The Germans were able to portray such emotion in their moldings. One can almost feel the anticipation and joy this JOL-headed woman exudes through the skillful rendering of the body. This would certainly be a show-stopper in any display. The seller is a long-time collector who did the hobby a very great service with her publication in the 1990s of The Boo News, an informative, well-written newsletter with a diverse offering of articles. I own virtually every copy Dawn Kroma ever published, and cherish them for their information. If she has any copies left, I hope she’ll offer them up for auction. They are very much worth having as part of any collector’s reference library.
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Vintage Halloween Tally Cards original pack of 5, bat, owl, witch, etc. 1950's ?
I hadn’t seen this particular packaging before viewing this listing. Beistle produced their tallies for many years in at least two sizes - and in several kinds of packaging, but this small windowed envelope was a new variant. I feel this nice set is from the later 1920s as the packaging is quite similar to a stunt game shown on page 17.
Vintage Halloween Nut Cup... Rare
This is a superbly designed item - one that I had never seen before. The art looks very similar to some of the Gibson shades you can find on page 44. I appreciate when an artist endeavors to cram as much detail into something with such a small form factor. I’m surprised it didn’t bring stronger dollars.
Vintage Halloween CARDBOARD NUT CUP - BEISTLE - 1920's - MINT - HARD TO FIND!
This mint little nut cup is being offered by a knowledgeable and trustworthy seller. You can have confidence in dealing with them.
03/17 Update: This great item brought a strong $58.
HALLOWEEN KITTY CARD GAME BEISTLE 1927 BOX DIRECTIONS 30 CARDS
I haven’t seen this game offered for many years. This boxed game from Beistle was copyrighted in 1927 but wasn’t released until 1928. My reference has assigned an RSIN of 3 to this great item, but I am changing this to 2. I like that the example up for auction is complete with instructions. The box itself looks intact and unmarred. If you don’t own this yet, you may not have another opportunity for quite some time. It’ll be fun to see what this brings. As I write this, bidding is already at $138.49.
03/10 Update: This great item sold for a strong $445.
VINTAGE! WHITMAN HALLOWEEN PARTY MATERIAL BOX & CONTENTS
I appreciate listings like this one where the contents of an obscure set are shown. Often single pieces from such sets will surface with no attribution, so saving the photos associated with these kinds of listings is a good way to enhance knowledge.
Vintage 1925 HALLOWEEN Large Die-Cut Accordion Crepe WITCH & Fiery Caldron
This cauldron decoration was produced by Beistle from 1928-1932. I believe it was originally part of their Rustic Fireplace due to the streamers at the bottom meant to simulate flames. See page 127 for more information. The seller needs to include more and higher resolution photos. It is hard to tell whether the arch has been repaired. It appears as if it has been restored in some fashion.
03/10 Update: I feel the lack of good photos hampered this item from bringing the dollars it deserved. It sold for only $162.50.
Viscoloid Celluloid Halloween Jack O Lantern Pumpkin Head Baker Roly Poly 1920’s
What a colorful, fresh item! The pre-Dupont Viscoloid items are generally crisper and more colorful than their later brethren. Just think of all the perils this little guy had to avoid to arrive in 2020 with little to no damage - especially being a roly-poly. I’m glad to see it brought a strong price.
Cardboard Slot & Tab Black Cat Halloween Lantern/Container. Face on both sides
This cat head lantern was produced by Alberts Display and Novelty Company of New York only from 1941-1946. It was produced without inserts and is almost always found with bends to the prominent ears.
Halloween Handled Small Tea Cups & Sugar Bowl Germany JOL Face vintage
This seems a steep price to pay for this trio of items with such damage. I would have forecast this would have fetched in the $450 range, so the buyer paid a premium.
Vintage Dennison's Halloween Pumpkin Head Boy Cut Outs x2 with Box
This great set was first produced by Dennison in 1926 and was offered for several seasons thereafter. It was sold with stock number H408. I hadn’t seen one offered for sale on any venue for awhile so was interested to see what it would fetch.
Vintage Halloween Labels Witch Design Original Box
The seller left a tidy sum on the proverbial table by offering this rare boxed set of Whitney seals as a BIN for $32. Surprisingly, the listing lasted ~2.5 hours before some knowledgeable soul snapped the set up. These green-boxed Whitney seal sets have become quite desirable.
Early 1900's DENNISON H489 HALLOWEEN DECORATION Illuminated Silhouettes Assorted
This Dennison assortment is rare and I feel the buyer got a fair deal. However, the “assorted” mentioned as part of the content’s description on the box refers to the JOLs being assorted, not that the box would contain a hodgepodge of unrelated illuminated silhouettes. The box originally would have contained 3-4 different JOL designs.
Vintage German HALLOWEEN Candy Container GHOST Grim Reaper on Log Composition
I don’t think this has much age to it. (I’d know for sure if I’d have the opportunity to examine it personally.) Little about the item is consistent with German candy containers I know to be genuine. The paint on the skeleton is mottled, the scythe is too glossy, the disk upon which the skeleton sits is too decorated and the ornateness of the tree stump base is inconsistent with truly old candy containers. The interior of the base is painted - another anomaly. I could see this being made anytime after the mid-1960s through yesterday. If you are interested in it, get the provenance from the seller and a money-back guarantee if your research indicates that it is a newer item.
1927 Denison goods Halloween harvest price list 5th avenue New York Thanksgiving
I’m glad to see these important references get the respect they do in the marketplace. Dennison produced a dizzying array of well designed items from the early teens through the early 1930s before their design aesthetic tapered precipitously. Their nearly annual Bogie Books and their brethren through about 1924 are a great resource for what Dennison was producing and their stock numbers. After that, Dennison used the Bogie Books less as a great resource for both retailers and end consumers and more for just the latter, jettisoning their informative listings for illustrations. For those of us interested in understanding what was produced when and for how many seasons the Bogie Books become less important, supplanted by these annual Price List pamphlets. I have nearly a full run and turn to them frequently for data. They are still fairly cheap, something I expect to change. These pamphlets are significantly harder to find than their corresponding Bogie Books.
