Treasures Past: SOLD!!! Items

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s rectangular sign for Gallagher Trucking Service enameled in blue and white by Shank Sign Company of New York. It is a great old sign in hard-fired enamel.  VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately 6" in height and 24" in...

ARTIFACT: This is an old circa 1960s Bavarian snuff bottle. The bottle is in stoneware with a blue design. The bottle reads Pöschl-Schmalzler (a tobacco brand around since 1902) on the front and shows a man in traditional costume flexing his bicep. The...

ARTIFACT: This is a Dunhill pipe tamper/tool in brass, stainless steel and brindle vulcanite from the 1950s. The tool screws out of the vulcanite casing, which has a faux wood grain finish. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: Approximately 3-1/8" in length and...

ARTIFACT: Rare WWII anti-Hitler figural heel-shaped ashtray that reads: "JAM YOUR CIGARETTE BUTTS ON THIS HEEL" and depicts an open-mouthed caricature of Hitler at the center. The ashtray was made of Wartime Shortage material: cast aluminum - tar and...

ARTIFACT: Scarce WWII United States GI pack of Camel Turkish & Domestic Blend cigarettes, unopened but pierced. Pack is inside a great, Jemco "Hold-A-Pak" protector. The Hold-A-Pack contains a pack of "Camel 20's" and features a great...

ARTIFACT: Cool 1930's - 1940's Bambu Cigarette Papers protective cover. The hinged lid reads: "BAMBU ALCOY" and the bottom reads: "BAMBU MADE IN SPAIN" and this cover can still be used with some Bambu products today. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s -...

ARTIFACT: Individual book of Zig Zag brand cigarette rolling papers. The front of the book reads: "ZIG ~ ZAG CIGARETTE PAPERS with an image of a zouave soldier, light infantry men in the French Army who served in French North Africa between the...

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: Circa 1900 Roycroft Arts & Crafts hammered copper industrial cigarette ashtray, nicely maker marked. The lovely ashtray is square and has a shaped rest for a cigarette. VINTAGE: Circa 1900 SIZE: Approximately 2 ¾" x 2...

ARTIFACT: This is a Spanish-American War era celluloid pin showing the Cuban flag. The pin was given out as part of tobacco promotion, and was made by Whitehead & Hoag Company of Newark, New Jersey. VINTAGE: Circa 1898 (Spanish American War era)...

ARTIFACT: This is a minty Spanish-American War era patriotic clay pipe in the form of Uncle Sam's head. The pipe has not been used. The pipe is entirely white save for a red and blue stripe around Uncle Sam's hat and black paint to denote his eyeballs...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful 1890's Grinnell Sprinklers advertising cigar ashtray with match holder. The center of the ashtray features an actual sprinkler patented in 1889! The edges of the ashtray read: "GRINNELL COMPANY INC FOUNDED 1850". The...