$495 USDMade In Germany Black Americana Tin Litho Squeeze Toy Plays the Saxophone
Vintage Collectibles:Black Americana
Welcome to Milkweed Antiques!! What a fantastic piece!! This squeeze toy is from the 1930s. It is marked on the leg "DRGM - Germany". When you squeeze the heavy wire on the back, the man moves his arms and legs and eyes and mouth. His saxophone moves ...Milkweed Antiques ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$97 USDBlack Americana "Cotton Boll Baby" Tennessee Souvenir
Vintage Collectibles:Black Americana
This Memphis, Tennessee souvenir of a Black baby sitting in a real cotton boll is part of the original owner's antique and vintage doll collection. This item is probably from the 1940's. This item is a souvenir piece from Memphis, Tennessee. The baby ...Totty's Antiques and Collectibl ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$45 USDBlack Americana Figural
Vintage Collectibles:Black Americana
Cute ceramic black americana figural. Two little girls with feather skirts and chenille pipe cleaner trees, hand painted details. The girls and the rest of the piece is ceramic. Marked Japan on bottom. Approx. 4"H x 3 1/2"W x 1 3/4"D. Excellent ...LooLuu's ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$145 USDThree Black Americana Lead Jazz Band Figures by Taylor & Barrett of England
Vintage Collectibles:Black Americana
Welcome to Milkweed Antiques!! Taylor & Barrett is a company from England that was known for making lead soldiers and civilian figures for children to play with. They started the business in the 1920s and shut down at the beginning of WWII. They also ...Milkweed Antiques ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$595 USDVintage Johnny Griffin Black Memorabilia Paper Clip
Vintage Collectibles:Memorabilia:Johnny Griffin:Black
This is an original vintage brass Johnny Griffin Paper Clip. It is fully numbered on the base, please refer to photos. It has great detail and patina. It measures 4 ¼ inches long and 2 ½ inches at the widest part and weighs ½ lb. ...The Vault Fine Antiques & Estat ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$46 USDKeystone Stereo View of Black Americans Picking Cotton
Vintage Collectibles:Photographic:Black Americana Stereo View
This wonderful view shows a field of black men, women and children picking cotton. It is Keystone view V23234 and is entitled "Cotton is King--Plantation Scene, Georgia". The back of the view gives a description of how huge the cotton industry is and ...Antique-ables ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$65 USDBlack Americana Girl Planter
Vintage Collectibles:Black Americana
Vintage 1950's black americana planter with girl in front of a big boiling pot. Some black paint is worn on her head and there is a tiny chip on the left leaf by the pot,earrings are missing, otherwise in fine condition.Approx. 5"H x 4 1/2"WLooLuu's ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$48 USDBlack Americana Made in Germany Bisque Boy by a Tree with a Goose Figure, Vase
Vintage Collectibles:Black Americana
Welcome to Milkweed Antiques!! The made in Germany bisque pieces have great detail and are early. This little guy has on blue jeans. He has orange red suspenders and "baseball" type hat. He could not wait until he got home. He looks to be "taking a ...Milkweed Antiques ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$200 USD SaleSALE Vintage Topsy Turvey Folk Art Cloth Doll - 1940's
Vintage Collectibles:Black Americana:Topsy Turvey Doll
This wonderful Topsy Turvy doll is from the original owners vintage doll collection. It is a handmade item and is in excellent condition. This doll would have been purchased in the late 1930's or early 1940's. This doll is two dolls in one - one side ...Totty's Antiques and Collectibl ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$17 USD SaleSALE Early Trade Card – Black Child Riding Running Pig
Vintage Collectibles:Ethnographic:Black Americana
This unusual early trade card has a black-and-white lithograph of a little African-American boy astride a large and rather fierce pig, while a little dog runs alongside. The wording at the top, printed in purple, is: J. O. George, Flavoring Extracts, ...Now and Then ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$65 USDBlack Americana Boy and Boat
Vintage Collectibles:Black Americana
Vintage 1950's ceramic planter. Black bow kneeling on the end of a boat. His earrings are missing and some cold black paint on his head is missing, otherwise in excellent condition. Approx. 7"L x 5"HLooLuu's ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$58 USDBlack Mammy Potholder Plaque
Vintage Collectibles:Black:Americana:Mammy:Plaque:Pot Holder
How cute is this! This vintage wall plaque is a black mammy who is all decked out in her red bandanna and yellow dress. The bandanna and dress are flocked. There are two hooks at the bottom to hang potholders. This piece measures approximately 5-1/2" ...Antique-ables ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$195 USD1800's Mason's Blacking Shoe Polish Box Black Americana
Vintage Collectibles:Ethnographic:Black Americana:Advertising:Crate ...
