Decorets Scrap Die Cut Embossed Gold Foil Birds Doves A never used, still sealed package of Decorets Imported Paper Fancies from the 1960s. The package header doesn't give the country of origin but I'm certain the diecuts were made in West Germany.

There are eight embossed gold foil paper scrap doves or blue birds with wings spread in flight along with some small rose and leaf motifs, the largest about 2-1/2 inches wide, the smallest just half an inch. The entire set measures 4 by 3 inches. Ideal for scrapbooking, Christmas ornaments, crafting, decoupage.

Circa: 1960s
Country of Origin: DE
Manufacturer: Mid Century West German Import  

1933 Manger Scene Christmas Nativity Punch Out Book A rare, unused punch-out cardstock Manger Scene Nativity book from 1933 with lovely, colorfully lithographed old fashioned artwork by Corinne and Bill Bailey. The 13-1/2 by 10 inch book is dated 1933 by the Saalfield Publishing Company of Akron Ohio. All pieces for creating the dimensional stable and tabbed stand-up figures are present, unpunched out and in excellent condition. There is a dime size scrape to the graphics on the cover on which someone has written the year 1933. There is minor edge wear and corner bumping consistent with age, not serious.

Circa: 1933
Manufacturer: Saalfield Publishing  

Raggedy Ann and Andy Vintage 9 Foot Roll Contact Paper Wallcovering This roll of vintage Raggedy Ann and Andy Con-Tact paper is complete and uncut though it does not have the original plastic cover wrapper. It dates to the 1970s or early 1980s and is 9 feet long by 18 inches wide. Unused, but because it was stored without the wrapper there may be dust or soiling along the edges.

For those unfamiliar with this product, Contact paper is a vinyl-like self adhesive plastic used to cover walls, shelves, bookcases, boxes, or just about anything. The design features 5 different scenes of Ann and Andy in various sizes. Artwork is signed T.M. Raggedy Ann/Andy. No tears or visible stains.

Circa: 1978
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: Con-Tact  

Lewiston Idaho Leather Snapshots Photo Album Hand Painted Indian This vintage souvenir photo album is titled Snap Shots and has a wonderful image of an Indian chief on the leather cover, along with "Lewiston Idaho". It may be a painted decal, but it has the appearance of hand painting with brush stroke effects and texture. The 8" by 6" album is unused, filled with 28 pages of blank heavy black paper. Some minor storage scuffing on the back, no damage.

Circa: 1940s
Country of Origin: US
 

1940s Angel Nativity Christmas Advent Calendar Unused This charming paper litho Christmas Advent calendar was made by Kruger in post-war Western Germany between 1947 and 1951. It's unused and comes with its original paper storage mailer envelope The 8 by 11 inch calendar is decorated with silver mica glitter and features a Nativity scene with many angel children and forest animals in the foreground, lots of stars and snowflakes in the dark blue sky. The 24 windows are still sealed at their perforations, the calendar unused.

Circa: 1947
Country of Origin: DE
Manufacturer: Kruger  

Dennison 1930s Crepe Paper Christmas Candy Cup Baskets These six old fashioned, pretty cardstock and crepe paper Christmas candy or nut cup baskets were made in the 1930s by Dennison Manufacturing. They were designed to be filled with treats and used as party favors or place card holders. The deep red ruffled crepe paper is smocked or shirred onto cardstock paper box bases with paper-wrapped wire handles. Three have white satin ribbon bows tied to the handles, the other three have stiffened fabric holly leaves with rec composition berries. The baskets are 2-1/2" by 1-1/2" by 2 inches deep not including the height of the handles. One basket has a long crease or crack at the bottom which has not torn through, the others are in excellent condition with no damage or stains. Price is for the set of six.

Circa: 1930s
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Dennison Manufacturing  

1930s Yellowstone Park Painted Leather Photo Album Hand painted leather souvenirs were popular in Yellowstone National Park gift shops in the 1920s and 1930s. This genuine tanned leather photograph or small scrapbook album is from that time period, with a hand illustrated and tinted scene of the waterfalls at the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, and the words Lower Falls Yellowstone Park lettered at the bottom. The scene is framed in intertwined logs with pine cones.

