1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Vintage 1950s American Steampunk Toys and Dolls

Copper, Iron

Vintage Bronx toy factory industrial doll head mold. Awesome screw eyes. Fantastic patina and layered surface from exposure to various chemicals and high heat during the manufacturin...

Dunhill

Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories

Gold Plate, Lucite

We are delighted to offer for sale is this very rare original 1950s handmade in England oversized Dunhill Aquarium table lighter with gold-plated metal work I have another four of...

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware

Metal

Syphons, commonly known as "seltzers", are glass bottles with the function of dispensing soda water. These items were widely used in the most fashionable Italian bars in the 1950s to...

Vintage 1950s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

49 embroidered stars on a small scale pieced-and-sewn American flag reflecting the addition of Alaska in 1959, official for just one year, made by Annin in New York city: 49 star ...

Vintage 1950s Italian Scientific Instruments

Metric tape wheel or metric rib 10 meters long. It is an instrument used for measuring lengths and consists of a flexible tape on which the metric scale is trimmed, made in such a wa...

Vintage 1950s Russian Scientific Instruments

Suction psychrometer according to Assmann, an instrument used to measure the temperature and humidity of the air, Russian manufacture of the 1950s. This instrument was used to determ...

Vintage 1950s Italian Scientific Instruments

Small theodolite made of grey painted metal signed by Filotecnica Salmoiraghi Milano Made in Italy n. 65142 in the fifties and placed in its original metal case with the shape of a c...

Pierre Jacquemon

Vintage 1950s American Brutalist Paintings

Oil

Oil painting on canvas by listed French born painter Pierre Jacquemon (1936-2002). Gold, copper and bronze tones give depth of color and a wide range of nuance that seems ever changi...

Matthew M. Orante

Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Models and Miniatures

Large Folk Art model Eiffel tower. Created by Matthew M. Orante using 783 pieces of wood. Model accompanied by original newspaper article.

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures

Fiberglass

Rare huge (1m height) replica of "Taittinger" champagne bottle in fiberglass made in France in the circa 1950. Those types of replicas were used as marketing and advertising tools to...

Schwinn Bicycle Company

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Steel, Rubber

Classic 1950s Tandem bike, bicycle built for two by J C Higgins Schwinn. Retains all original parts grips pedels tires seats etc. Amazing original condition Original color paint and ...

Seeburg

Vintage 1950s American Historical Memorabilia

Metal

Model 100 JL serial number #262526 great working condition. some repairs have been done by a local company, its in working condition. has some wear and scratches due to age and bein...

Vintage 1950s Historical Memorabilia

King Jr., Martin Luther. Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1958. Signed and inscribed first edition. Octavo, original red and blue dust jack...

Vintage 1950s German Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Leather

Vintage leather hand-stitched medicine ball.

Vintage 1950s American Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Nixon football. This rose bowl football was presented to Vice President Richard M. Nixon in 1954. Nixon gave the ball to his nephew. His nephew and buddy played water polo with it in...

Westinghouse

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia

Metal

Beginning in 1956 when Coca-Cola changed its paint schemes, the new 42s were painted in a two-tone scheme. The body of the machine was red with a white top. In addition, the door emb...

Sony Corporation

Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls

1959, most had recovered from the war and end of the 1950s and promised more domesticated goods an luxuries to the masses. Japan was rapidly becoming an electronics giant making impr...

Vintage 1950s British Aviation Objects

Painted by Turner (Charles E., 1883-1965). Original illustration for the Illustrated London News, 21 May 1955, showing Jet G-39 in flight, charcoal and grey washes highlighted in gou...

Alexandre Noll

Vintage 1950s French Art Deco More Desk Accessories

Ebony

Alexandre Noll ebony wood carved jewelry, cards plate. Made in France, 1950s.

Vintage 1950s Polish Industrial Scientific Instruments

Iron

The original, mechanical medical scale from the 1950s, produced by Lubelska Fabryka Wag. Year of production: 1955 Construction: The body is made of cast iron. There is a L.F.W. co...

