This pleasant trio of Sapolio Soap diecuts is in excellent condition and comes protected in an attractive, walnut-toned, oak decorative frame!

A stunning and very visually striking piece, it is labeled on back, "Fredericksburg Art Pottery USA", a pottery once located in Fredericksburg, Ohio, manufacturing between 1939-49. The back has 2 original hanging holes for placement on a wall.

Truly in wonderful, vintage condition with no cracks, chips, repairs or repaint! A fabulous addition to one's Black Americana collection!

A sculptural work of art constructed for the functional use of holding match sticks, the piece is constructed of metal and measures 9 inches high with a 6.5 inch long base. Condition is wonderful with minor paint loss here and there-- completely unobtrusive. It is unmarked.

In all original condition with absolutely no repainting, this delightful piece retains its brilliant coloration. The piece has appropriate wear to paint as noted in photographs and also shows superficial rusting here and there, again, as noted in photos.

This 1935 copy of “Little Black Sambo and the Tiger Kitten” published by noted children’s book publisher, Platt & Munk of New York, is in overall very nice condition. At one point it suffered some water exposure resulting in some light staining to the book boards as well as to the pages along the center seam. Pages otherwise remain tightly bound with the exception of a partially loosened frontispiece. Some scribbling to the front cover and original owner’s signature present inside the front cover. Please see photos for representation of book condition. Although my photos of the book reflect a great deal of shadowing and darkening due to poor lighting conditions, please be assured that all pages remain brightly colored as well as uniform in their light, original, creamy background color.

Each page of this 62 page long tale contains a delightfully charming, full color illustration. The story itself, while possibly a bit frightening to younger readers, has a happy ending and tells of a good deed done well. It is a much more pleasant story compared to some of the gruesome and terribly gory Sambo series stories authored by Helen Bannerman.

A very, very RARE Little Black Sambo story book due to the fewer number published as compared to the original, Bannerman Little Black Sambo story!! The Frank Ver Beck series of Sambo books are a MUST-HAVE for the serious collector of Little Black Sambo!!!

Her interesting face is completely hand-stitched and bears a tiny hole in the center of her chin. A similar teeny hole may also be seen (see photo) on her back. Mammy wears a lacy bonnet detailed with tiny pleats and 2 ribbon flowers. Her pink skirt and blouse, also hand-stitched, present in various shades of pink as Mammy's outfit has been subjected to light over the years and is in places, quite faded. Although now clean, Mammy's clothing is speckled here and there with teeny dark pinpoint size spots, most particularly in the bust area. Her white apron is pristine and is accented with a small, non-functional pocket. Her lace bonnet is fragile and must be handled with care as it can tear easily.

Although her bottle frame is covered by a black stocking, the stocking has opened slightly under her skirt revealing her sand-filled milk bottle.

In utterly excellent condition with the only flaw noted being very subtle wear around the two binder holes, this version of Little Black Sambo is seldom found on today’s market given the delicate nature of its thick paper pages. This particular edition was obviously never used and sat for all of its years, untouched in a desk drawer!

The illustrations executed by Margot Voigt are superb with brilliant coloration! A must have edition for the collector of Little Black Sambo books, unlikely to be found again in this outstanding condition!

Measuring 10.5 inches long, this wonderful pair of scissors retains the original blacksmith's marks. The scissors were so well-made that they remain functional today.

An absolutely rare and fascinating artifact from the dark era of American Slavery.

Once part of the Middle Passage Museum inventory, this piece has been de-accessioned. The Middle Passage Museum was the dream of Jim and Mary Anne Petty of Mississippi as well as that of an anonymous Georgian benefactor who had together compiled a collection of slave artifacts numbering over 15,000 pieces and who had hoped to find a permanent site in Mobile, Alabama, for their museum. While they formed a non-profit organization to raise funds for their hoped-for museum, their dream was never realized.

Measuring 21.5 inches long, this delightful and appealing cloth Golli is unmarked and is thought, by his original and quite elderly owner, to have been made in the mid 1940's! (She speculates that he could even be a bit older than that, but she remembers not acquiring him until after the end of WWII.)

His nose and mouth are hand-stitched and he has round, cloth covered button eyes- the pupils were hand-colored using black ink! His nicely coiffed, black hair appears to have been styled from soft, "stuffed animal-type" fur! Rather interesting and ingenious! He has a machine-stitched, cotton batting stuffed, black sock cloth body. His colorful wardrobe is also machine stitched- green wool mourning coat, gold vest, and red and white polka-dotted cotton pants and matching bow tie!

He is in wonderful condition with the exception of some tiny moth holes to the back of his mourning coat (see photos) as well as another tiny moth hole to the back of his right arm and back right pants leg. The polka dot clothing shows the slightest hint of fading. His dark black fur hair also shows some age-related color change to brown at the roots. Hmm...then again...perhaps he's simply overdue for another hair coloring appointment at the Salon!