The six imperfect but complete Beistle lanterns sold for ~$143 each, quite a bit considering condition and lack of scarcity. Beistle produced this unvarying design for many seasons, so if you ...
Beistle produced a set of four of these mechanical nut cups in one year only - 1938. I was fortunate to acquire four complete sets of these nut cups in 2014 from a seller in Massachusetts, plus ...
This odd item was produced by Gibson during the early 1930s. It was meant as both a place card and a napkin holder. I’m not sure how receptive the public was to this combination as they are ...
I have concerns about this item being a poorly done reproduction. I’ve asked the seller, who is a regular seller of vintage Halloween items, to include photos of the interior so that potential ...
After months of seeing mostly garbage, it warms the heart to see this listing. Dennison produced these unsettling seals beginning in 1924, but couldn’t have produced them for more than a few ...
Chapter IJoe Chaney is Dead
It was a waterlogged afternoon in the bantamweight town of Arden Hurst, Virginia, and a mournful multitude stooped over a hole in the ground slowly filling with tears ...
It’s nice to see a quality listing amidst all of the out-of-season listings of items produced only in the last few years. (There has been some great small paper offered by netantiques!) Beistle ...
It's a brand new year, my spooky little friends, and the countdown to October 31st is on! One of the things a new calendar year ushers in is the R-word: resolutions.
Everyone is making ...
Halloween is still months away, but that doesn't mean you can't start getting ready for the most wonderful day of the year right now.
This post was originally published in January 2016 ...