Halloween values seem to be soft at the moment with exceptions, of course. The mystery here is why this broomed witch diecut, produced by Beistle during the early 1960s, has been bid up to ...
Yup, like the rest of the world right now, this Halloween Barbie is whole-heartedly obsessed with the Barbie movie. (Honestly, the pink hair should have been your first clue that would ...
I’ve only seen this seemingly semi-finished, oddly-constructed tin litho clapper a handful of times in 35 years of collecting. Each one has that same plain-Jane handle. I have not been able to ...
An interesting market segment that has recently gotten definite heat are pop-ups from the 1960s. Those produced by Hallmark seem to be especially hot. I’ve recently sold several 1960s Hallmark ...
Beistle produced five different designs in this large form factor, all with scalloped edges, beginning in 1932. You can see four of these designs on pages 149 and 150. The enduring mystery of ...
This soulless item has modest (very) decorative value only. It is a folk art item made for that market during the 1995-2005 interval. The design is based on the genuine item long part of the ...
Beistle produced this game during the late 1940s when they were clearly running out of gas from a design perspective. They were so adrift at that time they actually produced three in the ...
A blog about horror movies that take place during Halloween or the fall season. With posts containing movie news, trailers, official posters, fan art, poster collections, stills/screen captures, ...
The manufacturer of the large line of noisemakers with this design was too long unknown. Finally, I can say the manufacturer was Spearhead Industries, Inc. of Eden Prairie, MN. They incorporated ...
This non-embossed bat was produced by Dennison. A slightly more colorful iteration first appeared in their 1920 Bogie Book with a stock number of H62. I suspect this one was produced in 1919 or ...
Do you love Halloween AND reading? Well then, hello new BFF! We are going to get along famously.
This post was originally published in June 2018 and was last updated in August 2023. It ...