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Period: 1950s
Rosary Catholic Reliquary Box Crucifix Pendant with Relic of some Saint
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This vintage reliquary contains relics of a Saint. It is made of metal. It's 1 7/8" high (with hanger) in size, that making it easily worn. It is part of a Rosary. It was found at an...
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German Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Giordani pedal car Studebaker model, Made in Italy 1950s
By Giordani
Located in Palermo, IT
Giordani pedal car Studebaker model, Made in Italy 1950s Family item, belonged to my grandfather, passed down for generations. Good condition, small signs of aging.
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Italian Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Charles DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. FACSIMILE EDITION - IN A FINE ONLAY BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles. TITLE: A Christmas Carol In Prose Being A Ghost Story of Christmas. PUBLISHER: London: Bradbury and Evans, 1846. (c.1950) DESCRIPTION: FACSIMILE EDITION...
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British Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Soldier on Horse Pull Toy Vintage Folk Art Ore Mountains, German, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This old hand carved wooden Soldier and horse on wooden wheels Toy, was made in the Ore Mountains (Erzgebirge) in Germany. It remains fully functional. Crafted in Germany during the ...
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German Folk Art Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Original Catalog – Picasso Peintures 1955-1956 at Galerie Louise Leiris, 1957
Located in Barcelona, ES
Original Exhibition Catalog – Picasso Peintures 1955-1956 at Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, 1957 Artist: Pablo Picasso Exhibition: Picasso Peintures 1955-1956 – Galerie Louise Leiri...
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Vintage Mahjong Case, Chinese, Gaming Set, Locking Form, Mid Century, Circa 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage Mahjong case. A Chinese, mahogany and celluloid gaming set, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950. Fascinating locking case, redol...
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Chinese Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Mahogany

Sailor Scottish Terrier Drinking Beer Cigarette Box, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Midcentury sailor Scottish terrier drinking beer cigarette box, France, 1950s. Wood, metal and synthetic. Glass eyes. Measures: Height 8.2" (20.8cm), width 9" (22.9cm), depth 5.3" (1...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Parke-Bernet NY Florence H. Crane, Castle Hill, Important English Furniture, 1st
Located in valatie, NY
Parke-Bernet NY Florence H. Crane, Castle Hill Ipswich Mass, Important English Furniture, 1st Ed. Chicago industrialist Richard Teller Crane Jr., heir to Crane Co., and his wife, Flo...
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American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Rosary Catholic Reliquary Box Crucifix Pendant with Relic of a Saint
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This vintage reliquary contains relics of a Saint. It is made of metal. It's 1 1/2" high (with hanger) in size, that making it easily worn. It is part of a Rosary. It was found at an...
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Italian Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Jacques Adnet Chess Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning and rare original chess board and set of thirty-two game pieces were designed by French designer Jacques Adnet (1901-1984) in the 1950s. The bi-color leather board disp...
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French Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Plaster Praying Virgin Traditional Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional religious plaster figure of a praying woman. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with ...
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Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, 1952
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hemingway, Ernest, The Old Man and the Sea. 1952, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. First Edition. Rebound in blue Morocco leather with custom embossed stamp on the front, raised ba...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Paper

Classic 1950s Kay M 1 Upright String Bass, Standard 3/4 size
By Kaye
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic 1950s Kay M 1 Upright String Bass, Standard 3/4 size........ a bass that needs no introduction. Kay's laminate stand-up basses are workhorses that always deliver and sound a...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Large-Scale Brass Biplane World War I Airplane Aviation Model
Located in Atlanta, GA
Take flight into history with this breathtaking WWI-era biplane model, expertly hand-crafted in France circa 1950. A true masterpiece of craftsmanship, this large-scale brass airplan...
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French Art Nouveau Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Rosary Catholic Reliquary Box Crucifix Pendant with Relic of a Saint
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This vintage reliquary contains relics of a Saint. It is made of metal. It's 1 1/2" high (with hanger) in size, that making it easily worn. It is part of a Rosary. It was found at an...
Category

