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Vintage McCormick BANQUET TEA TIN LITHO BOX Graphics! - (eBay item 310001532719 end time Nov-30-07 18:16:25 PST) This old box has a teapot graphic on the lid. Three sides say, "Individual Banquet Orange Pekoe Extra Fancy Tea, McCormick & Co., Importers and Packers of Tea, Baltimore, Md., 100 Tea Bags."
The front and back have a candelabra Trade Mark in the bottom corners. One side gives directions for brewing tea in four languages: English, Italian, French and Russian.
It's very age-darkened except for part of the front where I started cleaning it with a rag moistened with alcohol. Oops, big mistake. The old color started to melt and smear while wet. The underside has considerable rust with some spots showing inside.
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Vintage Bakelite VIEW-MASTER VIEWER, 13 Reels 1939-1955 - (eBay item 310001009493 end time Nov-28-07 22:07:11 PST)
This old View-Master might have been new in 1955. It looks like black Bakelite and comes in half the original box with 13 old reels. It's marked, "Sawyer's View-Master Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. U.S. Pat. 2,189,285 Can. Pat. 406893 Brit. Pat. 538492 Other Pat. Pend. Made in U.S.A. Portland, ORE."
It still has the "Remove Before Using" card with instructions for how to load and view the reels. The reverse side is in French. There are also two booklets of the available reels and accessories of the time.
Titles of reels:- FT. 5 Cinderella and the Glass Slipper, 1946, story booklet
- FT. 25 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, 1939
- CH. 6A The Birth of the Savior, Bible Story, 1947, booklet
- CH. 6B The Birth of the Savior, Bible Story, 1947, booklet
- 165 Miami, Florida U.S.A., 1949
- 353-A Spring Flower Show Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh, PA, 1955
- 353-B Fall Flower Show Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh, PA, 1955
- 353-C Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh, PA, 1955
- 375 Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, 1948
- 702 A Day at the Circus-II Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, 1952
- 703 A Day at the Circus-III Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, 1952
- 820 Woody Woodpecker in the Pony Express Ride, 1951
- 940 Life with the Cowboys, The Rodeo, U.S.A., 1951
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Vintage SANTA, MRS. CLAUS ON SKIS SHAKERS Made in Japan - (eBay item 310000994856 end time Nov-28-07 20:14:50 PST) This salt and pepper shakers set is Santa and Mrs. Claus on skis. Why they're on skis, I don't know. Each has a sticker on the bottom that says, "Made in Japan."
Made of ceramic, they measure over three inches high. She has two holes in her head, he has three. They have little clear plastic stoppers in the bottom.
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Vintage LARGE WOOD DRAFTING COMPASS 16-Inch Legs, Draws - (eBay item 310000985975 end time Nov-28-07 19:26:47 PST) This outsized old compass can make huge circles for you. The legs measure sixteen inches long and will spread out to any angle, including almost straight and still draw circles.
The knob and one point and a band above the pencil are metal that might have been gold in color at one time. The wood has been stained black. We installed a new pencil.
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Vintage FIDDLESTIX Game Pick Up Sticks Tube, Directions - (eBay item 310000742955 end time Nov-27-07 21:23:19 PST) This old game of pick up sticks says, "Let's Play Fiddlestix, an Exciting, Fascinating, Tantalizing Game. Plaza Mfg., Co., New York, N.Y. Made in U.S.A." I see no date, but to me the graphics suggest this game came out in the forties at the latest.
The original direction sheet is inside and gives the values of the different color sticks. There are supposed to be ten maroon (they look red to me) sticks, but there are only five. The sticks look somewhat soiled where they're unpainted.
The back shows the techniques for picking up sticks. Did you know you can use the lone purple stick as a tool to remove others? I guess I never had directions for this game in my life.
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Vintage Belt Hung COIN CHANGER Vender Dispenser 4 Coins - (eBay item 310000733998 end time Nov-27-07 20:16:13 PST) This vintage belt-hung coin changer has no maker's mark anywhere. It dispenses dimes, quarters, nickels and pennies at the press of a lever, delivering the coin into your hand quick as a wink.
There is a hook on each end to hand it on your belt or waistband. It has a bit of light rust here and there, the worst being on the ring that spits out pennies. It might like a bit of oil, especially on the rings that spits out quarters and nickels.
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1873 LEMON PRESS Juicer Crusher Squeezer Strainer Screw - (eBay item 290183806505 end time Nov-26-07 21:39:22 PST) This antique kitchen tool is a lemon press, fruit press, crusher or juicer. It doesn't say what it is. It's marked on the bottom, "Patent on Cup and Plunger Applied For." On the plunger it says, "Pat'd. Aug. 12, 1873."
The cup part stands about 4 1/2" high, so it was for straining or pressing the juice out of a small amount of fruit--enough for a drink, perhaps. Maybe for making lemonade.
The center crank turns easily to force the plunger bottom down onto the fruit and crush it. It can be disassembled into three parts for cleaning. The top crusher handle is metal, the side handle is wooden. The base and crusher bottom are very heavy. The mesh cup is very light.
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