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#BEADS0349 - Group of 4 Red Rose Design 18mm Japanese Ceramic Big Hole Beads

Click the picture to see larger more detailed image (two views pictured). You will get 4 for $1 (that's 25¢ each). Vintage red rose design (on two sides) 18mm long big hole ceramic beads. These were in boxes marked "Made in Japan" and are from the late 1960s.

Hippies were stringing big hole beads on rope back in the day and these had the earthy look that was popular. They are in unused condition, and are very uncommon. They were sold as hippie beads in the late 60s from a bead store near the Haight Ashbury area. In 1967, the hippie phenomena dominated the area and the demand for beads was huge. The owner of this store put out the call that he wanted all types of beads that were either colorful, large, earthenware, or had mystical significance. The hardcore hippies wanted glass or ceramic or earthenware, so that is what most of these items are. The demand started slacking as the hippie phenomena died down and by the mid 1970s, they started selling gold chains and disco related items instead. The hippie items were taken from the front shelves, and stored in the back. The newspaper they were wrapped in was dated 1977, so that's when they put them back there. The most striking thing in the store was an old display of huge African Trade Bead necklaces from the 1800s. They were even selling those sort of beads to the hippies. One of those necklaces will run you about 2 grand now. That place is a real time warp. You could still smell incense around some of the boxes and I kept hearing Jimi Hendrix and Jefferson Airplane in my head. Just amazing.

$1.00 -+

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#TY936 - Super Rare Complete Set of 20 Cracker Jack Monsters Inc. Sticker Toys

Click the picture to see a larger more detailed image. You get the complete set of 20 different for $8 (that's 40¢ each). This is quite the find. They came from a collector who had somehow managed to get his hands on an unused factory roll of Monster's Inc. Cracker Jack prizes. They have the Cracker Jack logo and Disney/Pixar marks. These are extremely rare. They all are unopened, and still on a strip (they are easy to separate). The twenty you get will be in sequence from the roll, and make up a complete set of twenty different. Each one pictures a different character. The inside has a checklist and how many "screams" each one was worth. Excellent unused and unopened condition. The factory roll is dated September 9, 2001.

$8.00 -+

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##MUSICGD2059 - Grateful Dead Window Sticker/Decal - Unwinding Skull with Roses

Click the picture to see a larger more detailed image. Vintage 4 1/2" diameter Grateful Dead sticker/decal. This one has a a yellow skull that is unwinding into a spiral surround by roses. These are high quality art decals that were made for car windows. I peeled the cover off for the picture. They are in mint condition and can still be used. This one is from around the late 1980s.

These Grateful Dead stickers/decals are old tour merchandise. I found them wrapped in plastic in boxes in master cases. They came from a distributor who sold them to tour vendors. The condition is pristine and they still will work as a car decal or window/mirror sticker. We found them packed away in storage boxes dated 1992 (many are older than that) and 1995 (year Jerry Garcia died). They are high quality artist renderings of Grateful Dead themes. Back in the day, the Dead did not monitor copyrights and that sort of thing, and in fact, at one point encouraged artists to do designs. The LA times explained it well "The Grateful Dead was famously lax in enforcing it’s intellectual property rights and trademarks, allowing fans to create their own designs using the band’s expansive iconography”. Since there was no serious monitoring or much concern back then, a lot of up and coming artists got involved in designing them. This is how some of them got their starts. Some of the sticker artists who designed these stickers went on to produce official licensed works for the Grateful Dead and other famous groups. These stickers include some by now famous designers including David Opie, and others. These 1995 and older stickers are very hard to find anymore.

$3.00 -+

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##MUSICBP1182 - Rare Pete Rose Hit #4192 OTTO Laminated Pass for Stag Honoring Rose when Snubbed by Hall of Fame - As low as $5 each

Click the picture to see a larger more detailed image. These are really something. Vintage large 4 1/2" tall laminated pass for the February 19, 1991 Sports Stag honoring Pete Rose at the Western Hills (Cincinnati) Country Club (Pete went to Western Hills High School). These are extremely rare and have an interesting history. They were made to look like a baseball card with a printed Pete Rose signature and #4192 (His 4,192nd hit made him baseball's all time hit leader). Here's the rest of the story. On January 7th, 1991, Pete was release from prison for tax evasion. He had to serve the remainder of his time doing public service, but was allowed to make public appearances. On February 4th, 1991 the board of directors voted unanimously to bar him from appearing on Baseball Hall of Fame ballots (he got write in votes anyway, but not enough). So, on February 19th, here in Cincinnati, they held this stag in Pete's honor. It had been scheduled previously, but was used as a support Pete and down with the Baseball commissioner platform. These are a part of baseball history (whether you agree with it or not), and every serious baseball collector should have one. Excellent unused condition.

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