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Vintage Silver BEADED HEADBAND Black Velvet Tiara Shape - eBay (item 310027939422 end time Mar-07-08 19:10:46 PST) This vintage beaded headband has silver embroidery that looks like beads until you look close. Half of the design is skinny square silver slivers strung on embroidery thread. The other half is silvery springs. Together they make an intricate flower and ribbon design on black velvet fabric.
The red tag on the black lining fabric back says, "Made in Republic of India."
The band is 2 1/2 inches wide at the central tiara design and 1 1/2 inches wide at the narrow part. The band is 24 inches long when snapped shut.
There are two small flaws in the embroidery on the left side. One is tarnish or lack of shine where it was folded and creased. The other is a bit of unraveled stitching at the bottom edge of this vintage black and silver beaded headband from India.
Click the second link to see this headband or the first to see all headbands currently on eBay.
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Vintage Navy WWII U.S. SERVICE WRITING KIT in Orig Box! - eBay (item 310027633877 end time Mar-06-08 17:15:00 PST) This U.S. Service Writing Kit is a navy blue faux leather paper folder with a silver embossed logo and "U.S. Service Writing Kit" on the front cover. Inside on the left is a pocket full of envelopes, a place to put your sweetheart's photo and a card to record your name, number, outfit, company, camp and location. On the right is a pad of stationery imprinted with a navy blue USN anchor logo.
There are 23 envelopes and the pad looks like a couple sheets are gone. The envelopes and stationery are age-darkened and have light foxing spots. We believe it's a World War II era kit.
The pasteboard box/envelope is printed on the front in red with images of three servicemen, a mailing envelope, stars and a banner that says, "U.S. Service Writing Kit." Both narrow sides say, "Keep Writing 'Em." Someone hand-wrote on one side "Navy, 50 cents" and on one end "Blue, 50 cents."
It's interesting to see how WWII servicemen were encouraged to keep in touch with the home folks with this official U.S. Navy Service Writing Kit.
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Vintage MANNING-BOWMAN TEA POT Silverplate, Teapot Only - eBay (item 310027374437 end time Mar-05-08 20:56:56 PST) This vintage tea pot is marked on the bottom, "Manning-Bowman & Co." It has protruding spikes for resting on a stand with a burner, but those pieces are not here. This is the pot only.
The pot is likely silverplate. You can see copper showing on the worn bottom rim. Both the pour handle and the lid handle are wood. The large handle prefers to lay to one side or the other, rather than stand upright.
The tea pot measures 8 inches long, 6 1/2 inches wide and 7 1/2 inches high with the handle upright. It holds 4 cups.
There's a small dent in the pot edge and a more serious dent that looks like a cut in the lid edge. The finish on the outside is good, inside the pot is tarnished. Some of the black finish on the wood parts is missing.
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Vintage HORNER'S TIN CANDY BOX Cinderella Graphic Lid! - eBay (item 310027362957 end time Mar-05-08 19:42:28 PST) This vintage tin candy box once contained Horner's Boy Blue Toffees. It features an embossed graphic design of Cinderella, her coach and mice on the lid.
One side of the box is marked, "Made in England by George W. Horner & Co., Ltd., Chester-Le-Street County of Durham." The two ends of the box show the registered trademark that says, "Made by Horner, The Guarantee of Goodness." The other side of the box has remnants of the paper label that listed the ingredients.
The colorful silvery design is not only painted but also embossed into the lid. Cinderella's glass slipper shows at her hem where her foot rests on a foot stool.
The candy box has age darkening and some loss of finish from rubbing the high spots on the lid, many scratches on the bottom, and darkening all around the edges of the lid. Inside the candy box there is much dark loss of finish in the bottom, less loss of finish in the lid.
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Vintage Hand-Made WOODEN BIPLANE Green Model Airplane! - eBay (item 310027063280 end time Mar-04-08 18:19:25 PST) This vintage green painted wooden airplane may have been a kit. It has a hand-carved wood block fuselage and wings with professional-looking struts, metal propeller, and wheels. I see no maker's mark anywhere.
