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Vintage Halloween Collectibles

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Last updated: 10/16/2008

My Favorite Holiday - Halloweeeeeeen!

If you collect Vintage Halloween memorabilia or are just thinking about it or like to look at them, I hope you enjoy this lens. And if you want the best guide to Halloween Collectibles, be sure to look into the book featured here.


Halloween is only a week after my birthday and less than one week before my sister's, so when we were growing up my mother would frequently throw us a combined Halloween/Birthday party instead of doing two separate birthday parties.  I think this is how my birthday has become completely entwined with the holiday and to be honest, now that I'm in my 40s, I'd much rather celebrate Halloween than my birthday :)

I love pretty much everything vintage and retro, especially holiday stuff, but I particularly adore Vintage Halloween items. My favorites are the Halloween postcards. There is just something so darling about them.

Vintage Halloween Collectibles

The book by Mark Ledenbach

Halloween memorabilia is among the most bewitching collectible category today, with tens of thousands of online auctions devoted to Halloween-related treasures. This new edition of the groundbreaking guide Vintage Halloween Collectibles delivers historic Halloween facts, manufacturing data and maker marks, thoroughly researched pricing for 2,000 vintage Halloween collectibles, and 1,000 stunning color photos of vintage and modern Halloween memorabilia. Unmatched in details and authoritative pricing, this "ghoulishly" grand guide is a must have!"
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Vintage Halloween Resource Guide

If you're looking to start building your Halloween collection and aren't sure where to start or how to begin researching items, then here are some websites and guides you should check out before you start plunging into a bidding frenzy on Ebay :)
Mark Ledenbach's HalloweenCollector.com
The site for the serious collector of vintage Halloween memorabilia collectibles. The Mark B. Ledenbach Halloween Collection.
The Tricks and Treats of Collecting Vintage Halloween
An Ebay Guide to Vintage Halloween Collectibles
Vintage Halloween Decorations
You can read a bit more about Vintage Halloween decorations at my hub.
Vintage Halloween Decoration Collectibles
For the most unique Halloween decor for your house, nothing beats vintage Halloween decorations and you can collect all types at RetroHoliday.com. Everything from Beistle paper goods to vintage German handmade decorations.

Halloween Items from Mark B. Ledenbach

Mark Ledenbach is a noted vintage Halloween collector and author of Vintage Halloween Collectibles: An Identification and Price Guide. He frequently sells Halloween collectibles on Ebay. If there's nothing in this module, he doesn't have any auctions listed.
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Other Books for Researching Halloween Collectibles

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Beistle Halloween Collectibles

The Beistle Company party goods

The Beistle Company has been making party supplies since the early 1900s and their vintage Halloween paper goods are highly desirable among collectors. Take a look at some samples of Beistle's die-cuts and other Halloween items below. You can find many more at Beistle Halloween decorations
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Vintage German Halloween Collectibles

Between the two World Wars many of the Halloween decorations purchased in the US were manufactured in Germany strictly for export. You'll also find that a lot of the items are handmade and they look quite a bit different than the mass manufactured decorations made today.

Popular German Halloween decorations include die-cuts, Halloween vegetable people, lanterns and candy dishes.
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Vintage Halloween Postcards

Postcards and other ephemera are popular with many different types of collectors. You'll find that some collect certain artists such as Ellen Clapsaddle, and others collect by theme. Whether you collect Halloween items in general and are looking to expand your collection, or you strictly collect postcards and love holiday themed cards, you can find some really sweet vintage Halloween postcards below.
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Vintage Hard Plastic Halloween Photography

Here's a terric set of images from the Vintage Halloween Collector on Flickr. Be sure to click through and browse all his awesome collections.
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Vintage Halloween Hard Plastic on Ebay

Hard plastic toys and novelties depicting Halloween related images such as Jack O'Lanterns, black cats and witches on broomsticks are extremely popular with collectors everywhere. And it is easy to see why. Take a look at some of these really cute Halloween hard plastic toys!
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Vintage Empire Plastics Halloween Items

One popular type of hard plastic is the various blow mold items made. The blow mold process was used to create hollowed out decorations that can stand on their own (often with lighting inside), but it was also used to create the trick or treat pails that we used to carry as kids -- the big grinning Jack O'Lantern.

Empire Plastics is one company that is well known for their blow mold holiday items and so a lot of their vintage Halloween blow molds have become quite collectible.
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