Excerpts from our long-established personal vintage Halloween collection representing the high watermark of condition and rarity.
We periodically add photographs as we maintain our archive.
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- Composition devil nodder and candy container (bottom plug), Germany, 1920s, 3.5” h. The head is attached to the body by a spring. Provenance: the late Paul Olson Collection.
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- Vintage German Devil Candy Container trio. Left to right: Composition devil nodder and candy container combination (bottom plug), Germany, 1920s, 3.5” h. The head is attached to the body by a spring. Composition devil candy container (opens at neck) with spring-action horns, Germany, pre-1920s, 5.5” h. Composition devil-head candy container, all original genuine vintage, superb color and condition, an extraordinarily rare and desirable piece, Germany, 1920s, bottom plug, 4” h. Provenance: the late Paul Olson Collection of Wisconsin.
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- Composition ghost figural “dancer” with spring-based movement, Germany, pre-1920s, 4.75” h.
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- Heavy composition arched-back black cat nodder with spring-action tail emerging from a pumpkin candy container (bottom plug), Germany, 1920s.
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- Composition JOL-faced frightened girl nodder wearing black jumper, Germany, 1920s.
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- Top right: Lightly embossed cardboard JOL-faced shopping bag candy container with green stem-like wire closure and two cotton string handles, Japan, 1930s.
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- Composition skull candy container (bottom plug), Germany, 1920s, 2.5″ h
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- JOL-faced purse candy container (opens at center), Germany, 1916-1921, 1.75” h x 1.5” w x 2.75” l. Made of lithoed paper over cardboard with green cotton string handles.