The hunter green color has black and white hand-painted accents in the form of stripes, circles and the numeral 2. The wingspan is 14 5/8" and the plane is about 9 1/2" long.
The paint is chipped here and there, particularly on the upper wing and fuselage. The propeller spins easily, the wheels turn easily, and the plane is sturdily constructed. This wooden airplane would look great on a shelf or strung up from your ceiling.
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Vintage Cast Iron PARROT BOTTLE OPENER Freestanding! - eBay (item 310027058312 end time Mar-04-08 17:59:47 PST) This vintage bottle opener is a painted cast iron parrot that stands upright, ready to grab and open a bottle with his open hooked beak. The side of the stand is marked, "JW©."
The color is clearest on the blue outer tail, yellow under tail and black stand. Some red shows on the belly, black beak, white face and maybe blue or green wings. Most of the original color is obscured by heavy patina.
The open beak of this parrot bottle opener is still sharply hooked and likely opens a bottle cap quick as a wink. It might open a can just as readily.
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Vintage 9-In YELLOW BELLHOP RUBBER DOLL Squeaker Toy! - eBay (item 310026805451 end time Mar-03-08 21:02:26 PST) This vintage rubber doll is a yellow bellhop boy with blonde hair, big dark eyes, pink cheeks, jaunty cap and uniform. There's no maker's mark anywhere. The squeaker has a number on it that's hard to read.
The rubber is still flexible and the squeaker still works, but not very loudly. The arms and legs move easily.
The right side of his belly is dented in a little bit and the back of the head is dented in a lot. There's something on the lower right leg and something pink on two fingers of the left hand. Otherwise he's in surprisingly good shape for such an old doll. He looks like he could be from the twenties or thirties.
Does this vintage rubber bellhop doll make you smile?
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Child Sz 10 Red DINGO COWBOY BOOTS Fancy Belt, Toe Trim - eBay (item 310026444254 end time Mar-02-08 17:30:34 PST) This fancy pair of red Dingo cowboy boots features metal toe trim and a belt around the ankle with a chain under the sole. They're marked, "Dingo, DIC2213 10 805 Made in China, All Man Made Materials."
This size fits feet 6 9/16" long and 2 12/16" wide, according to the kids' shoe size chart at Payless.
The boots are red with red embroidered stitching on the toe and ankle, black and white embroidered stitching on the legs. The fancy chained belts with silvery trim are removable. The toes have silvery metal trim. The boots have 1 1/2 inch heels and the leg measures 7 3/4 inches from top of heel to top of boot for a total height of 9 1/4 inches. They're 8 inches long and 3 1/8 inches wide. The legs measure 5 inches across at the top.
These boots are in excellent condition with clean insides and soles with no wear except at the back edge of the heels.
Does this pair of red Dingo cowboy boots make someone in your house smile?
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Vintage 10-Inch CAST IRON PIG Outdoor Candle Lantern! - eBay (item 310026185869 end time Mar-01-08 21:07:52 PST) This outdoor candle lantern is a cast iron holey pig. It's a real attention grabber. I see no maker's mark anywhere. A platform in the bottom belly holds a tea light or candle. A sturdy metal ring on the back hangs it up or it stands firm on four legs.
He's ten inches long and weighs almost seven pounds. His snout and ears have some light rust, but he's built solid.
Does this vintage cast iron pig outdoor candle lantern make you smile? It tickles me.
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1999 HARLEY-DAVIDSON WALRUS Stuffed Animal in Blk Vest! - eBay (item 310026159303 end time Mar-01-08 18:07:21 PST) This Harley-Davidson walrus is wearing a black vinyl vest with the Harley-Davidson Motorcycles logo on the left front and a bigger one on the back. The butt tag says, "Official Licensed Products ©1999 H-D Produced by Cavanagh Group International, Roswell, GA 30076. Made in China."