1800's Mason's Blacking Shoe Polish Box Black Americana Original late 1800's wooden display case for MASON'S CHALLENGE BLACKING Shoe Polish. It held three dozen of #4 polish. Finger joint construction the box is very sturdy. Lithographed paper label ...N. Levy Collectibles ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$33 USDBlack Americana Outhouse Figurine
Vintage Collectibles:Black Americana
Vintage ceramic black americana figurine. Little boy opening the outhouse door, child inside on toilet, printed below, Me Next Please. Incised on bottom Made in Germany. There is a hole in the bottom which I do not know if it was in the manufacturing ...LooLuu's ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$54 USDBlack Americana Stereo View of A Group of Black People Eating Sugar Cane
Vintage Collectibles:Photographic:Stereo View:Black Americana Stereo ...
This delightful hand tinted view is on a tan mount and shows a group of blacks eating sugar cane on a platform with large barrels. The view is by Liberty Brand and one end of the view states "New Educational Series". This is view #945 titled "Native ...Antique-ables ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$22 USD SaleSALE Pair of Kirk Soap Trade Cards, Black Children and Patriotic Eagles
Vintage Collectibles:Ethnographic:Black Americana
One of these trade cards Kirk Soap Makers is titled "American Family", and shows a family of eagles dressed in red, white and blue garments, with two baby eagles. Mama Eagle is scrubbing laundry with a great deal of lather. The other trade card shows ...Now and Then ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$248 USD SaleSALE JOHNNY GRIFFIN Polychromed Paper Clip - Black Americana
Vintage Collectibles:Black Americana:Johnny Griffin
This wonderful vintage Johnny Griffin paper clip would make a great addition to any Black Americana collection. It is polychromed metal, measures 4 1/4" tall by 2 3/8" wide. Both the back, and the inside of the figural part of the clip, are marked ...PURRfect Treasures ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$12 USDUnused Black Americana Christmas Card Old Store Stock
Vintage Collectibles:Paper:Unused:Christmas:Card:Black:Americana:Girl ...
This adorable card is from a group of unused old store stock that I have acquired. The sweet little Black girl is warming her hands by the fire and saying "Greetin's To My Special Friend". Inside she is warming her backside and says: "Ise all steamed ...Antique-ables ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$22 USD SaleSALE 1913 "You’re My Girl" - Blackface Minstrels Song
Vintage Collectibles:Ethnographic:Black Americana
This sheet music song is called "You're My Girl". It was written by Bobby Heath. The cover has a picture of the Joe Hortiz Minstrels in blackface, and the "Million Dollar Pier" in Atlantic City where they performed. This sheet music was published in ...Now and Then ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$25 USDMason's Black Dressing
Vintage Collectibles:Advertising:Black Americana:Shoe
A vintage bottle of Mason's Black Dressing, Collingdale, PA. The bottle is 41/2 " high with stopper. The paper label on glass bottle is in excellent condition. Come with original box which is also in nice condition with only minor shelf wear. Very ...N. Levy Collectibles ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$30 USDVintage Black Americana Jazz Trumpet Player Figurine
Vintage Collectibles:Black Americana:Jazz Figurine
**SPRING CLEARANCE SALE - LOTS OF ITEMS ARE MORE THAN 50% OFF THE ORIGINAL PRICE - WE NEED TO MAKE ROOM FOR NEW STOCK - PLEASE HAVE A LOOK** Offered here is this large figurine of a black American trumpet player. May have been part of a set. Larger ...Prairie Wind Antiques ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$24 USD“I Want to See a Minstrel Show”, Blackface Performers on Cover, 1913
Vintage Collectibles:Ethnographic:Black Americana
