GENERAL MOTORS BUILDING BOOKENDS
Patinated cast architctural metal bookends with blue finish (some loss); heavy bookends are labeled General Motors Building. Probably designed after the company's Detroit headquarters.
$350/pair
NEW YORK 64 WORLD'S FAIR SALAD SERVERS
Ceramic and wood vintage salad spoon and fork. 11" decals in great condition, hairline on ceramic area of spoon.
$50
ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY OPENING 1959
Alfred Meakin porcelain comemorative dish with map of the St. Lawrence Seaway system, which was officially opened in 1959. dish is about 5 inches across.
$30
SPACE NEEDLE EARRINGS IN BOX - SEATTLE 1962
Pinch style earrings, souvenir of the Seattle World's Fair 1962, in original box.
$80
AL CAPP SHMOO (SCHMOO) BELL TOY
Vintage vinyl doll in the shape of the L'il Abner character created by Al Capp, ca. 1940's. marked with the distributor copyright (UFS). Has small bell within. 6 inches long.
SOLD
ASTRONAUT FIGURINE - LUCITE BASE
White plastic astronaut with clear green base, painted details, measures 5 inches tall. light wear to base. maker unknown.
SOLD
MUZAK LOGO ENAMEL BOWL - BOVANO OF CHESHIRE
amber tinted copper/enamel bowl in excellent condition, with Muzak logo decoration. original sticker on rear. 9 inches across.
$150
BRUSSELS WORLD FAIR 'ATOMIUM' SOUVENIR
Symbol of the 1958 Brussels World Fair, this metal scale model of the space-age Atomium stands about 5 inches, symbolizes the peaceful uses of atomic energy. It is attached to a viend black marble base with the original sticker. Condition is good- no damage, but metal has aged patina.
SOLD
METAL APOLLO MOON LANDING SOUVENIR - 1976
Pewter, signed Franklin Mint c1976.
SOLD
ROUND BRAZILIAN SAMBA BUTTERFLY WING PLAQUE
Round copper edged plaque is 11 1/4 inches in diameter, is reverse painted on glass with irridescent butterfly wings behind.
SOLD
KON-TIKI SALT AND PEPPER SHAKERS
Pair of exotic brown shakers inscribed Kon Tiki on back.
$ 45 pair
VANCOUVER EXPO CENTRE
Copper colored souvenir building in cast metal with faceted roof. Very space age.
SOLD
MINIATURE MOD PAD TABLE & STOOLS
1 1/r" high. 2 white wood pedestal stools with orange padded fabric upholstery with a low table sporting an orange crazy daisy. Very good condition, one paint flawon center dot of table (see closeup).
$80
MINIATURE WOOD KITCHENETTE SET
2 1/2" high. 2 yellow chairs and kitchen table with googie orange and yellow pattern. Looks to be birch, excellent condition.
$80
SECURITY PEOPLE'S TRUST
Modern ceramic building bank with slot on top, no trap 3 1/2 x 41/2 x 3 inches tall.
$ 65
MITCHELL'S CORN PALACE VINTAGE SOUVENIR PLATE
This vibrant, fun decaled ceramic souvenir plate depicts the corn palace flying - count em- 15 American flags, and a mailbox. Says "World's Only Corn Palace" and has a gold luster rim No chips, unsigned. Only flaw is some very minor wear in the gold rim and 1 scratch on the decal on one of the buff colored onion domes (you have to study it to notice). A sweet piece.
$ 30
GAME OF GIZZ
small hand-held plastic game of "put and take."
$60 - with original box
$35 - without box
TOM THUMB VINTAGE PORTABLE KIDS' TYPEWRITER -
Real manual typewriter, works. Compact, red-orange metal machine has ribbon and original carrying case plus cardboard shipping carton.
$ 75
CHICAGO SOUVENIR PLATE
Nice skyline view in blue- 9 inch plate
$ 20
RAINY LONDON VIEWS
2 bone china trays measuring 5 1/2 inches, marked Foley Bone China,made in England. Westminster Bridge and St. Paul's in 60's graphic style.
$65 pair
STEUBENVILLE PLATES - BUNDLES FOR BRITAIN
Created to raise money for English war relief during WWII, these Steubenville dinnerplates have the British coat of arms in the center, and a decorated white border.
$ 125(set of 8)
1964 NY WORLD'S FAIR KODAK PAVILLION GLASS
Drinking glass showing the ultramodern spaceage Eastman Kodak Company's pavilion at the 1964 NY World's Fair. Printed in yellow and white, with multiple views of the building and exhibit. Glass is about 5 1/2 inches tall.
SOLD
SPACEMAN PRINTED GLASS TUMBLER
Glass printed with space decoration in red and yellow. It shows 3 astronauts on the surface of a planet (the Moon?) and one in free-floating space, plus various rockets and satellites, and space capsules and planets and stars. It is a fanciful but well executed item, with much detail and it is in excellent condition. It measures 4 inches in height and 2 1/2 inches across (8 oz.)
$ 35
AMERICAN POTTER PLATE- HLC
This turqouise relief plate was created by Homer Laughlin for the 1939 NY World's Fair. It depicts a stylized medieval guild pottery worker throwing a pot on a kickwheel.
$45
WWII AIR FORCE ASHTRAY
Has raised names of the campaigns, and the insignia of the third air force. Made by Ginori
$50
V. I . LENIN RELIEF PLAQUE
Metal plaque on 3 1/2 x 5 inch lacquered wood or composition stand. No markings
$ 65
1964 WORLD'S FAIR CERAMIC PLAQUE
Molded relief ceramic plaque from '64 World's Fair in faux-wood-grain ceramic. Below the globe is a scroll that reads"peace through understanding" Approximately 43/4 x 7 inches.
$ 28
WEDGWOOD SPACE ODYSSEY ASHTRAY
Wedgwood ashtray issued in conjunction with Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.
No inscription , just a pure image of the rocket and a planet.
$85
HOTEL SAGA REYKJAVIK B& G
Pair of 3 1/4 inch porcelain plates marked Bing & Grøndahl, Copenhagen. Modern building is Hotel Saga in Reykavik, Iceland.
$ 45/ pair
POP BRITISH BRISTOL CIGARETTE TRAY
An English brand -- tray is tromp l'oeil photo in a pop style --- very mod. Enamel metal tray is 13 inches in diameter/ Some scratching to surface.
$75
CALVERT ADVERTISING PLATE TST
10 inch Calvert advertising plate with Taylor Smith Taylor chop on back
$45
RIO DE JANEIRO BRAZIL BUTTERFLY INLAID TRAY
Early tray from Rio showing the harbor, with sugarloaf in the distance surmounted by its cross. It is made from tropical irridescent butterflies under glass on an inlaid wood tray with handles. It says "From George to Leon" . It measures 13 1/2 x 21 inches and has a sticker on the back from the maker, which reads "Formanek, Rua do Acre, 82-I, Rio de Janeiro."
SOLD
GALLIANO WATER PITCHER
Has different logos on each side
$45
TOWNLEY "TELEPHONE" PORTABLE RADIO
Plastic novelty radio looks like a princess telephone but it is a battery-driven portable AM radio! Reception is either through the handset when it is removed, or from a speaker on the exterior of the radio. The telephone dial tunes in the stations. Normal wear. Marked Hong Kong on bottom.
$ 55