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Period: 1950s
20000 Leagues Under The Sea Original Vintage British Quad Movie Poster, 1955
Located in Devon, GB
A rare British quad poster for the first UK release of Walt Disney's 1954 live-action sci-fi adventure '20,000 Leagues Under The Sea', based on the 1870 novel by Jules Verne. From th...
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British Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Linen, Paper

1950s Atomic Energy Commission Building Office Logo Wall Plaque AEC Oppenheimer
Located in Hyattsville, MD
The AEC seal is one of those great totems of the atomic age. A largely symmetrical and stylized representation of an atom (the highly toxic beryllium), it is strikingly more straightforward than the seals of its successor organizations. The design and design philosophy is very characteristic of the Mid-Century Era. This large rare plaque was only used in official locations of the Atomic Energy Department. The AEC officially came into existence and took over from the Manhattan Project...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum

Miniature Motorboat, Chris Craft, Various Woods, Metal, Lacquer, USA circa 1950
By Chris Craft Boats
Located in Regensburg, DE
Large, very decorative and detailed model of a two-seater wooden motorboat in the style of the runabout or barrel back boats by Chris-Craft (USA). Worked in various woods, including ...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Vintage Montauk Sign circa 1950s Perfect for Your Hamptons House
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vintage Montauk NY Sign, circa 1950s. They are priced at $950 each. The Montauk Harbor sign has been SOLD. The Montauk Yacht Club sign is available and measures 34"W. Perfect for the Hamptons...
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American Rustic Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood, Paint

Set of Japanese Hand Painted Perfume or Snuff Bottle in Original Box
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Set of Japanese Hand Painted Perfume or Snuff Bottle in Original Box This is a Complete set of 4 Japanese Reverse Hand Painted and Glass Snuff or...
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Japonisme Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Art Glass

Ebony Ships Navigators Octant in Box
Located in Norwell, MA
Navigators octant in a kidney shaped box. Octant has an ebony wood fram with bone scales, brass filters and peepsight. Similar to a sextant and quadrant. Note: A piece of wood is mis...
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Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Scandinavian Modern Wooden Viking Figurine
Located in Vienna, AT
Hardwood vintage toy Viking from the 1950 attributed to Kay Bojesen.
Category

Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Brass Boat Compass in Varnished Wood Box
Located in Norwell, MA
Classic twentieth century boat compass by American maker Wilcox Crittenden of Middletown Connecticut. The gimballed compass has been meticulously polished and lacquered. This classic...
Category

North American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Michigan State Spartans Football 1952 Calendar
Located in New Windsor, NY
Straight from the Spartan alumnus and their estate. Graduating in 1952 in Graphic Arts, he was a rabid sports fan. This calendar was procured from his study. Green graphics on heavie...
Category

American Sporting Art Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Three Foot Clipper Ship Model of the Flying Fish
Located in Norwell, MA
Detailed model of the American clipper ship "Flying Fish", built at East Boston, Mass., by Donald McKay. The model has a scribed deck, hatches, cabins, etc. Rigged with standing and ...
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North American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

An Olivewood Esther Scroll Case and Parchment Scroll, Jerusalem C. 1950
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful example of mid-20th century Jerusalem craftsmanship, this hand-carved Esther Scroll case is fashioned from locally sourced olivewood and feat...
Category

Israeli Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Hide, Wood, Olive

Mid Century U.S.Army Laminated Propeller C1955
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic wood US Army propeller and in fabulous condition. Laminated ash and with its aerodynamic curve isaaviation marvel. Most likely used on drones in training. 44inches in leng...
Category

American Folk Art Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ash, Oak

Italian Vintage Crucifix in Bronze and Iron
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful vintage crucifix of fine Italian manufacture from the 1950s. The vintage crucifix was made with nickel plated iron and gilded bronze. The v...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Midcentury Molecular Models Set from the 1950s, 7 Pieces
Located in Wien, AT
7-part set of different molecular models for chemistry lessons. Made in the Czech Republic in the 1950s. Sturdy iron wire construction with bakelite balls. Excellent original conditi...
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Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Solid Brass Yacht Winch with Handle from 1930s
Located in Norwell, MA
Geared yacht winch with handle. Highly polished and lacquered. Varnished handle with a varnished wood grip. This is a line tensioner winch. Fine yachting relic. Weight: 3 lbs. Ov...
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North American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Hand Carved Shell "Knight" Cameo Cufflinks in 14-Karat with Bullet Back Clasp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage 1950s cameo "Knight" cuff links, full marked "14K" featuring a 14-karat post with a hand carved portrait of a knight fixed to a back clasp...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold

