Jerry, you found a treasure chest!! Remember a lot of these from child hood. back then no one appreciated what they had.the paper macha pumpkins were for children to trick or treat for candy, 1930-1950 worth 100$. The honeycomb cat with missing arm 1950 by Beistle, worth 20$, the foil items are die cut then embossed with foil, produced between 1930-1950, the earlier 1930's worth 125$, the later 1950 's, worth 75$. The estimated prices are for "EACH"!!!! If you are not going to keep, you could auction off, but if it was me, I'd keep, and put the to paper-mache pumpkins on display year round. What an amazing find!!!
I suspect that Jean Brown was better known as "Mrs. Brown" to grade school children for many years - seeing that the treasures came from a box, that most likely held the newest editions of encyclopedias that were added to the library, gives my theory some substance. The paper decorations would have hung from the ceiling and were taped to bulletin boards (black construction paper was stapled to those boards back in the old days and she just had a few extra sheets that she tucked away in the box rather than walk back to the supply room). The party cups would have been left over and used the next year. What a great find and I think I would have loved Mrs. Brown.
I was thinking the same thing about Jean Brown. I'd bet a dollar to a doughnut she was a classroom teacher, and these items were saved for her classroom year after year.
I bet every kid wanted to be in Mrs. Brown’s classroom! She was probably an awesome teacher!! U gave us a look back into a time that has been forgotten…the Halloween decorations are truly amazing! Thx for sharing ❤️
Hi, Jerry… from the beginning, I wondered why you didn’t look at the dates on the newspapers? Anyways, the old Tip Top bread items reminded me of the “war” between them and Wonder bread. Lol & yes, I’m that old. I also recall the paper masks from yesteryear. Terrific Finds & Memories.
The newspapers dates were way too recent. They must have been stuffed in the box to prevent everything from banging around and to keep everything in place. I can't see any other reason for having it in the box.
That pumpkin is clearly a candy bucket for a child to carry while trick-or-treating. It has a handle. It's the size for a child to carry. The opening is large. And the child's name, Bobby Brown, is written in pencil on the bottom.
Hello.....yes, the papermache pumpkins were lit with candles. Yes, they were dangerous. I imagine that's why they were only a decor trend for a short time. I've seen very old ones dating back to the 30s. Intact pumpkins with the original liner are highly collectable.
These are fabulous vintage Halloween decorations for sure…these are very collectible. That paper mache pumpkin is definitely worth at least $80-$100 now. I see them all the time in antique shops and I always stand there wishing I had them…treasure these decorations 🎃🖤🎃
Great paper mache pumpkin and original paper insert. People did put candles in them way back when, that’s why there aren’t many left. Electric candles only
WOW!!!! Those are truly holy grail items for vintage Halloween collectors like me! When I was little my Grandmom O’Donnell had alot of those kitschy Halloween decor items and some amazing Christmas ones as well! I wish so bad I had all of the things she had. Btw I have a few of the paper mache pumpkins and I put the battery operated tea lights In them 🎃
Yes! B.O.T.L.'s would work well. I was thinking, since they have holes in the bottom, that perhaps they once had electric bulbs, similar to the old-fashioned strands of Christmas lights, w/one end of the cord plugged into an outlet, the other w/the bulb in clear, yellow or orange, inserted thru bottom of pumpkin to illuminate it from inside. Sometimes they came w/clamps to secure the bulb to the bottom.
The foil stamped pumpkins were part of a party game, the would be numbered and passed out, there would have been a board with a an arrow in center that you would spin, land on a number with a funny stunt the number holder would have to do
Such Cool things ! Lucky Find ! The newspaper may of have a clue.... All your items are old ! And you could order the mask from the loaf of bread back then.The lantern is to hang and light shines through ! All these are before the 60s ! The name on the back is who it belonged to. Not the maker. They did use real candles in the pumpkins back then. Now use just a battery operated light. All highly collectable !
