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AB-9559        NEW!         $22

1-1/2" round, this is a souvenir token from the Indianapolis sesquicentennial event, celebrating the city's 150th anniversary in 1971. It is bronzey in color and shows practically no wear. Nice detail on both sides.

AB-6591          NEW!        $110

4" long, 2" wide sterling bon bon spoon with a pale yellow enamel handle! The bowl has a nice open design. The enamel is on the back and front of the handle and shows no damage at all. It's marked sterling with some tiny hallmarks on the back that I can't make out. No dents or damage to the sterling. Sweet 1920s usuable spoon!

AB-9558                  $24

1" square gold tone folding purse picture frame! When closed you can see a small enamel center design on the front. The back is plain and gold tone in color. It's hinged and when opened it reveals two sides to hold photos on each side. The plastic coverings for the photos are intact. Cute 1950s item and definitely usable today!

AB-6381                  $78

5" long, 1-1/8" wide sterling with pink enamel handled spoon! There is no damage to the enamel which is on the front only. No dents or damage to the sterling. It's marked sterling on the back. Fun 1920s spoon!

AB-8021                   $128

2" square sterling photo frame. Nice cut out design on the frame with floral accents. No dents or damage to the sterling. The back has the original dark green back with strong easel. It's marked "Carr Craft Sterling" on the rim. Adorable usable frame, circa 1920s!

AB-8724                  $148

3-1/2" x 2-1/2" oval shaped brassy photo frame with blue enamel front.  No damage to the enamel. Glass intact. Nice strong easel back and clips to hold the back in place. Circa 1930-1940s. 

AB-2121                    $20

This paperback book has 386 pages of "Complete reprints of all articles which appeared in the Antque trader Weekly during 1973, completely indexed by subject." It is approximately 10 1/2 by 14" and it is in very good condition. SOME of the 100s of informative articles include: Occupied Japan, Cash Registers, Paperweights, Furniture, Folk Art, Napkin Rings, Jewelry, Toys/Games and much much more!!

AB-7927                    $120

10" long and 3" wide, this is an old aluminum glove box! It has a nice embossed design on the front and also has the raised words Gloves! Nice secure hinge and little legs. It's empty and always was and is in undamaged condition, definitely usable today. It also comes with the original holly papered lidded box! Great condition on the box, bright colors, a little soiled on the inside. No company markings on either box. The aluminum box fits perfectly inside the holly box. Fun items! Circa 1900s.

AB-7223                 $99

A childs size brass purse mirror! 4" x 2" round. The back is porcelain with two adorable Asian woman in colorful clothing. Original bevelled mirror, very slightly foggy. No damage. Still usable! From the early 1900s.

AB-3627                    $38

4" long, this is a sharpener to hang from a chain! The sharpener area measures 2-3/4" long and there is a silverplate top piece with a thick bale to hang from a chain. It's marked Germany on the sharpener. It still sharpens items! Circa 1930s.

AB-4815                          $48

2" tall and 1-1/2" wide German porcelain tape measure with a clown sitting on it! Great detail to the figurine--pink cheeks, black eyes, red lips. Black accents to his clothing. The base is yellow. It's marked Germany 15479 on the back. It has the slot for the tape and you can see/hear the tape dispenser inside. But it's missing the actual measuring tape. Not sure if you can replace the inside piece as the bottom appears solid. Still a sweet 1920s piece! No damage or repairs to the porcelain.
 

AB-3829                        $38

1-1/2" wide and 1-1/4" tall black enamel (both sides) lighter with applied enamel scottie dog on the front. There is a tiny crazed mark on the dog, noticeable upon close examination. No damage to the black enamel. On the bottom silverplate is says "Arrow Automatic Super Lighter Japan. Cute.

AB-2491                        $18

1-3/4" tall and just under 1-1/2" round brassy holder. It has a raised filigree design on two areas with red, blue, green prong set rhinestones. Nice design in the background. It has three ball feet. Not sure what this was originally used for but could definitely be used on your vanity for Q-tips or make up brushes or even toothpicks! Circa 1930s.

AB-7136          $22

16 pages (both sides) from an early 1930s catalog (not sure which one!) of advertisements for pens and pencils! Several brands including Grieshaber, Eclipse, Wahl-Eversharp, Cross, Moore's, Gold Medal. Eight of the pages are in color. Very detailed info! Good condition.