He's ten inches tall, quite soft and in very good condition. The price tag plastic is still in his left hand or fin. There's a small hole in the right vest, possibly where a pin would go? The finish on his black plastic nose has scratches showing loss of color.
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Vintage SOUTH BEND 1122 Fly Fishing Reel w/ Heavy Line! - eBay (item 310025920488 end time Feb-29-08 19:40:14 PST) This vintage fly fishing reel is marked, "South Bend 1122, Hong Kong." It's dark gray and silver, filled with heavy green line.
There's a small crank handle usable with either hand. One button selects quiet or clicking action. It measures 3 1/4" across with 3/4" width for line.
It shows minor surface wear. The worst fault is the area around the handle is bent inward about 1/8".
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Vintage BAGDAD CIGAR HUMIDOR Rough Ceramic, Metal Lid! - eBay (item 310025911116 end time Feb-29-08 18:54:27 PST) This vintage cigar humidor is ceramic with a metal lid and features a portrait of a man with a mustache and beard, fez and uniform. It says, "Bagdad." There is no other mark.
The glaze looks dirty, but it isn't. The marks are all in the glaze, possibly to look old? There are a couple dark rough spots on the bottom of the blue near the rim. It's just a very rough sort of glaze job, on purpose.
The ceramic has minor scratches and wear. I see what looks like a few hairline cracks inside the bottom, but the glaze there is undamaged, smooth and glossy. No cracks show outside.
The lid has three dark spots and other more minor marks on the upper side. The underside is duller with numerous marks and some wear where the container touches it around the rim.
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Vintage LOONY LOOP PUZZLE in Orig Box, 8-Step Diagram! - eBay (item 310025613254 end time Feb-28-08 19:53:41 PST) This vintage puzzle was made in Japan out of silvery finish metal and a nylon cord. Patent No. 172310. The box bottom saysThe loony-loop puzzle has been scientifically engineered to provide years of good entertainment for ages seven to seventy.
Excellent therapy for the convalescent.
Bright plated finish for lasting beauty.
Accept the challenge: try to remove and replace the nylon band without reading the instructions.
It comes with the original box and instruction sheet. There is a diagram for each of the eight steps for putting on and taking off the nylon loop.
The loop isn't on/in the puzzle right now. It's just barely attached, ready to be dealt with by you, the puzzle-lover.
The puzzle is in great shape. The box has many bends, a big hole and some pinholes in the lid and moisture stains. The instruction sheet is torn halfway across, creased and bent, but all there.
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Vintage 10-In TURKISH BRASS COFFEE GRINDER Hand Cranks! - eBay (item 310025497088 end time Feb-28-08 18:15:00 PST) This vintage brass coffee grinder is marked on the bottom, "KTM Original Mocca." There are bands of design around the tube and much patina.
It was difficult to get the two parts separated. We didn't get the top off. Maybe you know how to persuade the brass top to loosen so you can actually use the grinder.
For more information on using grinders and making Turkish coffee, visit http://www.turkish-coffee.org/
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Vintage Brass HORSE AND CARRIAGE Hansom Cab Rolls Turns - eBay (item 310024917112 end time Feb-26-08 18:14:51 PST) This vintage brass horse and carriage have no maker's mark. It's a Hansom cab, a two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage that was the 19th-century version of a taxi. Two passengers could sit inside and the driver sat behind.
Someone glued blue felt inside the carriage and where the driver sits. The carriage one can be removed, because the glue dried out. The other one is loose.
The back piece can move a little closer to the cab back. The horse can tip forward or backward in his harness, as can the carriage. The wheels spin easily and the horse can turn the carriage. The two pieces are not locked in a tight straight line at all. That's very nice for arranging as you please for display.
The horse and carriage are 15 inches long and weigh over 3 1/2 pounds. There are solder spots on the front of the carriage and on the horse's back, neck and mouth. Sorry the cab isn't level in the photos. It stands nice and level when you know it's supposed to. D'oh!
