Toys & Games & Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: Great WWII International Aircraft Silhouette Spotter Cards. This full deck of playing cards was made by U. S. Playing Card Company, with 52 cards and 1 Joker. The images on the cards are all the classic WWII aircraft models, e.g., ME Ð 109, P Ð...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful "Active Sammy" lithographed tin soldier toy from World War I. Sammy was the original action figure! His joints swivel, allowing him to get into many different poses, and he is detachable from his base. The base of the toy...

ARTIFACT: This is a great whimsical lamp made from a circa 1930s or 1940s red alarm box (it was converted in the 1970s). The burlap lamp shade has a great large applied cloth fire engine! This is in wonderful condition and still works. There is a switch...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s advertising novelty puzzle for Valentine & Company, a vendor of Valspar products. Valspar is a paint company that has been around since 190The puzzle is in aluminum and consists of two capital Vs and a third piece shaped...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice circa 1900 advertising lapel pin for Flexible Flyer sleds. The Flexible Flyer was patented in 188The pin is by Robbins Company of Attleboro, Massachusetts. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: Approximately 1/2" in height and 1" in width...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful Old West 1880's Pharo playing cards, box only. The gambling card game is suggested to have been started by Louis XIV's royal gamblers. It was banned in France and shortly after, arrived in the United States and was typically referred...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful airplane-shaped United States Navy pencil sharpener made from orange Catalin plastic, a popular material in the 1930s. The wings sport a USA NAVY decal with a red, white and blue star at either wingtip. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s...

ARTIFACT: This is a great little World War I era United States sailor doll made of wool felt. He stands about 3-1/2" tall in the classic sailor stance: arms akimbo and wide-cuffed legs wide apart. His purple uniform has stitched details and his face is...

ARTIFACT: This is a great handmade World War II era model of a United States Army "deuce-and-a-half" transport truck, nicknamed so because of its 2 and a half ton weight. The truck has rotating wheels, a tidily secured cotton covering, hewed-out grille...

ARTIFACT: Great 1920's vintage painted cast iron elephant mechanical cigarette dispenser, Type IV without base or tray. The elephant, trunk raised in a walking stride, features a hinged-lid as the base of the seat and the interior of the seat is the...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 "Tin Star" "Stock" police badge. The badge is lightweight and in the shape of a Six Point Star. It is possible it was worn by a small Police department, or it might even be a Toy Badge.  VINTAGE: Circa 1900...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful circa 1924 Orient Line Australia boxed double deck of round playing cards in excellent condition. The Orient Steam Navigation Company (The Orient Line) was first established in the late 1870's as a British shipping company. During the...