William Spratling from the first period 1940-1944. Made in his studio in Taxco, Mexico. The brooch features an abstract woven motif within a b...
Category
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Plaster Anatomical Skull Model
Located in Houston, TX
Interesting vintage plaster anatomical skull model. This great plaster skull bust model is in very good condition and dates to the 1940s.
A real conver...
Category
Other Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plaster
French Oak Cask on Stand for a. Giurlani + Bros.
Located in Norwell, MA
French oak cask on stand for A. Giurlani + Bros Importers, San Francisco. Carefully crafted and stropped barrel with brass bands. Wood cradle. Charming pie...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Rare Hand Machined Willys Jeep Ges-Gesch Table Lighter, West Germany by by Baier
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original polished aluminum and rubber late 1940s "Baier Willys Jeep & Trailer Table Lighter & Ashtray made by the Walter Baier Company, in U.S. occupied G...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Mid Century Tin Litho Windup Toy Skier Girl by Chein C1945
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous working tin Litho toy skier by the Chein toy co. C1945. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear.
Category
American Industrial Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Tin
Set of Six wooden Gymnastic Clubs, with Storage Wicker Basket, Vintage German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is an eye-catching set of 6 Gymnastic Maces in an antique basket constructed in hand-braided rattan or wicker. Nice addition to your home, patio or garden. This is in used condi...
Category
German Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wicker, Wood
Aluminum Mannequin Torso Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Made out of a material far more interesting than your standard dress form, this oddly unique, mannequin torso is both playful and sleek. A true stateme...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Aluminum
Traditional Paper Lantern, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional paper lantern.
By unknown manufacturer from Spain, circa 1940.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bamboo, Paper
Large Vintage Scientific Plant 3D Educational Monocot Stem Cross-Section Model
Located in Lafayette, IN
1940's Monocot stem cross-section model by Denoyer-Geppert of Chicago, Illinois. Model measures 20.5" long and features Hand-painted details with excellent original patina!
Category
American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Rubber
The Last Flowering of the Middle Ages by Baron Van Der Elst, Stated 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
The Last Flowering of the Middle Ages by Baron Joseph Van Der Elst. Published by Doubleday, Doran and Company Inc., 1944. Stated 1st Ed hardcover. An in-depth look into art of the Middle Ages. Contents: 1. The Times and the Men who Made Them: Men of Flanders; The Flemish Parade; The Good Black Earth; The Rise of the Towns; The Medieval Guilds; Of Love, the Dream; The Upward Glance; Pt. 2. The Flemish Masters: Jan van Eyck; Petrus Christus...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
4 French Alpine Mounted Deer Antler / Horns
Located in New York, NY
A collection of 4 European deer antler / horns mounted on wood plaques from the French Alpine Region and the Black Forest. Each rustic piece is slightly different while expressing the beauty, purity and serenity of nature. Can fit in an Adirondack camp...
Category
French Black Forest Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bone
"Airacobra poison to the Axis" Vintage WWII Poster, 1943
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a vintage WWII U.S. Army poster of a P-39 Airacobra fighter plane. The poster was published by the Recruiting Publicity Bureau in 1943. The p...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
1940s Doll Mold of a Baby Face
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1940s Toy mold of a baby doll face.
Category
Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Antique Model of the Brig Volante
Located in Norwell, MA
Rigged ship model of the merchant brig "Volante" of Boston. Solid hull with scribed basswood deck. Details include cabins, wheel, grating, skylight, water casks, lifeboats, etc. Moun...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
Vintage Viking Arrow Bronze Broosch by Kalevala Koru, Finland 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Special vintage and Viking inspired bronze brooch desigend as an arrow by Kalevala Koru, Finland 1940s. Inspired by archaeological finds from the Viking age...
Category
Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Rare 1940's /50's New York Times Newspaper Display Cart, News Stand
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare 1940's /50's New York Times Newspaper display cart, news stand, You would be hard pressed to find another!. Newspaper industrial rolling cart with fa...
Category
American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Steel
1940's-50s Playground / Carnival Elephant Slide, Garden Ornament, Sculpture
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage 1940's-1950's Elephant themed playground slide. Garden ornament, sculpture. Children's outdoor slide retaining painted elephant to both sides,...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel
Natural Coral on Custom Wood Base
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Natural Coral set on a custom wood base.
Category
Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Coral
Historic Houses of the Hudson Valley by Harold Donaldson Eberlein
Located in valatie, NY
Historic Houses of the Hudson Valley by Harold Donaldson Eberlein and Cortlandt Van Dyke Hubbard. Published by Bonanza Books 1942, New York, NY. Hardcover with dust jacket. Illustrat...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Kenneth Patchen Artist Book with Original Painting
Located in New York, NY
Panels for the Walls of Heaven, a square octavo volume of poems, abstract illustrations (based on paintings by the author) and outre typography, by experimental poet and artist Kenneth Patchen, published by Bern Porter...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Son of Fury / Il Figlio della Furia
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for the 1942 film Son of Fury starring Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney and George Sanders.
This film was directed by John Cromwel...
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
French Art Bronze Bracelet by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare cuff bracelet in gilded and silvered bronze by Parisian art jewller Line Vautrin (1913-1997). The playful piece is called "Le gendarme et le voleur"...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Brooch by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lovely brooch in gilt cast bronze made by French Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1940s. The brooch belongs to a collection called "The moon and the starts in th...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
1940s Spanish Brass Aquarium on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1940s Spanish brass aquarium. Sitting atop a decorative gilt iron stand, the piece features textured glass siding with minimalist brass framework. The ...
Category
Spanish Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
Pair of Vintage Children's Ski Boots in Leather, Wasserdicht
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Child's waterproof leather ski boots.
A pair of children's German square toe leather ski boots. The brown leather on the boots is in excellent condition, th...
Category
German Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather
Viking Inspired Bronze Broosch by Kalevala Koru, Finland 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Special vintage and Viking inspired oval bronze brooch by Kalevala Koru, Finland 1940s. Great natural patina with lovely relieffs and decor.
Stamped on ...
Category
Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Christmas: A Story, Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt, First Edition, 1940
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Roosevelt, Eleanor. Christmas: A Story. New York: Alfred A. Knopf: 1940. First Edition. Signed by Roosevelt. Twelvemo, in its colorful original dust jacket. Presented with a custom archival clamshell.
This is a beautiful first edition printing of Christmas: A Story by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Carl Sandburg, 'Henry Flannery', Bronze Wood, Limited Signed Edition, 1941
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Sandburg, Carl ( Henry Flannery ).
Title: Bronze Wood.
Publisher: San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, 1941.
Description: limited signed edition. 1 vol., 8-3/4" x 11-...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Leather, Fabric
Mark of Zorro / Il Segno Di Zorro
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for the 1940 adventure romance film The Mark of Zorro.
This film was directed by Rouben Mamoulian The cast includes Tyrone Power...
Category
Italian Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
Carved and Painted Children's Toy Skittle Game Set from England, circa 1940
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Four sets of skittle pins painted to look like toy soldiers from 1940s England. The bright, cheery colors and elegant carving make these an especially char...
Category
English Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
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
American American Craftsman Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Copper
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
American Vintage 1940s Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Paper
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