Vintage Halloween has gained popularity over the years - while still not as popular as Christmas collecting, it is probably the 2nd most popular holiday for collectors. Quality classic Halloween can sometimes be difficult to find and fairly pricey at times - and beware of the reproduction goblins!! The best defense, other than a silver bullet, sharp stake or necklace of garlic, is a good Halloween collectible book which should give you tips on what items are real and how to spot a fake.
If you are new to vintage Halloween, you might want to start with something small, like postcards - they are easy to tuck away for the season and fun to display each year. The areas of Halloween collecting are as varied as the many costumes we enjoyed as children: die-cuts, composition candy containers, noisemakers, cake picks, games, plastic pumpkins, hard plastic toys, papier mache, lanterns and candy pails. With any area you choose, in no time at all you'll have gathered together a collection to die for!!
Nice job on the post,and the reminder to watch for repros.
ReplyDeleteI always find that anything in that old dark burnt orange and black does very well.
Don't know if it's reproduced. I suppose it is, but would be easy to spot, once you've seen the real deal.
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Good idea for a write-up . What kinds of items are on eBay I wonder when you search Halloween.
ReplyDeleteeBay is a great place to search - there is usually a little bit of everything listed. Cool stuff!
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