These are a really cool find. I've never seen tin decorations before, but I believe they might be Beistle/H.E. Luhrs, at least the small pumpkins you pulled out at the beginning have to be, because they've used it on regular cardboard diecuts throughout the years. I'm gonna have to search for some to add to my Halloween collection, now. The sad/happy pumpkins are Beistle and so is the black lantern towards the end, and the crepe paper cat. I recognize some of the thick diecuts as Dennison, definitely the pumpkin with candy corn eyes. I don't know much about those paper maché pumpkins because I've always found them to be creepy as hell. Anyway, this was a fun video and I hope you had a great Halloween!
What a treasure you showed us, I loved it! Greetings fron the State of Sonora, Mexico. It´s funny, but the feather and the star at the end reminds me of an old poem that my mom used to tell us and then learn in elementary school, I love it since I was a kid: A POEM TO MARGARITA DEBAYLE Margarita (Daisy), the sea is beautiful, and the wind has a subtle essence of orange blossom; I feel in my soul a lark singing; your voice Margarita, I'm going to tell you a faitytale. Once upon a time, a king who had a palace made of diamonds, a tent made of daylight rays and a herd of elephants, a malachite kiosk, a magnificent silk cloack with silver and gold, and a gentle little princess, so pretty, Margarita, as pretty as you. One afternoon the princess saw a star appear; the princess was playful and wanted to go get it. She wanted it to decorate a brooch along with a verse, a pearl, a feather and a flower. The beautiful princesses behave like you. They cut lilies, they cut roses, they cut stars, they are like that. Then the beautiful little girl left, and went to cut the white star that made her sigh above the sea into the sky And she went high, near to the moon and beyond; but bad for her she left without dad's permission. When she was back from the Lord's gardens, she was surrounded by a sweet glow And the king said, "Where have you been? I have looked for you and I did not find you anywhere; and what do you have glowing on your chest? " The princess never used to lie And so she told the truth: "I went to cut my star to the infinite blue sky. " And the king cries out: "Didn't I tell you that the blue sky should not be touched? What madness! What a whim! The Lord is going to be angry. " And she says: "It was not on purpose: I don't know why I went; but on the waves and on the wind I went to look for the star and cut it. " And the dad says angrily: "A punishment you must have: go back to heaven and what you have stolen now you will return. " The princess is saddened because of her sweet flower of light, when the good Jesus appears smiling. And so He says: "I give her that rose from my garden: those are the flowers for the little girls that think of me when they dream. " The king wears shining robes, and orders a parade by the seashore of four hundred elephants. The princess is beaming with happiness because already has the brooch, in which next to the star is shining, verse, pearl, feather and flower. Margarita, the sea is beautiful, and the wind has a subtle essence of orange blossom: your breath Little one, since you are going to be far from me, keep a sweet memory of who one day wanted to tell you a fairytale.
Wow, thank you for your kind words. Greetings from New England, USA. Thank you so very much for sharing that absolutely beautiful poem. Did you write all that down from memory? That is a beautiful story to pass down through the generations. Thanks again for sharing and take care my friend. =-)
@@TrekFanNCC-1701 Thanks to you, I just made a quick translation to post it here because your video made me go down to memory lane. The Nicaraguan poet and diplomat Ruben Dario (1867-1916) is the author. Thank you again my friend, affectionately your friend Peter.
Also, look on bottom of the two paper-mache pumpkins, see if stamped Germany or has two indented swirls, like you see on pottery, if one or the other on bottom worth more than a 100$
I've been collecting vintage Halloween stuff since I was a kid, thanks to my parents. I would love to find some of the tin/foil die cuts for my collection. Awesome finds!
I love the colors they used on all those old Halloween cardboard pictures. The pumpkins look like you’d use a little bulb in them. Nowadays you can get the led little candle things
The pumpkin diecuts are older, because they are one sided and embossed, these are hard to find and vintage halloween collectors would love them!, I think the original owner may have been a teacher possibly.
I think that they used the paper maché pumpkins for treat gathering. Love these old decorations. You can use a small dot of Elmer's Glue to fix the cat's arm.
Before PC bull sht took over the schools, we use to have Halloween parties at school and if you loaned any decors , you would put your name on the the back -- so when the teacher took down the decor, she knew , what child to give it to . Thus, why I think, Jean Brown's name is on several items.
Ann & Hope was a Rhode Island-based retailer that pioneered practices now common in modern big box stores. The company was named after the ship Ann and Hope which was lost at sea off Block Island, Rhode Island in 1806. They operated from 1953 to 2001 in the Northeastern United States, and they formerly operated a small chain of home fashion outlets, garden outlets, and dollar outlets in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. Ann & Hope was one of the first self-service department stores, in which customers could look at items without sales personnel, and was also part of the first wave of retail stores in the 1950s to use big basket shopping carts. Sam Walton, founder of Walmart, visited the Ann & Hope chain in 1961 and got the idea for his store from it, and Harry Cunningham visited Ann & Hope in the process of preparing to launch the first Kmart store. Just a few interesting facts about the Anne & Hope store.
The 2 pumpkins have, or had, handles and were to carry for trick or treat. The homemade badge was probably part of a cowboy outfit and the feather for an Indian outfit.
I see that Ann & Hope store were closing across New England this year on accout of economic impact brought on by covid. Would that be the same stores these price tags were from? I also just love that Mrs. Brown saved all those card board decorations. Today we think of card board as disposable. She must have cared very much for them. Boy, I'd love to see her box of Christmas ornaments!!! Thanks for sharing!
@@lydzphens I agree. I'm glad you enjoyed my video. The Anne & Hope stores in our area (Cumberland and Warwick) had closed well before the COVID Pandemic. I was not aware of any more stores in the north eastern part of the country.
@@TrekFanNCC-1701 Indeed they were hazardous, but I think not for candy as they had holes in the bottom. Maybe they stuck a little electric bulb up thru there. In earlier days they'd have used candles or tea-lights. Dangerous? You betcha! But if you recall, for many years people used hot-oil lights & had lit candles burning 'midst the boughs of live-cut trees in their living rooms at Christmas; hence, many a seasonal house fire not only from candles, but lanterns, oil lamps, gaslights, overloaded circuits, too many oft-faulty extension cords, bad wiring, wood/oil/coal burning furnaces as well. I love the aluminum decorations! What a treasure trove, esp. so many paper-products: cardboard, crepe, etc. to have survived decades retaining their bright colors. Just lovely!
Jerry, you found a treasure chest!! Remember a lot of these from child hood. back then no one appreciated what they had.the paper macha pumpkins were for children to trick or treat for candy, 1930-1950 worth 100$. The honeycomb cat with missing arm 1950 by Beistle, worth 20$, the foil items are die cut then embossed with foil, produced between 1930-1950, the earlier 1930's worth 125$, the later 1950 's, worth 75$. The estimated prices are for "EACH"!!!! If you are not going to keep, you could auction off, but if it was me, I'd keep, and put the to paper-mache pumpkins on display year round. What an amazing find!!!
Thank you very much for the information. I totally agree with you. I am not selling any of these. I will be putting them on display. =-)
I suspect that Jean Brown was better known as "Mrs. Brown" to grade school children for many years - seeing that the treasures came from a box, that most likely held the newest editions of encyclopedias that were added to the library, gives my theory some substance. The paper decorations would have hung from the ceiling and were taped to bulletin boards (black construction paper was stapled to those boards back in the old days and she just had a few extra sheets that she tucked away in the box rather than walk back to the supply room). The party cups would have been left over and used the next year. What a great find and I think I would have loved Mrs. Brown.
I was thinking the same thing about Jean Brown. I'd bet a dollar to a doughnut she was a classroom teacher, and these items were saved for her classroom year after year.
I bet every kid wanted to be in Mrs. Brown’s classroom! She was probably an awesome teacher!! U gave us a look back into a time that has been forgotten…the Halloween decorations are truly amazing! Thx for sharing ❤️
My pleasure. Thank you for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed my video. =-)
Hi, Jerry… from the beginning, I wondered why you didn’t look at the dates on the newspapers? Anyways, the old Tip Top bread items reminded me of the “war” between them and Wonder bread. Lol & yes, I’m that old. I also recall the paper masks from yesteryear. Terrific Finds & Memories.
