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Unused VERY FINE Vintage Halloween Paper Mache Pulp Jack o Lantern, USA, 40s-50s
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Unused VERY FINE Vintage Halloween Paper Mache Pulp Jack o Lantern, USA, 40s-50s
Price: US $112.50

WelcomeFellow Vintage and Antique Halloween and Paper Ephemera Enthusiasts! Many of you know us as longtime collectorsand sellers of vintage and antique Hallowe\'en, Christmas, Valentine’s Day andEaster holiday memorabilia, antique dolls, old toys and lovely old china andglassware. For your all-year-long Hallowe\'en loving pleasure, we are HAUNTINGly happy topresent a SPOOKtacular vintage Hallowe\'en pressed paper pulp Jack o\' Lantern(which many refer to as paper or papier mache) with his original paper insert.This Jack has never been used! Pulp lanterns in the condition of this one are getting harder and harder tofind as collectors are snapping them up and holding on to them for dear life! Please meet Jesse. He is an American-made decoration and hails from the 1940sor 1950s. He is in WICKEDly wonderful colors of old brownish-orange and green and his insert is in colors of red, navy blue, golden yellow and ivory white. Jack o\' Lanterns such as Jesse were oftenilluminated using real wax candles – YIKES!-- however this outstanding examplehas never been used in this way. For Jesse’s debut – and to give him hiseerie glow – we used a battery-operated candle now found in most craft stores. This charming pumpkin measures 4 ½” tall (7 to the top of his wire bale handle)x 5” wide x 4 ½” deep. We love his endearing expression; we especially love his smile as he is joyfullyanticipating our upcoming Hallowe\'en holiday. Jesse’s exact condition is as follows: his colors are warm and rich and hedisplays beautifully. He does have some tiny rubs to his original paint,particularly along the seams, at the bottom and at the top rim. These areminor. His paint still retains its original sheen. On the back there is a spotof surface / paint loss. His paper insert is in perfect condition – it has notears or holes whatsoever. Jesse has NO candle wax or burn marks – his interiorlooks like the day he was made. His wire handle appears to be a replacement and he is decorated with an old plaid ribbon that came on him – so we left itthere. He is a MAGICally magnificent example of a mid-century American Hallowe\'en decorationat its FRIGHTfully finest. Jesse – in his superb condition and with his CREEPY-coolcountenance – would be the perfect addition to any collection of pieces of Hallowe\'enhistory! Please remember Ziz’s motto: Eat, Drinkand Be Scary!No BONES about it, we have gone to BAT for you and SCARED up a great dealfor true Halloween DIE-hards! There is on this GOREgeous and BOOtifulitem and a DEVILishly low starting offer WITCH helps give everyone a GHOST of achance. We keep our shipping costs low and not too GRAVE so you won’t be COFFINup too much money and GOBLIN up your savings, so that money REMAINS for futuresales. To all the guys and GHOULS and daddies and MUMMIES out there, FANGSso much for reading our desCRYPTion. You don’t know HOWL much we appreciate you– MOURNING, noon and night! And if you’re reading this at night, pleasantSCREAMS! Enjoy!WE LOVE OUR buyers! We are thankful for you every day. Please check out ourother sales.We charge actual shipping costs with no handling fees. We’ll ship this piecefor $10.00 Priority Mail in the continental United States insured. The shippingcosts for this item are an estimate and may be more or less depending on yourlocation. However, if the actualshipping costs are less, we WILL refund the difference. We pack with tenderloving care, and love to combine shipping. We’re also happy to arrange for freepick-up if you can come to Lancaster PA.Please pay within 3 days of end of sale. We\'ll ship within 1 business day ofreceipt of payment. Pennsylvania residents pay 6% sales tax. While we prefer toship to the United States only, we will ship overseas to interested collectors– butwill need to quote actual shipping costs before the end of the sale.All international sales will be shipped USPS Priority Mail Internationalinsured. We also cannot predict other fees such as tariffs or duty taxes foreach country. Please email us for exact shipping costs to your overseaslocation BEFORE offerDING. Oh, there’ll be spooky doings
When cometh Hallowe\'en,
With black cats loudly meowing,
And witches to be seen;
For ‘tis the night when bats careen,
And hoots the hooting owl,
While in the heavy shadows
The gray ghost slyly prowl.Happy Hallowe\'en 2014!



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