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I didn't know that, thanks komokwa

 

Yes, quite and expensive. I am only able to acquire about one piece per year, if that.

 

Time of year to bump this thread! Please post any new items you have gotten this year. I will be posting a few Halloween postcards that I have found this year, some already seen here but a few not!

 

Happy Halloween! Speaking of... after having to decide what to gather and what to abandon during our evacuation from the mega-fire that burned down my town (Almeda Fire), I am seriously down-sizing my vintage Halloween collection. I have some old costumes up on ebay right now. Are we allowed to post links to our sales? It seems a bit exploitive.

 

Please confirm with the moderators but as long as you contain all advertising and listings in the marketplace section of this forum I don't think any rules would be breached.

 

Thank you! I posted in the Sell Forum also.

 

@Bookahtoo - When I clicked on the link it took me to my eBay items I have listed.

@Darkwing Manor - I have a link to my listings as a tag line in my posts & have been using it for several years now. My user ID here is the same as my eBay user ID but not everybody's is so if someone here was interested in my listings they could just click on the link to get further information. I know they could contact me through the message system here but this way they can remain anonymous if they so choose.

 

eBay is one giant rabbit hole.

 

Only a few days left before Halloween!

 

A Scary one !!!! Heehehe!!!

 

I love vintage Halloween items and I love looking at these wonderful collections. It is inspiring me to finally photograph some of the items I gathered over the years. Until then I have a few postcards and things scanned. Here are a couple of favorites...

 

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'And then there was the rather perilous “Apple and Candle” game. The game involved hanging up a stick horizontally by a string and attaching a lit candle to one end and an apple to the other. The Book of Days explains:

“The stick being made to twirl rapidly, the merry-makers in succession leap up and snatch at the apple with their teeth (no use of the hands being allowed), but it very frequently happens that the candle comes round before they are aware, and scorches them in the face, or anoints them with grease.”

Even so, that still sound better than "The Three Luggies", or "The Nut Roast"....
(from https://www.mimimatthews.com/2015/10/18/a-victorian-halloween-party/)

 

very frequently happens that the candle comes round before they are aware, and scorches them in the face, or anoints them with grease.”

I wonder how many ladies like the one above had their hair catch fire...

 

Those are fantastic!!

 

Weather guys are saying we in Worcester County (MA) are 'supposed' to get maybe a couple of inches!!!!!! SO NOT READY 4 THIS!!

 

Thank you for the kind words.