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WISE CRACKER Wooden Twist Action Nut Cracker, Orig Box! - eBay (item 310024644921 end time Feb-25-08 18:29:02 PST) This wooden nut cracker has a gold sticker label on the bottom that's marked, "Wise Cracker, Inc., P.O. Box 1142, Leonard, TX 75452-1142, (903) 0010, Patent #4,944,219." It comes in the original box that says it's "Handcrafted in the U.S.A. It's Simple! Safe! Easy to Use! Fun for Everyone! Makes a Great Gift!"
One side of the box shows the two-step process for cracking nuts.- Hold "Wise Cracker" with narrow end in the palm of your hand, drop nut down between rods.
- Twist opposite ends until rods contact nut. Then give a quick, sharp twist! Remove the cracked nut. The meat remains in one piece.
The box gives a recipe for Fresh Pecan Pie. The back says, "'Wise Cracker' requires less effort than conventional nutcrackers. It allows you to shell a large quantity of nuts quickly, safely, and with less fatigue!" Features:- Made of solid hardwood with urethane retainers
- Material and Workmanship are guaranteed for life
- Cracks Pecans exceptionally well
- Easy twist action cracks the nut, leaving the meat intact
- Handcrafted in the U.S.A.
- Fun to use. Everyone wants to try it!
- It is designed to crack Pecans, Brazil Nuts, Hazel Nuts and English Walnuts.
- (It is not designed to crack Hickory Nuts or Black Walnuts)
The nut cracker seems new. The box has slight dents, light soiling, and some fly speck stains.
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Vintage SUNNIE MISS TOY TOASTER Bright Tin Litho Works! - eBay (item 310024641832 end time Feb-25-08 18:14:44 PST) This vintage tin litho toy toaster says, "Sunnie Miss Toaster, 4358177 The Ohio Art Company, Bryan, Ohio 43506 Made in U.S.A." There's a little logo showing a girl labeled "Sunnie Miss." The yellow and green design features a graphic of three oranges with leaves and a faux control knob marked Lite and Dark with numbers. The same design is on both front and back.
The toaster is made of tin with a green plastic base. The silver finish is gone from the top and sides piece except for in the groove along the edge. The lever locks down and pops back up when you wiggle it sideways. There is no heating element, just pretend toasting.
The graphics are bright. There's a dent in one side and minor marks on the other side. The tin between the slots is bent down a bit and the silvery finish is off that part. Inside there's a spot of rust and one of the toast trays is bent down. Seems to work fine anyway. Great toy kitchen item!
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Vintage PHILCO TRANSITONE Table Model 51-530 For Parts! - eBay (item 310024637719 end time Feb-25-08 17:57:50 PST) This Philco Transitone table-top radio is Model 51-530 in a cream-colored plastic case. It isn't fully functional. Several tubes light up and it hums, and the volume adjusts, but it seems like the tuning mechanism doesn't select stations. If you look at the back, the wires there look like they've been messed with. The radio is AM only.
The back is gone. The label on the bottom says, "Philco Model 51-530, Code 121, 115 Volts A.C. or D.C. 20 Watts. It shows a diagram of the five tubes and where they go. The tubes are: The bottom of that label says, "TP0-547, I.F.=455 KC., PART No. 78-0019. Should your PHILCO ever require service attention, call a member of 'Philco Service.' Guaranteed work, genuine Philco tubes and parts, standard prices. Printed in U.S.A." Numbers stamped on the workings in the back are "0212277003" and "GS 75036."
The case could use a better cleaning and has some scratches, the back is gone and when you plug it in, it hums but you can't get a station tuned in.
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1989 8-Pg KING FEATURES BROCHURE Comics, Personalities! - eBay (item 310023326245 end time Feb-20-08 20:07:46 PST) This vintage brochure is eight pages advertising every TV personality, TV show, and comic King Features distributed in 1989. It came to us in the mail back then, but we don't remember how or why.
At that time Beetle Bailey was in 1800 papers, Blondie was in 2000, and the Wizard of Id celebrated 25 years and was in 1100 papers. Other pages list columns, puzzles, games and so on.