AB-8414          $45

1-1/2" square, this is a brassy colored portable/purse ashtray! The top is pink enamel with a white enamelled cigarette on top! It has a push closure and when you open it, there is a small pop up piece, attached to a spring that pops up to rest your cigarette on! The piece is 1/4" deep so it will hold lots of ashes! No damage to the enamel. No company id. Circa 1940-1950s!

AB-5779          $118

3" x 2" silverplate cigarette case! The front and back has a nice line design in the silverplate and the front only has a center 1-1/4" blue floral enamel decoration. To open the case you push right above the enamel and the 1/4" hinged lid pops open! To close it you just push the lid and it snaps tightly closed. It's marked Marathon on the inside lid. The Marathon company made great enamelled compacts and smoking accessories in the 1920-1930s and this is when this piece dates. No damage to the enamel or silverplate.

AB-8408          $25

1-1/2" wide and 2-1/4" tall, silverplate dog stick pin holder! Cute dog with nice detail, he's even wearing a hat! There is red velvet in a 1" section on his back to hold your stickpins! Slight wear to the silverplate, doesn't detract from his cuteness! It's marked Germany next to his paws. Circa 1930s.

AB-2744          $38

2-1/2" tall, 2" round at the base, 800 silver toothpick holder! Nice ornate designs on it. No dents or dings. It's marked 800 on the bottom, along with a company logo that I can't make out. This would also hold Q-tips or vanity items! Circa 1920s.

AB-2298          $22

7-1/2" long, 830 silver cheese slicer! Nice swirly designs on the handle. It has an "S" monogram on the handle. The slicer is still sharp and this will definitely slice cheese! No dents, dings or scratches. Circa 1920s.

AB-6559          $78

5-1/2" x 2" tall. Six sided hand painted candlestick holder! Nice detailed on the blue forget me knot flowers. Gold colored handle. No damage or worn areas. Marked on the bottom with Xmas 1910, with the name Neal, probably the artist. Also a manufacture logo with Prussia. Really cute and definitely usable!

AB-5010          $325

5-3/4" x 3-1/2" Austrian hand painted stickpin holder with attached tray! Pretty pink and green flowers are handpainted on the tray and it still has it's gold coloring along the edge of the tray and on the top of the stickpin holder. There's room for 13 stickpins. Marked Vienna Austria along with a company logo on the back. It's also signed by E. Hoffman, who I assume is the artist who painted the tray! No damage and really sweet. Hard to find the trays with the stickpin holders on them. Circa 1920s.

AB-6558          $98

3" squared with scalloped corners, 2-1/2" tall for the ring tree section. This is a handpainted ring stand! Painted with pretty blue forget me knots, nice detail. Gold coloring on the ring holder, slightly worn in areas from use! No damage. Marked with the impressed numbers 1184 on the bottom. Cute for a dresser! From the early 1900s.

AB-5494          $225

This is a 1920s boudoir bell!! It has a celluloid base with a rim of sterling and then the prettiest baby blue enamel with a design in the enamel. It's domed shape and measures 2" around. On the top is the push button that called your servant! The original cord is attached. It has screws on the bottom that you could unscrew and attach a modern cord to actually make the bell work! No damage or repairs. Just great!!

AB-2591          $138

6-1/2" around, 1-1/4" from tip of the handle to the top. This is an adorable porcelain backed hand painted hand mirror! Beautiful lady with blond hair surrounded by flowers. White background. Brass handle with flowers. The original bevelled glass mirror shows some discoloration spots, but still usable. The handles on these mirrors unscrew so you can replace the glass if you ever want to. No damage to the porcelain. From the early 1900s. Great on a dresser!

AB-7132          $75

4" wide, 2-1/2" tall pink colored domed shaped celluloid ring box from the 1930s. Nice ornate base with carved designs. The inside has purple velvet around the slot for your ring. The inside lid says "Norshore Jewelers, 1631 Howard St., Chicago. No damage, nice large size!

AB-7139          $22

8" 1972 Crystal Christmas Plate in the original box. Nice design on the plate with a tree, impressed "Christmas 1972" on the plate. No damage to the plate and box is in great condition. No company identification, so not sure who made the plate.

AB-4691          $165

4" x 3" old double mosaic picture frame! The colors of the tile pieces are very bright and include white, blue, red, yellow, green and orange. It has little loop feet to stand on and the original easel stand on the back. Glass intact. The openings for the photos are approximately 1-3/4" x 1-1/2." All the tile pieces are intact and appear original. Marked "made in Italy" on the back. Really cute, circa 1920s.