20th Century Soviet Cold War Anti Aircraft Binoculars c.1950
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An impressive set of highly polished Cold War-era anti-aircraft binoculars from the former USSR, crafted in the 20th Century. Accompanied by a sleek and adjustable metal tripod, thes...
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Russian Other Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Ensembles Mobiliers, 6 Volumes ‘13 to 18’ (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a six folio volume run of the Ensembles Mobiliers series published by Editions Charles Moreau in the 1950s, each volume is complete and the ...
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Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Ed Wiener Modernist Sterling Silver Cuff / Bracelet New York 1950 s .925
Located in Buffalo, NY
A cuff bracelet designed by Ed Wiener (1918-1991). This rare sculptural modernist piece is one of Wiener's first creations as a jeweler-artist in New York city, circa 1950's. This b...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Eastern European binoculars from the Cold War, 1950s
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Eastern European binoculars from the Cold War, 1950s The TZK binoculars were made in Poland, the Czech Republic and Russia. Optical quality is excellent: perfectly clear presentation...
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Polish Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum

Super Rare U.S. One Design Racing Sloop Blueprint
Located in Norwell, MA
U.S. One-Design blueprint with legend plate titled "U.S. One Design." "One Design Racing Sloop" cabin construction plan, scale 1" equals 1 foot, drawn by C.A.A., traced by J.W.D., Jo...
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North American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Men Without Women, Inscribed by Ernest Hemingway, Uniform Edition, 1955
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Ernest Hemingway. Men Without Women. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1955. Uniform edition. Signed and inscribed by Hemingway on the free end page....
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American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Leather, Paper

Large Brass Ships Wheel
Located in Norwell, MA
Solid brass ships wheel that has been highly polished and lacquered. Six spoke wheel with gear from a yacht. 38"Dia 60 lbs.
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North American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Antique Red Coral Berber Necklace, Morocco
Located in Madrid, ES
Antique Red Coral Berber Necklace, Morocco Amazing necklace, called Tifilit from the Tiznit province. All beads and components are old. red coral, ...
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Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Coral

Rare Pulley Block from the USS Constitution
Located in Norwell, MA
Block and tackle from 'Old Ironsides,' the U.S.S. Constitution. A very rare relic removed from the vessel during the restoration in the 1970s, preparing the ship for the bicentennial...
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North American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Opium Pipe from the Nineteenth Century
Located in Norwell, MA
Intricately carved opium pipe from the nineteenth century. Womans head is neatly carved showing arms, hands, hat, etc.. Great patina. One split on top. Metal rosette affixed to the t...
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North American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

1959 Vintage Miniature Christmas Tree with PrayAngel Gold Stand and Little Santa
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Cute miniature7” vintage Christmas tree with ornaments and paying angel on top. On a gold enamel stand. Small Santa in sledge.
Category

American American Classical Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Acrylic

Viviana Torun Rutilated Quartz Necklace For Georg Jensen
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Beautiful sterling and rutilated quartz necklace designed by Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe and manufactured by Georg Jensen. Fully signed on neck...
Category

Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Quartz, Sterling Silver

Ed Wiener Modernist Sterling Silver Cuff / Bracelet New York 1950 s .925
Located in Buffalo, NY
A cuff bracelet designed by Ed Wiener (1918-1991). This rare sculptural modernist piece is one of Wiener's first creations as a jeweler-artist in New York city, circa 1950's. It w...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Sterling Silver

Early 20th Century Ship s Binnacle
Located in Norwell, MA
Ship's binnacle on wood pedestal. The binnacle itself is a brass bowl with top that holds 2 oil lamps with porcelain burners. Iron compensating balls are mounted to brass brackets. T...
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North American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Cane Cigarette Box #3656 by Carl Auböck II, 1950s
Located in London, GB
A walnut cigarette box with chrome-plated brass sides and cane wrapped lid. Designed by Carl Auböck II during the 1950s, cane, wood, and brass elements combine to create this beaut...
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Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Original Vintage Movie Poster, Japanese, 1959
Located in Devon, GB
A sultry Elizabeth Taylor smoulders on this extremely rare and seductive Japanese B2 poster for the original release of MGM's 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' in Japan. In a legendary pairing...
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Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Georges Jouve Attributed Ceramic Pipe Ashtray Organic Dish Bowl French Modernism
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Brown high gloss freeform slip-cast dish set in a suede leather bottom. Mfg. by Longchamp, France. Design attributed to Georges Jouve, this in not documented. Some staining to suede ...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ceramic