The newspapers dates were way too recent. They must have been stuffed in the box to prevent everything from banging around and to keep everything in place. I can't see any other reason for having it in the box.
I bet Jean Brown was a teacher at an elementary school. What a great find . I remember decorations like these
That pumpkin is clearly a candy bucket for a child to carry while trick-or-treating. It has a handle. It's the size for a child to carry. The opening is large. And the child's name, Bobby Brown, is written in pencil on the bottom.
Very cool haul! How nice of your mom to rescue that box for you!
Thank you. =-)
Hello.....yes, the papermache pumpkins were lit with candles. Yes, they were dangerous. I imagine that's why they were only a decor trend for a short time. I've seen very old ones dating back to the 30s. Intact pumpkins with the original liner are highly collectable.
Wow, the ones dating back to the 1930's must be really cool!
These are fabulous vintage Halloween decorations for sure…these are very collectible. That paper mache pumpkin is definitely worth at least $80-$100 now. I see them all the time in antique shops and I always stand there wishing I had them…treasure these decorations 🎃🖤🎃
Wow, thank you for the info!
Great Holloween memories.
Thank you. Real Oldies but Goodies.
Great find!!! 🎃
Thank you. =-)
What an absolutely amazing find!! I love vintage Halloween, you can’t find that down here. Congratulations!!
Thank you very much from one Halloween lover to another. =-)
Thank you for sharing
With us. I think halloween
Is a great fun day. Really
Like that day!!!!
I am glad you enjoyed my video. I agree with you, I love Halloween as well. =^)
Great paper mache pumpkin and original paper insert. People did put candles in them way back when, that’s why there aren’t many left. Electric candles only
I wonder if they will ever make a comeback?
Oh My Ghost! this is sooooo coooool!
Thank you. =-)
This was so fun thank you for showing all the wonderful Halloween things …..happy halloween
Thank you for watching. =-) Happy Halloween to you as well.
WOW!!!! Those are truly holy grail items for vintage Halloween collectors like me! When I was little my Grandmom O’Donnell had alot of those kitschy Halloween decor items and some amazing Christmas ones as well! I wish so bad I had all of the things she had. Btw I have a few of the paper mache pumpkins and I put the battery operated tea lights In them 🎃
I'll bet they look great with the battery operated tea lights, especially the flickering ones. =-)
Yes! B.O.T.L.'s would work well. I was thinking, since they have holes in the bottom, that perhaps they once had electric bulbs, similar to the old-fashioned strands of Christmas lights, w/one end of the cord plugged into an outlet, the other w/the bulb in clear, yellow or orange, inserted thru bottom of pumpkin to illuminate it from inside. Sometimes they came w/clamps to secure the bulb to the bottom.
I was thinking the same thing.
Great stuff. The star and feather could be used for cowboys and Indian costumes. They were always popular costumes back in the day.
That is exactly what I thought.
The foil stamped pumpkins were part of a party game, the would be numbered and passed out, there would have been a board with a an arrow in center that you would spin, land on a number with a funny stunt the number holder would have to do
Wow, cool. Thank you for the information. Now I have to look that game up! =-)
Such Cool things ! Lucky Find ! The newspaper may of have a clue.... All your items are old ! And you could order the mask from the loaf of bread back then.The lantern is to hang and light shines through ! All these are before the 60s ! The name on the back is who it belonged to. Not the maker. They did use real candles in the pumpkins back then. Now use just a battery operated light. All highly collectable !
These are a really cool find. I've never seen tin decorations before, but I believe they might be Beistle/H.E. Luhrs, at least the small pumpkins you pulled out at the beginning have to be, because they've used it on regular cardboard diecuts throughout the years. I'm gonna have to search for some to add to my Halloween collection, now.
The sad/happy pumpkins are Beistle and so is the black lantern towards the end, and the crepe paper cat. I recognize some of the thick diecuts as Dennison, definitely the pumpkin with candy corn eyes. I don't know much about those paper maché pumpkins because I've always found them to be creepy as hell.
Anyway, this was a fun video and I hope you had a great Halloween!
Thank you for the info! I am glad you enjoyed the video. I hope your Halloween was a good one!