Inside are 23 sheets of heavy black paper, all unused with no evidence of tape or photo mounts. The back is unpainted leather. The album is tied together with a strip of wide flat leather lacing. The back cover has some minor edge wear from storage, otherwise the album is in excellent unused condition. Measures 8-3/8 by 5-1/2 inches.

Circa: 1930
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Pre War American Production  

Scotty Dog Painted Wood Photo Album A charming old wooden plywood photo album with a hand painted Scottie dog scene on the hinged cover along with the word Snaps. The dog is playfully barking at a little yellow bird atop a red fence. The front cover is hinged and has decorative wood strip panels with brass flower tack decoration, the album is bound together with leather lacing.

Inside are 17 blank green heavy scrapbook type paper pages (other pages have been removed, the trimmed edges are still present). The paper has faded with age. There's a little normal age wear to the album but no damage.

Circa: 1940s
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Mid Century American Production  

Santa With Children Western Germany Christmas Advent Calendar This sweet paper litho Christmas Advent calendar was made in post-war Western Germany between 1947 and 1951. It measures 8-1/2 by 11 inches and depicts Santa with his reindeer and sleigh in a snowy forest, delivery presents to little children. The scene has mica glitter here and there to make the snow glitter. The 24 windows are still sealed at their perforations, the calendar has not been used. Marked only "Printed in Western Germany" and numbered 212.

Circa: 1947
Country of Origin: DE
Manufacturer: Post War West German Import  

Religious Western Germany Christmas Advent Calendar This mica glittered paper litho Christmas Advent calendar was made by Haco in post-war Western Germany between 1947 and 1951. It's unused and comes with its original paper storage mailer envelope. The 8 by 11 inch calendar features a busy scene of shepherds worshiping at the stable where Jesus was born with lambs, angels, and barn animals all around. The 24 windows, to be lifted up one each day in December through Christmas eve, reveal a Bible verse having to do with the Christmas story.

Some of the windows have the perforations gently separated but none are creased or have been lifted fully, most are still sealed. The calendar is marked Haco 279 and Printed in W. Germany. It's in excellent condition, the envelope has some age yellowing.

Circa: 1947
Country of Origin: DE
Manufacturer: Haco  

1950s Glittered Christmas Angels and Santa Paper Treasure or Candy Box Unused This never-used decorated folding cardboard Christmas gift or candy box was made in 1958 by Marcee Products Corp. of New York. It's bright red with a retro design of Santa Claus and a musical angel band in green, white, and gold, trimmed in silver glitter. Little perforated musical note shapes in the background can be punched out. The box has a tab for hanging on the tree and when put together will measure 4-3/4" high by 2" wide. Two are available, price is per box. I can ship both for the same shipping cost.

Circa: 1958
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Marcee Products Corp  

1950s Glittered Christmas Train Paper Treasure or Candy Box Unused This never-used decorated folding cardboard Christmas gift or candy box was made in 1958 by Marcee Products Corp. of New York. It's bright red with a retro design of a Christmas train in green, white, and gold, lavishly trimmed in silver glitter. The box has a tab for hanging on the tree and when put together will measure 2-1/2" square. Two are available, price is per box. I can ship both for the same shipping cost.

Circa: 1958
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Marcee Products Corp  

German Die Cut Pressed Paper New Year Good Luck Wall Pocket This beautiful heavy pressed paper maché wall pocket was made in Germany in the early 1900s. It was likely meant as a New Year's or Christmas item given the snowy winter village scene, Good Luck motto, and subtle holly leaves decoration. It measures 12-1/2 by 13 inches, the pocket is 3 inches high.

The pocket is ornately embossed with a horseshoe curved snow-covered tree branch arched over the cut-out mica glittered words Good Luck. Three large birds sit atop the arch. Below the motto is a lovely snowy winter village scene dusted with clear sugar frost glitter. The pocket is bordered by more snowy limbs and two birds. Germany is embossed at the bottom, hidden by the pocket. It's very old but still in remarkable condition for its composition and age with no tears. There's a light water stain around the lower left edge of the scene, shown in the last photo. It's mostly hidden by the pocket. There are a few tiny scuffs here and there and the back is age darkened. Instructions for putting the pocket together without damaging the delicate tabs and edges will be included with shipment.

