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VTG LOT 12 Beistle Halloween Die Cut Out Decorations Cat Witch Pumpkin Skeleton

This interesting Beistle lot brought a good sum. The most interesting items are the four with the JOL bottoms. The complete set is comprised of six designs. (You can see others to this set on page 218.) Beistle produced them in an enveloped set during the early 1920s. These have been reproduced on a glossy stock, so be cautious when contemplating a purchase. The three rockers shown were part of a set of six designs produced in 1930-31.

Vintage Kirchhof Halloween Noise Maker Tin Litho 1940s

Kirchhof produced many, many tin litho Halloween designs. I’ve always liked this one as it seems to me that the designer was having fun doing the job. The lively borders, the central pan image and most of all, the potbellied devil frolicking in the flames add up to one eye-catching, pleasing noisemaker. This lot is in nice condition and certainly is worth no less than the opening bid.

RARE! VINTAGE BEISTLE HALLOWEEN MECHANICAL NUT CUP - BLACK CAT!

It is so nice to finally see some quality items appearing on eBay. With their lack of differentiation of holiday categories and time periods, one has to wade through so much garbage. This mechanical fold-up nut cup was produced by Beistle for a single season in 1938. Four comprise a full set. I was lucky enough to buy multiples of each design in 2015, so this may have once been part of that collection out of Massachusetts. The seller is stellar, so bid with great confidence.