Welcome
to our auction! Many of you know us as longtime collectors and sellers of
antique and vintage Halloween, Christmas, Valentine’s Day and Easter holiday
memorabilia, paper ephemera, antique dolls and toys and fine jewelry.
Over the next several months, I will be listing more incredible pieces of
Hallowe'en history from some of our hobby’s most well-respected and
knowledgeable collectors. I am celebrating more than 25 years of finding new
homes for such wonderful treasures on eBay!
What a WICKEDLY wonderful instant collection of authentic vintage or antique Hallowe'en
items for the established or newer collector.
Included here are two NEVER USED paper party hats in Germany circa 1920s or
1930s. These two have awesome illustrations and they are both two sided. The
pointed hat shows a broomed witch, black cats, flying owls, ravens or crows,
bats, and even a spooky devil with his trident. This hat measures 11 1/4” high.
The other hat has black cats and Jack o' Lanterns along the band. This one
measures 12” across. The pointed hat has a little roughness along the bottom
edge, and the other hat is in MINT condition.
There are five trick-or-treat bags, three of which are in the larger, harder-to-find
size. These are from the midcentury years, and they measure 10 ¾” high. The
illustrations show a haunted castle, pumpkins, cornstalks, black cats, and the
words Trick or Treat. They are in MINT condition. The two smaller bags each measure
6 ¾” high. They have also never been used and are from the midcentury era. A
child in costume appears, as well as celestial icons, witches on brooms,
ghosts, and more. They are also in MINT condition.
The Jack o' Lantern diecuts are both two-sided and are in wonderful autumnal
colors. They also appear to be lit from within. They measure 5 ¾” across. Both have
creases at the stems.
The little witch’s hat is a never used standup placecard table decoration produced by the Beistle
Co. of Shippensburg, PA in the 1920s. This little hat features a Jack o' Lantern on
one side and a witch’s broom on the other. It measures 4 3/8” high.
Interestingly, this hat would have originally come with a fortune, which is no
longer present. It does have small creases to the band of the hat.
The last item is especially interesting. The early bow-wearing black cat was
originally used as an advertising die-cut for Black Cat Hosiery, a brand of the
Chicago-Kenosha Hosiery Co. of Kenosha, Wisconsin. It measures 5 ¼” high. It has
creases to both sides of the bow. The expression is especially eye-catching.
This kitty would have originally been sitting on top of a rectangular
advertising base, which is no longer there. This image was in use by the
manufacturer between the years 1915 to 1925!
This is a FRIGHTfully fun opportunity to create an instant collection for those
looking to join our wonderful hobby, or for experienced collectors to add more
items to their collections. They would make an ideal addition to any collection
of authentic vintage and antique Halloween memorabilia, early advertising and
merchandising collectibles, hard-to-find diecut decorations, and holiday paper
ephemera from many moons ago.
Enjoy!
Please remember Ziz’s motto: Eat, Drink and Be Scary!
No BONES about it; we have gone to BAT for you and SCARED up a great deal for
true Halloween DIE-hards! There is no reserve on this GOREgeous and BOOtiful
item, and a DEVILishly low starting bid WITCH helps give everyone a GHOST of a
chance.
WE LOVE OUR BIDDERS! We are thankful for you every day. Please check
out our other auctions, including NEAR MINT RARE Vintage Halloween Candy Box
with Jack o Lantern, Paper Lace Trim, MIP Vintage Halloween Crepe Paper Table
Cover Decoration Cats on Fence JOLs Reed, 2 MIP 6 Each Vintage Halloween Party
Cups Decorations Southerland & Tuttle 1950s, 13 RARE Antique Vintage
Halloween Crepe Paper Napkins Décor Perkins w/ Envelope!, RARE NMINT Antique
Vintage Halloween 2-Sided Devil Squeaker Toy Japan 30s WORKS!, 2 Vintage
Halloween Tin Litho Noisemaker Toys Shaker & Rattler, Kirchhof 1950s!, 5
Vintage Halloween Noisemaker Decorations with Festooning Horns Dressed Clicker,
Vintage Halloween Tin Litho Tambourine Noisemaker with Black Cat, T Cohn 1950s!,
Vintage Halloween Ratchet Noisemaker & Tin Pan Clanger, US Metal Toy,
1940s-60s!, NMINT SCARCE Antique Vintage Halloween Fortune Wheel Party Game
Beistle 1932-35!, RARE Antique Vintage Halloween “Mickey Mouse” JOL Band Member
Diecut Decoration, ORIGINAL RARE Vintage Halloween Butterfinger Candy Box
Decoration Curtiss 1958!, SCARCE Antique Vintage Halloween Witch & Moon
Diecut Decoration, Germany 1920s!, LARGE Antique Halloween JOL Flapper Diecut
Decoration with Easel, Germany 1920s, 4 Authentic Antique Halloween &
Easter B & W Real Photo Postcards, Early 1900s, SCARCE Antique Halloween
Art Deco Cat Lantern Tommy Whiskers Beistle 1938-41.
We’ll ship this item for $14.00 Priority Mail Insured in the continental United
States. The shipping costs for this item are an estimate and may be less
depending on your location. We pack with tender loving care, and whenever
possible, we will combine shipping if you are buying more than one item. We’re
also happy to arrange for free pick-up if you can come to Lancaster PA.
Please pay within 2 days of end of auction. We’ll ship within 1 business day of
receipt of payment. Sales tax is collected by eBay and varies from state to
state. All international sales will be shipped using eBay’s International
Shipping Program. We cannot predict other fees such as tariffs or duty taxes
for each country.
Oh, there’ll be spooky doings
When cometh Hallowe’en,
With black cats loudly meowing,
And witches to be seen;
For ‘tis the night when bats careen,
And hoots the hooting owl,
While in the heavy shadows
The gray ghost slyly prowl.
Happy Hallowe’en 2026!
LB