Circa: 1906
Country of Origin: DE
Manufacturer: Turn of the Century German Import  

Victorian New Years, Christmas Postcards and Paper Items An assortment of four old post card and paper items with New Year and Christmas greetings from the early 1900s. The two New Years items are a German printed embossed postcard and a paper scrap hand mirror shape with a Victorian lady sitting among flowers. There is also a still life scene Merry Christmas postcard, and a fancy embossed and tasseled program for the K. of P. Annual Ball, held on December 30, 1904 at the Grange Hall in South Waterford Maine. K of P most likely stands for the Knights of Pythias.

The handle to the 4-3/4" high hand mirror scrap has a minor crease. The Christmas postcard has some light age soiling. Both postcards are postally unused.

Circa: 1904
Country of Origin: DE
Manufacturer: Victorian Era German Production  

Hearts and Flowers Honeycomb Paper Valentine Decorations The highlight of this assortment of paper Valentines Day decorations is the American Greetings Hearts & Flowers honeycomb tissue and litho cardboard centerpiece, complete in its original package. It's a 3-dimensional flowerpot bouquet of roses and little pink and white flowers with hearts, 12-1/2" tall.

Also included is a pack of two Beistle half-round honeycomb tissue hearts backed by white "lace", 6 inches high. Another Beistle package has more than 50 red paper cardboard die-cut hearts 2 to 3 inches high, some plain, some with silver cord or yarn hangers. All items are in very good vintage condition with no damage. The packages are dated 1981 and 1982.

Circa: 1982
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Beistle, American Greetings  

2 Packages Vintage Holly Hobbie Gift Wrap Paper Two packages of vintage 1970s gift wrapping paper by American Greetings featuring Holly Hobbie. The package with the red, white, and blue patchwork fabric theme has been opened. Inside is one full, uncut sheet measuring 30 by 20-1/2 inches and a smaller piece 6" by 20-1/2". The other package features Holly with her pets, dolls, in the garden, and at the beach is still sealed and has two sheets totaling 7.9 square feet.

Circa: 1970s
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: American Greetings  

Kewpie Babies 1973 Gift Wrap Paper This package of 1973 Kewpies gift wrapping paper by American Greetings is presumably for baby showers - it features a sweet print of Kewpies with a baby wrapped in a yellow blanket. The yellow background with faint, subtle white flowers is suitable for boys or girls. The pack is open at the sides but both sheets totaling 7.9 square feet are present and uncut.

Circa: 1973
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: American Greetings  

Kewpies 1973 All Occasion Gift Wrap Sealed Package This sealed package of American Greetings gift wrapping paper depicts Kewpies holding pink flower nosegays on a pink wallpaper-like background. There are two sheets totaling 7.9 square feet. The sticker on the front is dated 1973 and states that the paper is licensed by Cameo Exclusive Products. Mint condition.

Circa: 1973
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: American Greetings  

Kewpies 1973 Birthday Gift Wrap Sealed Package This sealed package of American Greetings gift wrapping paper depicts Kewpies with birthday cakes, presents, and Happy Birthday cards in pink and pale tan-gold. There are two sheets totaling 7.9 square feet. The sticker on the front is dated 1973 and states that the paper is licensed by Cameo Exclusive Products. Mint condition.

Circa: 1973
Country of Origin: US
Publisher: American Greetings  

Victorian Fringed Birthday Card and Celluloid Bookmark The highlight of this small lot of Victorian ephemera is the silk fringed birthday card. It's about 5 by 3-3/4 inches, one side printed with a young lady in a flower-wheeled carriage, escorted and driven by six gnomes. The other side depicts little gnomes filling a big basket of fruit and flowers. The card is unsigned and in excellent condition aside from a small piece of double-sided tape on the upper back fringe.

The Victorian bookmark is celluloid over silk ribbon with hand painted purple flowers. There is some soiling and crushing to the fringe. A cutout scene birthday card dated 1942 is also included as a bonus.

Circa: 1890s
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Victorian Era American Production