Italian Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Germany vintage Hausser Children's Tricycle 1950s / 60s - Old toy - Collectible
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Hausser Toy Company (also known from the Elastolin Figures) Germany blue red and beige children's tricycle, in iron, sheet metal and tubes - This tricycle has small rotating pedals o...
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German Folk Art Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

1950's Japanese Fuji Meibo 15 x 80 Binoculars - Full Set with Box & Accessories
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
The Fuji Meibo 15×80 binoculars are purpose-built for marine navigation, fishing, and scientific or government observation. A vintage professional-use optical instrument manufactured...
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Japanese Industrial Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Small Vintage Display Dome, English Glass Showcase, Mid 20th Century, Circa 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small vintage display dome. An English, glass and mahogany showcase, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950. A charming, petite dome ideal for tabletop display, offerin...
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British Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Glass, Mahogany

1950s Olympic Tape Measure Peoples Republic of China
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Tricle Bakelite Olympic Tape Measure made Peoples Republic of China Cover made from dappled rich dark tricle bake-lite includes gilt brass fittings and cloth tape. 5.25 dia...
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Chinese Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Vintage Wood Geloso Television GT1014, 1950s, Italy
Located in Rome, IT
This GTV1014 was one of the first 21-inch b / w televisions produced by Geloso. It uses the intercarrier system as an audio-video medium frequency. The chassis is mounted inside th...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass, Plastic, Wood

Cabinet of Curiosities Sculptural Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Exquisite cabinet of Curiosities showcasing a stunning collection of plaster figures and pieces, reminiscent of a Classic sculpture museum. Olot has been a hub for sculpture and rel...
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Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Dunhill Aquarium Half-Giant Table Lighter
By Dunhill, Ben Shillingford
Located in Northampton, GB
Novelty Google Eyed Fish From our Accessories collection, we are delighted to offer this Dunhill Aquarium Half-Giant Table Lighter. The Aquarium Lighter with a Silver Plated body features a lucite...
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English Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate

Mid-Century Modern Leather Medicine Ball Perfect for Your Gymnasium
Located in London, GB
Early to mid-20th century leather medicine ball in good condition with wonderful patina that only comes with genuine wear and age, 3.1kg in weight. We invite you to follow us and...
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British Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather

Wood and glass wall barometer station signed Lufft 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Table or wall-mounted wood and glass barometer station signed Lufft from the 1950s, made for the Italian market and consisting of aneroid barometer, thermometer and hygrometer. Buono...
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Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

House & Garden’s Complete Guide to Interior Decoration, Hardcover Book, 1953
Located in Philadelphia, PA
House & Garden’s Complete Guide to Interior Decoration – Hardcover Book, 1953 Edition. First published in New York in 1947 by Simon and Schuster, this is the updated 1953 Edition,...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Cabinet of Curiosities Display Sculptural Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Exquisite cabinet of Curiosities showcasing a stunning collection of plaster figures and pieces, elegantly presented within a wood and glass display case reminiscent of a Classic scu...
Category

Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster, Wood

1950s Zenith Brown Bakelite Portable Radio Nonworking
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Zenith portable radio 9 h x 14.5 w x 8.75 Bakelite cover with rubber handle. Original knobs. Minos scuffs present. Tested and not working. Review images listed.
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bakelite

Cabinet of Curiosities Shelve Sculptural Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cabinet of curiosities of plaster figures and pieces in a wooden stand. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor we...
Category

Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Mannequin of a Young Girl in Black Dress, Shop Display, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Original shop window display child mannequin for primary school clothing, she wears a black dress as an example for children's uniforms from the 1950s.
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Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster, Wood, Paint

Plaster Virgin Traditional Figure, Circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional religious plaster figure of a virgin. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and...
Category

Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster

Air Flight Machine Age Bakelite Hassock Floor Fan
Located in San Mateo, CA
Air Flight machine age hassock fan manufactured by W. W. Welch Company. This fan has a Bakelite top and bottom with clear plastic louvers in between. The f...
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American Machine Age Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plastic, Bakelite

Wooden Traditional Figure in a Niche of a Saint, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional religious signed plaster figure of a saint in a wooden niche. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear...
Category

Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Plaster Virgin Traditional Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional religious plaster figure of a virgin. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and...
Category

Spanish Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Plaster

Giant Natural Clam Shell
Located in North Hollywood, CA
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Philippine Hollywood Regency Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Shell

Educational botanical cross-sectional model of the inner part of sunflower flower
Located in Milan, IT
Educational botanical model in section of the sunflower flower showing its inner part, this is an enlarged and decomposable inner tubular corolla of a concrescent petal section in th...
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Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bakelite

Large Vintage Automobile Heavy Brass Car Horn
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early automobile mounted brass horn. This horn stamped Made in India, is polished with beautiful curves and long reed. It does not have the original b...
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Indian Industrial Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Braun PC3 Record Player by Wilhelm Wagenfeld and Dieter Rams
Located in Vienna, AT
Record player Braun Pc3 Design in Germany in 1950s by Wilhelm Wagenfeld, Dieter Rams for Max Braun AG, Frankfurt a. M., Fully restored by a Brun specialist.
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel

Dior by Dior the Autobiography of Christian Dior 1957 English Ed.
Located in Stamford, CT
Dior by Dior the Autobiography of Christian Dior 1957 English Ed. Featuring four distinct sections - The Birth of Maison Christian Dior; From the...
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English Neoclassical Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Located in London, GB
Original American film poster for the 1958 drama staring Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman. This film was directed by Richard Brooks. This poster is cons...
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American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Carroll, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland [together with] Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1959, 1955. Illustrated by John ...
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English Victorian Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Paper

Ed Wiener Modernist Sterling Silver Cuff / Bracelet New York 1950's .925
Located in Buffalo, NY
A cuff bracelet designed by Ed Wiener (1918-1991). This rare sculptural modernist piece is one of Wiener's first creations as a jeweler-artist in New York city, circa 1950's. This b...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

MARBLE'S Antique Ideal Hunting Knife Western Navajo .925 Sterling Silver Handle
By The Marble House
Located in Miami, FL
An antique hunting knife manufactured by Marble's This is a great "Ideal" hunting knife created in Gladstone Michigan by the Marble's company. ...
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American Native American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver, Steel

Vintage Crosley Radio "Model 11-103U "Bullseye", italy, 1951
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Crosley Radio "Model 11-103U "Bullseye". Realized in bakelite, in 1951. Good overall condition except for some losses of color and the missing tuning lever.
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Italian Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bakelite

The Decisive Moment 1st Edition 1952 Henri Cartier Bresson Cover Henri Matisse
Located in Red Lion, PA
Henri Cartier-Bresson – The Decisive Moment – 1st Edition, 1952 – Cover by Henri Matisse – Published by Simon & Schuster A true cornerstone of 20th-century photography, this is an e...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

An art glass table lighter by Murano, mid 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A vintage Italian art glass lighter by Murano, design attributed to Flavio Poli, circa 1950 - 1960. In tones of violet, azure, and hibiscus pink. I had this piece appraised and authe...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Japanese Fuji Meibo Naval Binocular Nardo Grey & Brass -Original box
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Japanese Fuji Meibo Observation Binoculars 15 x 80 - 4 degree field of view. A large pair of Japanese naval observation binoculars mounted on an a...
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Japanese Industrial Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

The Modulor, Le Corbusier, third printing, 1954
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The Modulor - Le Corbusier - third printing - 1954 In overall good condition. A classic for all designers and lovers of design.
Category

Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Roulette, Gaming Counters, Poker Chips and Cards
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Gaming Chips, Cards and Container. A nice set of gambling counters (poker, gambling, gaming chips) and two decks of cards in a rectangular beech-wood keeper with chrome centr...
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British Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Nautical Signal Flag of Letter "M" in Shadowbox Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
International maritime signal flag of letter 'M', 'MIKE,' set into a shadowbox frame. The cotton flag has a white canvas hoist with a sisal rope and wood toggle, with the maker's lab...
Category

North American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Cotton

Stride Toward Freedom by Martin Luther King, Jr., First Edition, 1958
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
King Jr., Martin Luther, Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story. New York: Harper & Brothers: 1958. First edition. Presented in the publisher's original boards and dust jacket. ...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Two-Tone Enamel Lighter & Cigarette "Slide-A-Lite Lighter/Case" by Marathon
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Text on bottom: Trademark MARATHON Made in U.S.A. 4 1/4" x 2 5/8" x 5/8"
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North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Enamel

Omega Jumbo Triple Date Moonphase Cosmic Vintage Watch 1952
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Omega Triple Date Moonphase Cosmic Vintage Watch 1952 Ref. 2486-1, caliber 381 (Lemania 27DL) Patinated silver dial, alternating applied Arabic numer...
Category

Swiss Other Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Stainless Steel

IMCO 6300 Primex 1953 Julius Franz Meister Petrol Lighter Chromed Steel In Box
Located in Miami, FL
Primex 6300 lighter designed by IMCO. This is a brilliantly engineered, unusual and quite ingenious semi-automatic pocket lighter designed by Julius Franz Meister in Austria, back i...
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Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel, Chrome

1950s Sterling Silver English Padlocked Charm Bracelet with Seventeen Charms
Located in Haarlem, NL
This English 1950s heavy sterling silver bracelet has 17 large three-dimensional charms and opens or closes with a heart shaped padlock on a little safety chain. Some of the charms have moving or opening parts. The windmill really turns, the lid of the beer mug opens, the ship opens up, the leaves on the orange are separate from the orange, the bellow bellows, the treasury chest opens, the corn has loose leaves and the scissors 'cut'. Three of them are European solid silver pendants: the acorn (Italy 925) the long pendant (sword Dutch 835, used from 1906-1953) the German beer mug...
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British Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pair of Wooden Javelins from Karhu, 1950s
Located in Vienna, Austria
A pair of wooden javelins from the 1950s, from Karhu, Finnland. Made from oak with a grip out of rope. The company Karhu has a rich history in track and field...
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Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Pair of Wooden Javelins from Karhu, 1950s
Pair of Wooden Javelins from Karhu, 1950s
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Miniature Motorboat, Chris Craft, Various Woods, Metal, Lacquer, USA circa 1950
By Chris Craft Boats
Located in Regensburg, DE
Large, very decorative and detailed model of a two-seater wooden motorboat in the style of the runabout or barrel back boats by Chris-Craft (USA). Worked in various woods, including ...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Kay Bojesen Early Handmade Wooden Oak Elephant Children's Toy, 1950s, Denmark
Located in Odense, DK
Rare Kay Bojesen wooden toy elephant from the early 1950s in patinated oak with an amazing grain. The Elephant was created in 1953 by Kay Bojesen and from the start handmade in his s...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Oak

Philadelphia Toboggan Co. Skee Ball Machine, 1950s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original 1950s Philadelphia Toboggan Co. Skee Ball Machine. Fully mechanical. No need to plug in! You roll the ball and when it enters one of the score holes...
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American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Vintage Child's Toy Tin Large Spinning Top by Chein Company, American, Ca. 1950
Located in Incline Village, NV
Highly colorful and completely operational hard to find LARGE tin child's toy spinning top made by the J. Chein Company, Harrison, New Jersey, Circa 1950. It works great and is in co...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Tin

Italian Vintage Toy for Girl Carriage with Horse
Located in Milano, IT
Nice vintage Italian toy of the 50's for girl, of Italian manufacture. The toy is a pretty carriage with its horse attached for little girl, the carriage still has working its pedals...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Steel

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