The stiff, glossy pages are about 8 by 11 inches, colorful and lively with comic characters cavorting everywhere and interacting with each other amid the lists. Fun to see.
It's only 18 years old, yet there have been so many changes in that time. Alex Kotzky and other have died, artists have changed, strips have ended.
Great vintage brochure and King Features memorabilia.
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Old 1873 GERMAN PRIMER Standard Series No 1 HC Textbook - eBay (item 310023299810 end time Feb-20-08 19:00:18 PST) This vintage hardcover German textbook is very old with a forward (forwort) dated 1873. The German Primer Standard German Series No. 1 by D.H. Lueken was published by Geo. Brumder, Chicago, Ill., and Milwaukee, Wis.
I think it's fascinating to see the letters in German, printed in heavy black fancy font called German black letter. The handwriting lessons teach readers to make letters stick straight unlike American English penmanship that wants curved letters.
It starts out teaching letters and ends up with whole pages of script to read and copy. The next pages look like quizzes. The last page is sheet music.
The little hardcover book shows much wear. Many, many pages had pencil scribbles we've erased. The hinges are loose, one page is loose and rather ragged, and the covers have so much wear the corners are rounded off. It's surprising the pages are still generally strong instead of brittle.
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Vintage CHARLIE BROWN DICTIONARY Big Colorful 1973 HC! - eBay (item 310023248381 end time Feb-20-08 17:04:42 PST) This vintage hardcover book The Charlie Brown Dictionary by Charles M. Schulz has over 580 pictures in full color, 2400 words defined, based on The Rainbow Dictionary by Wendell W. Wright, Dean of the School of Education, Indiana University. This is the first printing, 1973. The Rainbow Dictionary it's based on is a classic from 1947.
It's charming with the Peanuts gang doing things that illustrate words, and the text helps the reader understand the meaning of the word in several ways.
For instance: "above Linus is standing above Lucy. Linus is standing over Lucy. He is higher that she is." The illustration shows Linus standing on the back of the chair (much like a vulture) where Lucy is reading a book.
It's a big and heavy hardcover book at 11 3/8 inches by 8 3/8 inches by 1 1/4 inches with 400 colorful pages.
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Girls Sz 11 BARBIE ROCK STAR COWBOY BOOTS Pink Floral! - eBay (item 310022943609 end time Feb-19-08 20:25:00 PST) This pair of Barbie brand pink floral and snakeskin cowboy boots are girls' size 11. They're marked, "Barbie ©2006 Mattel Inc. All Rights Reserved. Buster Brown & Co., St. Louis, Missouri 63105 U.S.A. Barbie Rock Star 2531011, Made in China. All Manmade. USA 11, EUR 28, MEX 17 1/2."
This size fits feet 6 14/16" long and 2 13/16" wide, according to the kids' shoe size chart at Payless.
The toes are pink with embroidered stitching on the top, the rest of the foot is snakeskin design, and the legs are pink with cut-out flower shapes with embroidery, shiny vinyl and beads. The tabs at the top are embroidered, "Barbie" in pink on pink. The boots heel height is 1 5/8" at the back. They measure 9 3/8" in total height, with 7 5/8" from the sole to the boot top. The boots measure 5" across the top of the leg and 3 1/8" wide at the widest part of the sole.
These boots are in very good condition with clean insides and soles with no wear. They were likely worn once or twice, just long enough to get a rough scuff on one toe and two very slight scuffs on the other. The black soles say, "Non-Marking."
Unzip the 7 1/2" long zipper on the inner leg and you find a printed purple graphic of Barbie inside each boot. There is no wear on the insole. The boots smell a bit like a new doll.