Six Spoke Ship s Wheel with Chrome Hub
Located in Norwell, MA
Mahogany boat wheel with a chrome plated hub and six turned spokes. Varnish finish. From a small craft. Weight: 5 lbs. Overall Dimensions: 22"Dia Made: America Material: ...
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North American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Original 1950 Stripped Table Lighter by Hilton
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original chrome Stripped table lighter by Hilton with push button flint lock. Labeled "Hilton Japan".
Category

Japanese Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Chrome

1940s Tin Sign Philip Morris Cigarettes Smoking Mid-Century Garage Decor Tobacco
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Over two foot wide 'Tin Tacker' Sign. A brightly colored embossed metal "Call For Philip Morris" cigarette advertising sign with a great graphics of a period bell hop...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Tin

Not of This Earth Original Us One Sheet Movie Poster by Albert Kallis, 1957
By Albert Kallis
Located in Devon, GB
A Classic US one sheet poster for the 1957 B-movie thriller 'Not Of This Earth,' one of the earliest sci-fi movies made by prolific low-budget producer/director Roger Corman in what ...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper, Linen

Vintage Artisan Christmas Miniature Diorama Roombox
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Vintage artisan made Christmas miniature diorama room box with miniature Christmas tree in a room setting.
Category

American American Classical Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Acrylic, Wood

Fontana Arte Blue Mirrored Glass and Wood Game Box, 1950, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Fontana Arte blue mirrored glass and wood game box, 1950, Italy.
Category

Italian Other Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Glass

Finest Quality Model of the Iron Clipper Commonwealth
Located in Norwell, MA
Exceptional model of the iron clipper Commonwealth. The ship was built by Russel and Co., Greenock, 1876, owner C.H. Stewart of London. Employed in the Australian and Indian trade. T...
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North American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Double Sheave Varnished Wood Nautical Pulley Block
Located in Norwell, MA
Boat block with polished brass sheave wheels and polished steel straps. Richly finished hardwood shell. Fine yacht or boat pulley. Weight: 2 lbs. Overall Dimensions: 6"H x 4"W...
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North American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

French Shop Wrapping Paper Dispenser, Mid Century Retro Paper Roll Cutter
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Shop Wrapping Paper Dispenser, Mid Century Retro Paper Roll Cutter An unusual and very useful item, it has a green tubular metal frame with broad spanned feet for stability, ...
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Original Tesla Dirigent Gramoradio, Czechoslovakia, 1956
Located in Zohor, SK
Original Tesla Dirigent Gramoradio produced in Czechoslovakia in 1956. The gramoradio combines radio and gramophone inside one item. The top board is easy to open and show the origin...
Category

Czech Adam Style Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

Double Sheave Varnished Wood Nautical Pulley Block
Located in Norwell, MA
Boat block with polished brass sheave wheels and polished steel straps. Richly finished hardwood shell. Fine yacht or boat pulley. Weight: 2 lbs. Overall Dimensions: 6"H x 4"W...
Category

North American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

1950s Balloon Ashtray Dish Yellow Stoneware Pottery Tent Circus Carnival Italy
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Subtle Oval-shaped Ashtray with a Hot Air Balloon / Circus Carnival. No markings, just a small remnant of a paper label. No chips, and no cracks.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Stoneware

The Man with the Golden Arm Original Movie Poster by Saul Bass, British, 1956
Located in Devon, GB
Based on a novel by Nelson Algren, Otto Preminger's controversial and groundbreaking 1955 drama "The Man with the Golden Arm" starred Frank Sinatra in an...
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British Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

TWA London Original Vintage Travel Poster by David Klein, 1950s
Located in Devon, GB
During the 1950s and 1960s, American artist David Klein created dozens of alluring posters for Howard Hughes' glamorous Trans World Airlines, capturing the excitement and adventure of travel. His iconic designs, with their bright and colorful illustrations of famous landmarks, won many awards and came to define the spirit of the jet age. Issued by Trans World Airlines circa 1954, a Queen's Guard stands sentry in front of Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament on Klein's painterly poster to advertise TWA flights to London, during a period of burgeoning interest in England following the 1953...
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American Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