Seca

Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments

- Seca weighing scales from the 1950s - Fully original and complete - The weight was not subject to any renovation - Made aluminum, steel, chrome, and Bakelite - The scale is fu...

Vintage 1950s Books

Breakfast at Tiffany's: A Short Novel and Three Stories by Truman Capote in modern full morocco, with a black silhouette of Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly -- housed in a matching ...

Vintage 1950s English Elizabethan Figurative Sculptures

Lead

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely rare boxed original souvenir from the 1950s of the Royal stagecoach and Queen Elizebeth with the Duke being pull by 8 dapple greys T...

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware

Metal

Syphons, commonly known as "seltzers", are glass bottles with the function of dispensing soda water. These items were widely used in the most fashionable Italian bars in the 1950s to...

Vintage 1950s English Elizabethan Figurative Sculptures

Lead

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely rare boxed original souvenir of HM The Queen Elizabeth II on her coronation in 1953 This is part of a larger set of vintage royal ex...

Vintage 1950s British George III Figurative Sculptures

Lead

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely rare boxed original souvenir from the 1950s of the Coronation chair This is part of a larger set of vintage royal exhibition toys th...

Vintage 1950s Games

Exceptionally well-crafted marquetry checkerboard and box. Cast in silver and gold. 12 small and four "kings". Measures: Board 18 ½” square. Case 9” x 15”. Cast players 1 ½”. We thin...

Vintage 1950s Australian Musical Instruments

Bronze, Copper, Brass

This midcentury copper and brass bugle features the bronze insignia for the Western Australian University Regiment with a swan and two open books. Laurels surround the central shield...

Vintage 1950s Books

“Don’t forget. Please feed the cat”, - Breakfast as Tiffany's First edition, first impression with first dust wrapper of Truman Capote's Classic novel chronicling the adventures ...

Vintage 1950s Historical Memorabilia

King Jr., Martin Luther, Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story. New York: Harper & Brothers: 1958. First edition in original jacket. Housed in a black quarter leather clamshell...

Vintage 1950s American Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Metal

Vintage basketball light up scoreboard. Rewired and lights are in working condition.

Ellouise Baker Larsen

Vintage 1950s American Books

Paper

American historical views on Staffordshire China by Ellouise Baker Larsen. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., New York, 1950. Signed, new revised first edition thus hardcover with sli...

Unknown

Vintage 1950s American Industrial Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Plywood

Early 1950s plywood surfboard "Kookbox" modeled after the designs of Tom Blake's surfboards of the 1930s, who was considered the founder of California surf culture. Constructed of ma...

Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Steel, Suede, Rubber, Wood

Fantastic vintage original suede sloping neck pommel horse. The pommel horse retains its original suede cover and telescoping legs. Marked VGS at the rubber feet.

Dieter Rams

Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments

Steel, Beech

Original Braun L1 speaker by Dieter Rams. Additional speaker for SK phonosuper model, Atelier one and two. The sound is clean and with quality. Wood cabinet in perfect condition. R...

Vintage 1950s Italian Models and Miniatures

Wood

Impressive set of carved wooden forms, with original box and makers mark. Largest form measures roughly 6" x 2.5" Made in Italy, circa 1957.

Vintage 1950s Books

A Soldier's Story by Omar Bradley. New York: Henry Holt, (1951). Inscribed and signed first trade edition by the author -- General Omar Bradley. Illustrated throughout with 55 maps a...

Vintage 1950s Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

A handsome bust depicting Abraham Lincoln; cast in dark patinated plaster and mounted on a square black wood base. The collar of the bust is signed and dated: "1955 Leo Cherne" Leo ...

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware

Metal

Syphons, commonly known as "seltzers", are glass bottles with the function of dispensing soda water. These items were widely used in the most fashionable Italian bars in the 1950s to...

Vintage 1950s American Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Metal

Vintage basketball hand-painted metal back board and hoop.

