Political and Patriotic

Yes, they do say United Nations on them in embossed gold lettering! Since the United Nations is an international peace keeping organization, these are very politically incorrect. They are old vintage souvenir knives that were sold around New York City right after the United Nations building was finished in 1950. They are good quality with brass grommets and a stainless steel blade marked "Japan". The iridescent green resin on sides was likely inspired by the green glass windows of the UN Secretariat tower. 2-5/8” long. Excellent unused condition. We had some of these about 10 years ago and they sold like wildfire. This bunch came from the same store in the New York area where the owner turned up another case for us that was buried in his warehouse. These are a very good retail item at $6 - $10

$2.00

#SIGN024 - How to Stop Communism Honor Emblem Sign

Killer item. Vintage 9" square paper sign "Urging every American to Attend the Sensational Lecture - How to Stop Communism". These are one of the most amazing items we have ever found. They came out of storage in Lancaster, PA. There were four programs, a couple of bizarre publicity brochures that they called public relations manuals and a group of these signs. From what it says in the manual, these signs were made for a lecture on How to Stop Communism that was given at the McCaskey High School Auditorium on February 25, 1951. The signs say "Attend this Lecture Learn Shocking Facts" "Know our Enemy Learn Their Tricks" etc. These lectures were made during the period of McCarthyism when many thousands of Americans were accused of being Communists or communist sympathizers and became the subject of aggressive investigations and questioning before government or private-industry panels, committees and agencies. The primary targets of such suspicions were government employees, those in the entertainment industry, educators and union activists. Suspicions were often given credence despite inconclusive or questionable evidence, and the level of threat posed by a person's real or supposed leftist associations or beliefs was often greatly exaggerated. Many people suffered loss of employment, destruction of their careers, and even imprisonment. The "Manual" (not for sale) I found with these signs tells all about how to figure out who was a communist, and confirms these lectures were part of the McCarthyism Communist panic. Note that they do show some very minor aging or edge roughness that can be trimmed.

$12.50

#PL113 - Large Silent Majority Button from the Nixon Era

Vintage unused 1 3/4" Silent Majority button. These were made right after Richard Nixon's famous "Silent Majority" speech on November 3, 1969 when he addressed the nation and said "And so tonight -- to you, the great silent majority of my fellow Americans -- I ask for your support." The topic he was speaking on was Vietnam. The speech sounds hauntingly like the Iraq situation today. Here is an excerpt from it "But the question facing us today is: Now that we are in the war, what is the best way to end it? In January I could only conclude that the precipitate withdrawal of American forces from Vietnam would be a disaster not only for South Vietnam but for the United States and for the cause of peace. For the South Vietnamese, our precipitate withdrawal would inevitably allow the Communists to repeat the massacres which followed their takeover in the North 15 years before; They then murdered more than 50,000 people and hundreds of thousands more died in slave labor camps." In the end, the withdrawal happened and the long term consequences were not as dire as anyone had thought they would be. Hmm........

$1.50

#PL114 - Smaller Silent Majority Button from the Nixon Era

Vintage unused 1 1/4" Silent Majority button. These were made right after Richard Nixon's famous "Silent Majority" speech on November 3, 1969 when he addressed the nation and said "And so tonight -- to you, the great silent majority of my fellow Americans -- I ask for your support." The topic he was speaking on was Vietnam. The speech sounds hauntingly like the Iraq situation today. Here is an excerpt from it "But the question facing us today is: Now that we are in the war, what is the best way to end it? In January I could only conclude that the precipitate withdrawal of American forces from Vietnam would be a disaster not only for South Vietnam but for the United States and for the cause of peace. For the South Vietnamese, our precipitate withdrawal would inevitably allow the Communists to repeat the massacres which followed their takeover in the North 15 years before; They then murdered more than 50,000 people and hundreds of thousands more died in slave labor camps." In the end, the withdrawal happened and the long term consequences were not as dire as anyone had thought they would be. Hmm........

$1.50

#ZZTO022 - 1850s Edition of the Congressional Globe

Vintage 11" tall Congressional Globe Daily record. All are from around 1858 give or take a year or two. The Congressional Globe was a paper that documented the proceedings of Congress on a daily basis. Most of them are around 14 pages long. They have typical aging and edge wear, but are in good shape for their age and are fun to read. A new one was issued each day. Like a lot of newspapers from that time period, the typing ends abruptly at the end of the last page half way through what they were saying. It starts up in that same place on the next edition. It's amazing how little politics has changed. I just picked up a random one and a Mr. Houston is stating that "We have heard frauds of a flagrant character charged in regard to the elections of Minnesota, as well as of Kansas". Sound familiar? Interesting reading from a distant time right before the civil war. These came from one of our customers and are really a spectacular find.

$4.00

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