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Vintage STEVEN KALEIDOSCOPE Kit in Orig Graphics Box! - eBay (item 310022363543 end time Feb-17-08 20:04:33 PST) This vintage kaleidoscope comes in the original box with a game sheet. The box is marked, "Steven Plastic Kaleidoscope Kit. Create your own 'millions of designs'. Constructive Fun for Young and Old. U.S. Pat. App. For." The toy itself is marked, "Millions of Designs Kaleidoscope, Steven Mfg. Co., St. Louis, MO."
The directions sheet tells you to take off the white cap and frosted glass so you can replace the design contents with other items furnished with the kit. Those other items are not here. It gives a list of other items you can use to create designs. Suggested items:- Colored buttons of various sizes and shapes.
- Dry breakfast cereals.
- Colored bits of paper, flat or wadded.
- Colored bits of feathers.
- Broken match sticks.
- Small colored beads.
- Flower petals.
- Metal paper clips, various sizes and shapes.
- Large size carpet tacks and nails
- Dried beans, peas, etc.
- Live or dead insects and worms.
- Small colored sea shells, etc.
How interesting to be able to put your own things inside and see what they look like. I never had that option in my kaleidoscopes. The back of the directions says you can get additional parts or replacements by writing to therm. The address is so old, there's no zip code.
There are great vintage graphics on the box. It shows designs resulting from inserting nuts and bolts, or colored glass, or macaroni or match chips. The bottom is stamped, "RED", has a "13" in a circle, and "48 2259."
To see the designs change, rotate the whole tube. Gorgeous designs appear. It's in very good condition with some minor wear on the white cap and two wide areas on the plastic ridges along the tube. The box is very rough with a huge chunk missing and the lid torn completely free.
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Deep Wall Galvanized Tin COKE TRAY Old Coca-Cola Design - eBay (item 310022340423 end time Feb-17-08 18:31:04 PST) This Coke tray is made of silvery galvanized tin with deep sides with handle openings. The vintage design in the bottom is printed in mottled red, white and greeny-golds. It says, "Delicious and Refreshing, Drink Coca-Cola, 5 cents, At Fountains, In Bottles, 5 cents. Trade Mark Registered." The sides wall has "Coca-Cola" embossed six times.
The handles in each end are finger openings with rolled edges for comfort. I don't see a date anywhere, but I suspect this is a reproduction made in recent years.
The tray is in terrific condition with no flaws. It measures about 16 by 12 by 2 inches.
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Vintage ATLAS HO MOTORING 9-In Straight Roadway, Boxed! - eBay (item 310022080114 end time Feb-16-08 20:54:57 PST) This full box of vintage slot car roadway is marked, "Atlas HO Motoring and Racing Accessories, 12 Pieces 9" Straight Roadway. Atlas Tool Co., Inc., Hillside, N.J." The vintage cars on the box are from the sixties.
All the pieces are here: 7 long straight pieces, 2 long change-a-lane pieces, 2 short straight pieces and a packet of something. It's stapled shut, never opened, and I don't want to open it. I don't know what's in it, but I'm sure you do. Connectors of some kind?
Here's a website on vintage slot cars with links that show Atlas roadway gear like this from the early sixties: http://bodnarchuk.com/vintage_slotcar/motoring.shtml
All the pieces are here and in excellent condition. The only flaw I see is the hole in the bottom of the box and minor wear on the outside of the box.
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Cute 8-Inch Decorative LITTLE RED WAGON Turns and Rolls - eBay (item 310021841711 end time Feb-15-08 20:15:38 PST) This bright red metal wagon with white wheels and black tires rolls and turns just like a real wagon. It's a decorative item marked, "© Teleflora, Made in China, Not to be used as a toy."
The pull handle is black-painted metal. It's a wonderful little red wagon with a handle to pull it and wheels that turn easily to take it any which way you want it to go. Can you imagine taking a picture of your new kitten or puppy in it?
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Vintage BUCKEYE ROLLED OATS BAG 5-Lb Cereal Heavy Paper - eBay (item 310021828905 end time Feb-15-08 18:50:24 PST) This vintage oats bag is marked, "Buckeye® Rolled Oats, Quick Cooking Buckeye Rolled Oats, Net Weight 5 Lbs. Manufactured by The Quaker Oats Company."