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware

Metal

Syphons, commonly known as "seltzers", are glass bottles with the function of dispensing soda water. These items were widely used in the most fashionable Italian bars in the 1950s to...

Vintage 1950s American Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Visalia show saddle. Well-marked with sterling plaque on seat. Visalia Stock Saddle Company number AB111035. Made for Mrs. E. Herrlein. Period: Mid-20th Century Origin: Visalia...

Dieter Rams

Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments

Wood

Braun G-11/62 tube radio in white with wooden case. Great sound and reception! Built-in speaker. Additional connection for external speaker and turntable. With tone controls. Great c...

Vintage 1950s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

California state flag with gold silk fringe, circa 1950-60: Early state flags fall between very scarce and extraordinarily rare in the antiques marketplace. One primary reason for...

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Barware

Metal

Syphons, commonly known as "seltzers", are glass bottles with the function of dispensing soda water. These items were widely used in the most fashionable Italian bars in the 1950s to...

Line Vautrin, Line Vautrin, Line Vautrin

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Collectible Jewelry

Bronze

"Les sept péchés capitaux" - "The seven deadly sins" is a rare gilded bronze bracelet or armband designed and produced by Line Vautrin (France) circa 1955 Total length without clasp...

Vintage 1950s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Collectible Jewelry

Stone

Silverring with a big beautiful amber stone covering the top. Nice elegant silverbase. Scandinavian. From circa 1950s. Modernism. Inner diameter is 16 mm, height of ring 25 mm. Size...

Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Collectible Jewelry

Stone

A special and tough silver ring with a silver spider climbing up on a spiderweb. Marked with O2. Probably Scandinavian. Inner diameter is 18 mm, height of ring 22 mm. Length of spid...

Vintage 1950s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Collectible Jewelry

Silver

Special, clean and round sterling silver ring with a formation on top as a plate. Minimalistic style. Good solid silver base. Marked 925 GHA. Sweden. Inner diameter is 18 mm, height...

Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Collectible Jewelry

Stone

A petite and rare silver ring with a green round shaped stone lying on a round silver base. Thin and elegant ring. Modernism. Inner diameter is 18 mm, height of ring 25 mm. Size of ...

Vintage 1950s Italian Sterling Silver

Silver

Italian sterling silver Chalice finely embossed and chiselled 800 punch at the base. cup in golden bath. Weight gr 335.  

Carl Auböck, Werkstätte Auböck

Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Brass, Leather

A rare collectors find from the Auböck workshop. The well-shaped object functions as a boot jack and is made from the characteristic combination of heavy brass and leather. Marked o...

Vintage 1950s German Black Forest Dry Bars

A vintage wine bar consisting of two bar stools, shelf and counter. Made of wood from vines. Executed circa 1950. Measures taken from the bar counter only.

Howard Miller, Irving Harper, George Nelson

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Metal

Rare working and nice example of an original George Nelson desk clock, model 4762, designed in 1951. I've watched it keep time for days and it's spot-on. Original motor and cord. Rep...

Unknown

Vintage 1950s American American Craftsman Nautical Objects

Wood

Monumental ocean liner, cruise ship model from the 1950s. A piece of handmade folk art made to depict cruise ships that crossed the Atlantic. It is 8 feet long x 33 " high and 21" de...

Ferdinand Parpan

Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Sculptures

Bronze, Marble

Ferdinand Parpan (1902-2004) "St. Francis", a black patinated cubist bronze on rouge marble base, signed, monogrammed and dated 1950 in the bronze. Measures: H 13 1/4&quo...

Teleavia

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments

Metal

Teleavia P111 TV designed by Bertroni in 1958. All original, as found condition. Screen swivels 360 degrees. Still has European wiring and plug and don't think it works. At some poi...

Banthrico Inc.

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls

Zinc

This is one of the more rare and sought after still banks. Submarine on Base "Confederate Hunley" Still Bank depicts and commemorates, as stated on the facing name plate, "Sank Feder...