hi+lomodern toys+souvenirs

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KASIMIR MALEVICH LIMOGES PORCELAIN PLATES

pair of 8 1/2 inch plates showing Malevich costume designs for "Victory over the Sun," 1913. Produced by Philippe Deshoulieres for Maison Rouge; authorized by St. Petersburg Theatre Museum.

 

$165/pr.

BLACK "NAUGA" DOLL

black stitched naugahyde, stamped with manufacturer's trademark. measures 16 inches across and 10 inches tall. excellent condition.

$145

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

 

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

 

 

SOLD

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

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