I don't know when this bag was on the grocery shelf. The price stamped on the back is $1.74. One side panel has recipes for Oatmeal Cookies and Meat Loaf. The other side has cooking directions, nutritional information and the manufacturer's name and address.
The doubled paper bag has some crinkles and bends, light soiling on the graphics part, heavier soiling on the upper edge, and some fly specks and three tiny bug holes. There are no tears beyond where the package was opened. It smells like someone's bureau drawer.
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Vintage 1900 CAST IRON REX RIVETER Old Tool Still Works - eBay (item 310020907625 end time Feb-12-08 19:40:31 PST) This vintage cast iron riveter is marked, "Rex" and "27" on the side, "28" on the handle, and "Pat Oct 9, 1900" on the other side. It's rather hard to make out the date due to the rough finish.
The tool works very smoothly. The handle flies upright when you start to lift it, and it locks down when you want to clamp the jaws. I think it's for setting rivets into leather. The feet have slots for bolting the riveter to a table.
There's not much of the original shiny black finish left, just small spots on one side. The handle moves easily and compresses the two cylindrical parts together.
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PINK GRANNY SQUARE CROCHET COVERLET Hand Made Afghan! - eBay (item 310020903892 end time Feb-12-08 19:22:05 PST) This hand-made crochet coverlet has pink and white granny squares all over with a border of pink, white and pink. It's 100% polyester yarn made by my friend who crochets about 60 mph. She usually makes coverlets from whatever yarn colors she has on hand. This blanket, large afghan or throw or lap robe is shown on a single bed.
This one has an all-over design of white grannies with pink centers. It's a sweet, homey item to warm up your decor and snuggle up in for a nap or TV watching.
This coverlet is made of polyester worsted-weight yarn and is machine washable. You can feel extra warm knowing half of the proceeds from this auction goes to Doctors Without Borders.
Can you imagine this bit of hand-crocheted warmth in your home?
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5-In Wood Wall Style HAND-CRANK PHONE PENCIL SHARPENER! - eBay (item 310020898456 end time Feb-12-08 18:58:35 PST) This wooden box that looks like an old-fashioned hand-crank phone is really a pencil sharpener. It has a tiny sticker on the back that says, "Made in Japan." The receiver is wooden and the bells don't ring, but it sharpens pencils just fine.
The wood has tiny black dots to help it look old and dove-tail joints. It measures about five inches high and will hang on your wall. There are some minor scrapes and a dent on the side with the crank. The metal tray to catch the shavings has red tape on one corner. The blade in the mechanism looks a bit rusty, but works.
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LILLIPUT DICTIONARY ENGLISH-GERMAN 2-In High Softcover! - eBay (item 310020895236 end time Feb-12-08 18:42:56 PST) This wee little book is an actual dictionary for translating English into German. Langenscheidt's Lilliput Dictionary English-German is marked, "©1964, 1977 Langenscheidt KG."
It has a thin blue plastic cover, 576 pages and measures 1 1/2 inches by 2 inches. It would fit into your pocket with plenty of room to spare next time you need to know a word in German.
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Ornate 5-In ELEPHANT TRINKET BOX Kneeling, Round Basket - eBay (item 310020891352 end time Feb-12-08 18:26:34 PST) This ornate trinket box is a kneeling elephant with upraised trunk and a round basket on his back. I think it's made of composition, which seems like a light weight fake ceramic material. I see no maker's mark anywhere.
The inner box is a half round almost three inches across and half that deep. It measures 4 1/2 inches long, almost 3 1/2 inches wide and 5 1/2 inches high.
The elephant is wearing elaborate side panels and the basket has a woven reed design with curlicues and fringe. I've had it for awhile and I like it, but never found something wonderful for it to hold. Maybe you can figure something great to put in it.