AB-4835          $35

7" x 4-1/2" gold tone double tone square picture frame. Each frame measures 3-1/2 x 4-1/2" and there are two hinges in the center. Cardboard backing. Nice raised designs on the edges of the frame. Very shiny. No damage, never used. No markings. It has the original .59 price tag! Circa 1950s.

AB-4865          $128

4-1/2" round glass jar with nice line designs. The lid is handpainted with a lady in long dress with long hair holding a basket of flowers. This dresser jar is a hair receiver and was used to hold the hair that came off a ladies' comb!! No damage to the bottle or lid. No markings. From the 1920s. This will look great on your dresser!

AB-4811          $48

4" x 3" old brass picture frame. Nice swirly design on the front. The oval area for the photo measures 3" x 2-1/4." Easel stand on the back along with ring to hang on the wall. Marked only with the numbers 272 on the back. Nice old frame, circa 1930s. No damage.

AB-4034          $65

3" wide, 2-1/2" tall, 3" long German peacock pin dish from the 1920s! Nice yellow, blue and orange colors on the dish and there's nice detail on his face and wings. Marked Germany and design numbers 4844 on the bottom. No damage. Fun!

AB-578          $22

8-1/2" x 5-1/4" unused 1940-1950s baby book! There are 16 colored pages with information to fill out about every detail of your baby's first few years! Definitely usable today! Top condition.

AB-979          $138

3-1/2" x 2-1/2" hammered silver (not marked sterling, but tested silver) vanity. Inside has coin holders for a nickle and dime. There's a section that opens for a compact and a section for bills. It's marked WM Co. on the chain and has ENB monogram in the corner. Top condition. Circa 1920's.

AB-595          $75

5" wide, 3-1/4" deep, 2-1/2" tall, black plastic box with green plastic top with silver ball knob. This box was made by the manufacturer of Kool cigarettes, The Brown & Williamson Company in 1939. They obtained this box from General Electric. For .50 you got the box and two packs of cigarettes! The GE logo is on the bottom. I have an advertisement that explains the promotion and it says that 500,000 were sold. No damage, fun piece!

AB-2698          $68

3-1/2" German girl in a sitting position. She's very colorful with blond hair, blue swimsuit, lots of detail and cute face! Her hands are on her stomach and there's a hole in her hand to hold a paper umbrella. It's original and she was suppose to hold something. I think it was an umbrella as there's an original metal piece attached to her behind. She sits on the edge of a glass or fish bowl and I think that's what she was intended to do! She has impressed numbers 4325 and Germany on her back. No damage. Circa 1920s. She'll look cute protecting your fish!

AB-2268          $98

4-1/2" tall, 1-1/4" round hairpin holder made out of ebony. It's all black in color and has a lift off lid. The words "Hairpins" is in sterling script letters on the front. There are hallmarks on the letters--Lion, (sterling) shield (Newcastle or Chester Assay Office) and the letter U, which dates this piece to either 1915 or 1919. The marks are so small I can't make out the sharp details to them! No damage and a really cute piece to put on your dresser to hold your hairpins!!

AB-5024          $98

2-3/4" x 1-3/4" silverplate card case with enamel center on the front. Nice designs on the silverplate. Inside has a spring piece that would hold the cards in place. I don't believe this was a cigarette case as it's not deep enough. The front has a blue enamel center with a pink and green flower. Snaps tightly closed. No company identification, normal surface wear to the silverplate. Circa 1930s.

AB-2464          $95

3-1/4" x 1-3/4" sterling calling card case. The front has a monogram. I believe it's FAL and could be buffed out. The lid flips up to hold the cards and it is marked sterling 5117 on the edge and there is a logo on the other side that I can't make out. Not wide enough to hold modern normal sized business cards. Dates from the early 1900s.

AB-2993          $45

7" x 4" German porcelain lady with brown hair and a pretty face wearing a full blue dress leaning against a base that would be used to make a lamp. This is all original and just needs to be electrified and needs a cute shade. No chips or cracks. Embossed Germany and 836 on the bottom. Circa 1920s.

AB-2306          $55

5" sterling silver handled bell. Handle has floral design on both sides. Bell section is silver plate. Marked sterling on handle. Circa 1920's. Rings loud!

AB-3208          $14

12" (from curve to curve) tubular beaded and pearl collar on white silky material. Hook and eye at end. Beads and pearls all there, top condition.

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