What a treasure you showed us, I loved it! Greetings fron the State of Sonora, Mexico.
It´s funny, but the feather and the star at the end reminds me of an old poem that my mom used to tell us and then learn in elementary school, I love it since I was a kid:
A POEM TO MARGARITA DEBAYLE
Margarita (Daisy), the sea is beautiful, and the wind has a subtle essence of orange blossom;
I feel in my soul a lark singing; your voice
Margarita, I'm going to tell you a faitytale.
Once upon a time, a king who had a palace made of diamonds, a tent made of daylight rays and a herd of elephants,
a malachite kiosk, a magnificent silk cloack with silver and gold,
and a gentle little princess, so pretty, Margarita, as pretty as you.
One afternoon the princess saw a star appear;
the princess was playful and wanted to go get it.
She wanted it to decorate a brooch along with a verse, a pearl, a feather and a flower.
The beautiful princesses behave like you.
They cut lilies, they cut roses, they cut stars, they are like that.
Then the beautiful little girl left,
and went to cut the white star that made her sigh above the sea into the sky
And she went high, near to the moon and beyond;
but bad for her she left without dad's permission.
When she was back from the Lord's gardens,
she was surrounded by a sweet glow
And the king said, "Where have you been?
I have looked for you and I did not find you anywhere;
and what do you have glowing on your chest? "
The princess never used to lie
And so she told the truth:
"I went to cut my star to the infinite blue sky. "
And the king cries out: "Didn't I tell you
that the blue sky should not be touched?
What madness! What a whim!
The Lord is going to be angry. "
And she says: "It was not on purpose: I don't know why I went;
but on the waves and on the wind I went to look for the star and cut it. "
And the dad says angrily:
"A punishment you must have:
go back to heaven and what you have stolen now you will return. "
The princess is saddened because of her sweet flower of light,
when the good Jesus appears smiling.
And so He says: "I give her that rose from my garden:
those are the flowers for the little girls that think of me when they dream. "
The king wears shining robes,
and orders a parade by the seashore of four hundred elephants.
The princess is beaming with happiness because already has the brooch,
in which next to the star is shining, verse, pearl, feather and flower.
Margarita, the sea is beautiful,
and the wind has a subtle essence of orange blossom: your breath
Little one, since you are going to be far from me, keep a sweet memory of who one day wanted to tell you
a fairytale.
Wow, thank you for your kind words. Greetings from New England, USA.
Thank you so very much for sharing that absolutely beautiful poem. Did you write all that down from memory? That is a beautiful story to pass down through the generations. Thanks again for sharing and take care my friend. =-)
@@TrekFanNCC-1701 Thanks to you, I just made a quick translation to post it here because your video made me go down to memory lane. The Nicaraguan poet and diplomat Ruben Dario (1867-1916) is the author. Thank you again my friend, affectionately your friend Peter.
Also, look on bottom of the two paper-mache pumpkins, see if stamped Germany or has two indented swirls, like you see on pottery, if one or the other on bottom worth more than a 100$
REALLY? NICE!
I've been collecting vintage Halloween stuff since I was a kid, thanks to my parents. I would love to find some of the tin/foil die cuts for my collection. Awesome finds!
Thank you. =-)
I love the colors they used on all those old Halloween cardboard pictures. The pumpkins look like you’d use a little bulb in them. Nowadays you can get the led little candle things
I agree, very vibrant colors. I love vintage Halloween decorations. =-)
Just a recommendation try having a magnifying glass with you when checking stuff out. It helps when looking for a date of manufacture.
Good Idea. I am still in denial about needing glasses.
What a great treasure trove!
Thank you, that is exactly what I thought. =-)
The pumpkin diecuts are older, because they are one sided and embossed, these are hard to find and vintage halloween collectors would love them!, I think the original owner may have been a teacher possibly.
I think that they used the paper maché pumpkins for treat gathering. Love these old decorations. You can use a small dot of Elmer's Glue to fix the cat's arm.
They don't make them like they used to, that's for sure. I agree, these old decorations are awesome! =-)
The date on newspaper would give a clue about when this was stored.