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Vintage Ornate BRASS PEACOCK PILL BOX Five Compartments - eBay (item 310020886557 end time Feb-12-08 18:07:15 PST) This vintage brass peacock pill box features five compartments decorated with small peacocks surrounding a larger central peacock. I see no maker's mark anywhere. I could believe it comes from India or another Hindu country because it's so ornate. Besides the six peacocks, there is an elephant head with upraised trunk for good luck on the five legs.
How does it open? Turn the central peacock to unscrew the bolt beneath him. This frees up little tabs so the five compartment lids can be lifted. The compartments are curved leaf shapes about a quarter inch deep. The lids are curved leaf shapes that are another quarter inch deep or high.
Not all the lids open all the way. Maybe you could tinker with that if you want more finger room. I feared breaking something, so didn't mess around. You could use these five compartments for organizing pills for five days, or for five different kinds of pills.
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Vintage 1978 KENNER DARTH VADER ACTION FIGURE No Saber! - eBay (item 310020628919 end time Feb-11-08 20:58:18 PST) This vintage Darth Vader action figure was made by Kenner back in 1978. He's 12" tall wearing a black "leather" suit, open coat, cape, gloves and boots. He has no light saber.
His arms don't seem to want to move much, but he can turn his head, bend at the hips, stand on his own and sit. While looking for a maker's mark (never found), I discovered he has a tremendously muscular back.
He's in very good condition with a white mark on his right glove. No light saber, no removable helmet, no sound effects. Just cool looking!
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Vintage WOODEN COMPOUND BOW No Maker's Mark 32.5 Inches - eBay (item 310020619511 end time Feb-11-08 19:58:54 PST) This vintage wooden compound bow has no maker's mark anywhere. One wheel is marked, "607-120T" on one side and "T" on the other. The other wheel is marked, "607-121B" and "B."
It's made of wood and painted red, with metal brackets and wheels, and strong cable. The grip is black plastic or rubber and would work either right or left-handed. It measures 32 1/2" from tip to tip by 8" by 1 1/4". It weighs 13.8 ounces. I can pull the cable out 21" from the far end of the grip, which is about an inch further than it easily offered to go. Are you supposed to pull it further? I don't know draw weight, string length or anything.
An eBay seller wrote a great guide on choosing a compound bow: http://reviews.ebay.com/Choosing-a-Compound-Bow_W0QQugidZ10000000000048650
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Vintage ATTWOOD ROLLING WRENCH Wheel Jaw Adjusts 1907! - eBay (item 310020598404 end time Feb-11-08 18:26:55 PST) This vintage wrench has a unique adjustable lower "jaw" that rolls. There's a strong spring in the hollow handle and big teeth, so this wrench will grasp any size nut.
The handle is marked, "The Attwood Mfg. Co., Conneaut, O., Pat. Nov. 1907." It's heavy like cast iron, but smoother. It weighs two pounds, is 11 1/2 inches long and the spring is strong, but the wheel can be pulled back with one hand and determination.
There's green paint on the back, spatters of white and gray something on the head, and dents on the back.
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Complete Set Burroughs CHARLTON JUNGLE TALES OF TARZAN! - eBay (item 310020329276 end time Feb-10-08 20:10:11 PST) This complete set of the four unauthorized Charlton Jungle Tales of Tarzan has art mostly by Sam Glanzman. Burroughs, Inc. asked Charlton to cease publishing or there would have been more. The four issues were published in December, 1964, and February, May and July, 1965.
Unlike most of the Tarzan comics, these were direct adaptations from Edgar Rice Burroughs' book of short stories Jungle Tales of Tarzan. Charlton was going to adapt the entire book. The last issue was illustrated by Montes and Bache.
These are unread copies in excellent condition. There is some age darkening on the covers and a minor bit of foxing, particularly on the back cover of the last issue. The covers are crisp and new looking with a few small spine creases from being shifted around in the collection for the last forty-four years. There are one or two dents on the covers in the set from when a newsdealer was handling them when new.
These comics are very collectible and difficult to find in this condition. Judging from guides, the value of this set is at least $150.00.
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