VINTAGE TOYS, NOVELTIES, CIRCUS, AND MAGIC ITEMS

Click the picture to see a larger more detailed image. You get the pair for $3.00 (that's $1.55 each). Vintage 2 1/4" tall embossed tin sheriff badges on display cards. Marked "Made in Japan". One is diecut in a star shape and says "Deputy Sheriff". The other is diecut in a badge shape and says "Special Police". The cards say "Novelty Brooch Made in Japan". They have sharp pins in the back, so be careful.  These are old 1950s stock that we got from a friend who is retiring. Excellent unused old store stock. The tin show some nice patina on some. Some star shapes have a wavy prong.

These came from a fellow whose job it was to run ahead of the circus to prime the town they were going to. He would put up signs in yards in exchange for tickets. Give tickets to the local stores to sell, and take proofs to the local newspapers. He did this from about 1958 till 1962 for several circuses. This paper and a lot of other stuff we bought came from leftovers in his garage. The Cole Circus was one of the majors. It was equal to Ringling Brothers in the 1930s. When TV came around in the 1950s and 60s, many of these circuses had trouble. People got glued to the TV. The New Cole Brothers Circus was formed in the 1980s and it is still around today.

Click the picture to see a larger more detailed image. Vintage 1" wide celluloid swan. Hand painted thin celluloid. Classic penny toy from around the 1930s. We uncovered these very recently in an old warehouse. They are quite rare in this kind of unused condition.

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Vintage 5" wide sealed paper envelope contains what looks like a golf pencil. It's very realistic. The "lead" is made of rubber, and so bends when someone tries to write with it. Says "Joke Pencil". "Looks like a real pencil, but has rubber instead of lead." "Made in Japan". These are the old paper packages they used to use before plastic. Unsold old circa 1950 store stock that we recently recovered from a warehouse in Northeast Ohio. Excellent condition. This type of humor harkens back to a time when we were more easily entertained.

 

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Click the picture to see a larger more detailed image. Vintage 3 1/2" wide paper packet contains a 1 3/4" long rubber mouse with a pin in the back. You were supposed to set it up or pin it in various places to scare your unsuspecting victim. Says "Made in Japan" "Rubber Mouse Looks Real". These are from the 1950s and reflect the humor of the day. Packages are a rumpled from being in storage all these years, but not bad, and the mice inside are in perfect condition. We found these in remote storage at an old store up in northern Ohio.

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