An American in Paris Original Vintage Australian Daybill Movie Poster, 1951
Located in Devon, GB
Printed in stunning stone lithography, this scarce Australian Daybill poster joyfully declared the original Australian release of MGM's 'An American in Paris' as "the gayest, the most gorgeous, the greatest musical ever." Inspired by a 1928 orchestral composition by George Gershwin, the classic 1951 musical starred Gene Kelly as an American ex-GI who remains in Paris after the war to become an artist and falls for a gamine Parisienne played by a nineteen year old Leslie Caron, who Kelly had spotted performing with the Ballets des Champs-Élysées two years previously. Following the devastation and trauma of the Second World War, producer Arthur Freed...
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Australian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Linen, Paper

Spellbound / Io ti Salvero
Located in London, GB
Original Italian film poster for Spellbound, 1945 This film noir was directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and stars Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael Chekhov and Leo G. Carroll. Dr. Ed...
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Italian Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Citizen Kane / Obywatel Kane
Located in London, GB
Original Polish film poster designed by Henryk Tomaszewski (1914-2005) and used for the film's re-release 1957. This stylish Polish poster, designed by Henryk Tomaszewski uses minimal colours to great effect. Martin scorsese has said that what makes Welles’s style so remarkable is its self-consciousness. Orson Welles at the age of only twenty-five directed, produced, co-wrote and starred in this remarkable film. This film has consistently been number one on the American Film Institute's top 100 American films. He deployed every narrative device and cinematic technique available: flashback, deep focus, high and low angle shots. These he reshuffled, reinvented, amplified, freeing the narrative from the convention of chronology and revolutionising the way a camera was used. Unlike the invisible Craft of someone like Howard Hawks, Welles’s authorship made its presence felt. The impact of Citizen Kane...
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Swedish Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

1950s Rare Marijuana Ashtray Bowl San Francisco Architect California SF
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Amazing 1950s sculptural ashtray created in the MCM period in San Francisco. Small studio craft, low numbers produced. Signed.
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

1952 Invisible Man
By Ralph Ellison
Located in Bath, GB
The sought after first edition, first printing of Ralph Ellison's monumental award winning novel, his first and only work to be published during his lifetime. The first edition, fir...
Category

American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Mon Oncle Original Vintage Movie Poster by Olle Olsson Hagalund, Swedish, 1959
Located in Devon, GB
A rare poster for the first Swedish release of the 1958 Classic French slapstick comedy "Mon Oncle", written, directed, produced by and starring Jacques Tati as the eccentric hero Monsieur Hulot, struggling to fit into an increasingly modern and mechanised France. Tati's satire of Postwar consumer society was popular even in the US, winning the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Olle Olsson...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Nautical Signal Flag of Letter "U" in Shadowbox Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
International maritime signal flag of letter 'U' set into a shadowbox frame. The cotton flag has a white canvas hoist with a sisal rope and wood toggle, with a maker's label from fla...
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North American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Cotton

Ashtray Stand in the Manner of Carl Auböck in Brass, 1950s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Nice light patina. A second ashtray in the same design is also on offer here on the platform. Very nice proportions.
Category

Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Metal

Nautical Signal Pennant in Shadowbox Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Genuine international maritime signal flag in a custom shadow box frame. The cotton flag represents the substitute flag "R2". The pennant has a white canvas hoist with a sisal rope a...
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Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Cotton

Nautical Signal Pennant for Numeral THREE in Frame
Located in Norwell, MA
Genuine international maritime signal flag in a custom shadowbox frame. The cotton flag represents the numeral "3". The pennant has a white canvas hoist with a sisal rope and wood to...
Category

North American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Cotton

Original Mexican Retablo "Exvotos" Oil on Tin
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this original Mexican ex voto. Made with oil painting signed by Figueroa.
Category

Mexican Folk Art Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Round 14-Karat Pearl Cufflinks with Bullet Back Clasp and tie Pin
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century era round 14-Karat Gold Pearl Bullet Back Cufflinks with matching Lapel Pin. Each cufflink features 15 deep-set natural pearls fixedalong the edges. Also includes a...
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Gold

Six Spoke Ship s Wheel with Chrome Hub
Located in Norwell, MA
Mahogany boat wheel with a chrome plated hub and six turned spokes. Varnish finish. From a small craft. Weight: 6 lbs. Overall Dimensions: 25"Dia Made: America Material: ...
Category

North American Vintage 1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

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