This lot of 3 vintage matchbooks are souvenirs of the defunct Pan American Airlines. These are circa 1957-1958...one of the backs has a pocket calendar for those years. One matchbook advertises the CLIPPER CARGO service. The other 2 show artistic illustrations for destinations...New Zealand and Tahiti. The matches are gone but the matchbooks are in excellent condition.

This original vintage Cracker Jack plastic whistle is circa 1950s. It was a premium toy you'd find in a box of the delicious sweet popcorn. Whistle measures 7/8 by 1 5/8 inches. Marked 'The C.J. Co.'. It's in excellent condition.

This original 1945 Ward's Tip-Top Bread blotter is also a calendar. It shows all the months around the loaves of bread. Blotter measures 8 1/2 by 3 3/4 inches. A light water stain shows up on the back. Slight corner wear but overall in very good condition. Nice old premium item.

This old original pin is circa 1920s. It was made to promote the ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS FUND and shows an illustration of an ambulence with a cross on it. Pin measures 3/4 inch across. Just a tiny bit of age tarnish on the tin back but overall pin is in excellent condition.

These 2 original vintage beer advertising pinbacks are at least from the 1950s, maybe earlier. One advertises NATIONAL PREMIUM...THE TRUE PILSNER and has the Mr. Pilsner logo in the center...marked National Brewing Co. - Baltimore Md. on the rim. The other says...WE SERVE KAIER'S SPECIAL BEER-ALE-PORTER....Kaier Brewing Co. - Mahonoy City, Pa. These pins measure 1 1/4 inches across and are both in excellent condition.

Author Mark Twain was so well liked, he rated a cigar named after him and this original circa 1910 cigar box label which says...'Known to Everyone - Liked by All'. It's a great embossed lithograph showing the wise Twain with scenes from some of his well-known books...looks like Huck Finn and/or Tom Sawyer. Label measures 9 by 7 inches and is in near-mint, unused condition.

This old, original 1920s BAB TABLETS lithographed tin makes some big promises...'Will restore and strenghten your voice...unequalled for weak or diseased throats'. The back copy adds...'Bab is an efficient remedy in case of Laryngitis, Pharyngitis and Loss of Voice'. Tin measures 4 1/8 by 2 1/2 by 5/8 inches. Made by Springfield Medicine Co. Springfield, Mass. Black lettering on salmon-colored tin. Never used, excellent condition.

For the Jack Daniels collector who has everything, here's a deluxe silverplated shot glass. Bottom is marked J. Daniel - Lynchburg Tenn. - Towle Fine Silverplate. Cup measures 1 7/8 inches high by 1 5/8 inches across. It's in excellent condition...no dents or dings.

Never used, this original Victorian era HURLEY'S MORE HAIR TONIC box is still flat and in its original condition. Box front shows illustration of a woman...half bald, half flowing tresses. Box copy claims that product promotes hair growth and removes dandruff...'the chief cause of the hair falling out'. Box also claims that Hurley's is 'INDORSED (sic) BY PHYSICIANS AND HIGH-CLASS HAIR DRESSERS' (beware of those dreaded low-class ones.)...

These 2 old product cartons were made by the Baltimore Butterine Co. and were never used. One is marked GOLD TINT For Frying and Shortening. The other was made to hold a pound of VITA OLEOMARGARINE. Both cartons are still flattened and each is waxed which is how the product stayed fresh. These measure 10 1/2 by 11 3/4 as they are but can be folded into boxes for display. Great old advertising products for a country store or a country kitchen.

Here's an original 1930s two-sided cardboard sign for MARTIN SODAS. One side advertises MARTIN DELICIOUS SODAS - CREEMI CREAM, CREEMI ROOT BEER and CREEMI SARSAPARILLA - 5c. The other side is for MARTIN FRESH FRUIT SODA. Both sides show a bottle and the line...LABORATORY TESTED FOR YOU AND YOURS. Sign measures 11 by 14 inches. Marked at corner...'Gun Hill Printing Service - Broadway - New York'. Overall, sign is unused and in excellent condition.

This original circa 1950's cardboard, easel-back sign advertises ~ Father John's Medicine - A Fine Tonic - Good For The Whole Family. Measures 11 x 7 inches. Sign is in unused, excellent condition.