True, I didn't even think about that.
@@TrekFanNCC-1701 hope u kept the newspaper?
Before PC bull sht took over the schools, we use to have Halloween parties at school and if you loaned any decors , you would put your name on the the back -- so when the teacher took down the decor, she knew , what child to give it to . Thus, why I think, Jean Brown's name is on several items.
Wonder if they are trick or treat candy containers for kids to gather their Halloween candy...not for candles!
That's a good question. It is so flammable it is hard to think about putting a candle inside.
CLEARLY a candy bucket for trick-or-treating! Modern ones are plastic but similar in size and shape.
Ann & Hope was a Rhode Island-based retailer that pioneered practices now common in modern big box stores. The company was named after the ship Ann and Hope which was lost at sea off Block Island, Rhode Island in 1806. They operated from 1953 to 2001 in the Northeastern United States, and they formerly operated a small chain of home fashion outlets, garden outlets, and dollar outlets in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.
Ann & Hope was one of the first self-service department stores, in which customers could look at items without sales personnel, and was also part of the first wave of retail stores in the 1950s to use big basket shopping carts. Sam Walton, founder of Walmart, visited the Ann & Hope chain in 1961 and got the idea for his store from it, and Harry Cunningham visited Ann & Hope in the process of preparing to launch the first Kmart store. Just a few interesting facts about the Anne & Hope store.
The 2 pumpkins have, or had, handles and were to carry for trick or treat. The homemade badge was probably part of a cowboy outfit and the feather for an Indian outfit.
Was curious of the dates on the news paper they used for packaging material.
I was only able to find one legible date and it was 1955.
Dude look up the prices. You stuck halloween gold. Don't drink out of that cup..lol
Definitely not drinking out of these. Not using the napkins either, lol. No, these will be a permanent part of our Halloween Collection. =-)
These would be great professional put in a shadow box
Is the star for a cowboy costume maybe? Sheriff?
Maybe =-)
Ann & Hope operated from 1953 to 2001
Southerland paper company, written on that cup or Tip Top bread and you'll get an idea of the dates if you Google them.
What are the dates on the newspapers?
Your mom scored & hid all these from you kids! You know why, now! So vintage! Enjoy!
No candle!! Just battery candle or t. Light!! 👍
The price tags at the end are from Ann and Hope Factory Outlet. It opened out East in 1953. Not sure how helpful that information will be for you.
Yes, thank you. I remember going there as a child. There actually was one in Warwick, RI that closed within five years.
I see that Ann & Hope store were closing across New England this year on accout of economic impact brought on by covid. Would that be the same stores these price tags were from? I also just love that Mrs. Brown saved all those card board decorations. Today we think of card board as disposable. She must have cared very much for them. Boy, I'd love to see her box of Christmas ornaments!!! Thanks for sharing!
@@lydzphens I agree. I'm glad you enjoyed my video. The Anne & Hope stores in our area (Cumberland and Warwick) had closed well before the COVID Pandemic. I was not aware of any more stores in the north eastern part of the country.
Cups are from the 1960s
those napkins are rare
They just don't make anything like they used to. Very Halloween-ish back then. =-)
It is a lantern. The jol bucket is for putting a candle inside. Also the actual lantern with 4 sides as well I believe.
Wow, what a fire hazard. Thank you for the info.
The pumpkin is a candy bucket. The 4-sided piece is a lantern.
@@TrekFanNCC-1701 Indeed they were hazardous, but I think not for candy as they had holes in the bottom. Maybe they stuck a little electric bulb up thru there. In earlier days they'd have used candles or tea-lights. Dangerous? You betcha! But if you recall, for many years people used hot-oil lights & had lit candles burning 'midst the boughs of live-cut trees in their living rooms at Christmas; hence, many a seasonal house fire not only from candles, but lanterns, oil lamps, gaslights, overloaded circuits, too many oft-faulty extension cords, bad wiring, wood/oil/coal burning furnaces as well. I love the aluminum decorations! What a treasure trove, esp. so many paper-products: cardboard, crepe, etc. to have survived decades retaining their bright colors. Just lovely!