This sheet music song is called, "I Want to See a Minstrel Show". The song was written by the Leighton Brothers and Ren Shields and copyrighted by M. Witmark and Sons in 1913. The colorful illustration shows four rows of performers in minstrel-style ...Now and Then ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$10 USDBlack Americana - Man and Watermelon - S&P Shakers
Vintage Collectibles:Salt, Pepper Shakers:Black Americana, Watermelon
No makers mark on these shakers, the man/boy is 2 1/4" high, the watermelon slice is 3 3/4" long. There is some paint wear on the man/boy and a teeny chip on the rind of the watermelon. No corks.Bonsai Otto ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$18 USD ReducedREDUCED 1913 Comic Postcard, Photographer and Black Girl, "September Morn" Art Reference
Vintage Collectibles:Ethnographic:Black Americana
This postcard is a high-quality chromolithograph illustration with a shiny coating. The scene is of a photographer with a large vintage tripod camera, attempting to take a picture of a young black girl standing in shallow water holding some shrubbery ...Now and Then ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$125 USDBlack Mammy, Aunt Jemima Louisiana Metal Bank
Vintage Collectibles:Banks:Black Americana, Jemima, Mammy, Metal
I just acquired this fabulous Black Mammy bank from an estate..dating it back to the 1930's-40's..I have never seen this bank before & I could not find anything about her on the internet..I believe she must have been been a souvenir of Louisiana, ...Prairieland Antiques ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$20 USD SaleSALE Honey Boy Minstrels in Blackface - 1903 "Sunday Morning" Song
Vintage Collectibles:Ethnographic:Black Americana
This sheet music song is called "Sunday Morning When the Church Bells Ring", and it was written by George Evans, billed as "The Honey Boy". The words to the song are in dialect. The cover has an oval picture of Mr. Evans against a background of the ...Now and Then ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$30 USDBlack Americana Ceramic Bell Figurine - Chef - Occupied Japan
Vintage Collectibles:Ethnographic:Black Americana, Bell Collectibles, ...
Chef stands about 4 1/4" tall. It is marked "Made in Occupied Japan" in red on the inside of the bell part. A little paint mishap on his lips, it was fired this way. Excellent condition, no chips, cracks or repairs.Bonsai Otto ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$75 USD SaleSALE Huge 1970 Vintage Young Black Boy Print - Signed M. Runci - in Ornate Wood Frame
Vintage Collectibles:Paintings, Prints:Black Americana
Huge 1970 Vintage Young Black Boy Print - Signed M. Runci - in Green Ornate Wood Frame. Print and frame in very good condition. I am really surprised that the ornate frame wasn't harvested from its print over the last 40 years. Dimensions: 16" x 20" ...Kitsch & Couture ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$26 USD SaleSALE “Rememb’ring”, Topsy and Eva from “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”, 1923
Vintage Collectibles:Ethnographic:Black Americana
This sheet music song is called, "Rememb'ring". It was written by the Duncan Sisters, who performed the song in the musical production "Topsy and Eva". The sisters are shown in character on the cover, with Topsy in blackface costume. The song was ...Now and Then ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$22 USDLucky Joe, Black Man Figural Glass Shaker Jar
Vintage Collectibles:Ethnographic:Black Americana, Negro, Kitchenware, ...
A very nice figural glass jar, he is referred to as "Lucky Joe" dating back to the 1940's..he was sold a grocery stores...the ones I have seen were mustard jars with mustard lids, I've seen them as metal banks with metal slot tops..this one came to ...Prairieland Antiques ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane