Catalog: Souvenirs

A wonderful deep cobalt blue advertising souvenir ashtray from the Hotel Gibson Cincinnati, Ohio. This one has the match holder in the center for your matchbooks.Says :Hotel Gibson Cincinnati, Ohio" in white imprint on top edge. Hard to see in this photo though. Print is crisp and nice, just a bad photo Measures 6" in diameter. Excellent condition.

A wonderful clear glass souvenir ashtray with a frosted intaglio profile of a significant person, which may be an emperor, king or such. (Not familiar with France royalty) He wears a crown and holds a ceptor which actually looks like a plum on the end of a fork! Says AUX DUCS DE BOURGOGNE PARIS 2 PLACE d'ANVERS TEL TRUD 35 21. Measures 4 3/8" square with rounded off corners and is made of heavy glass. Nice with the exception of one small smoothed out chip on the bottom...

Vintage, natural creamy glazed stoneware color, Smithsonian Institution mug. Features relief writing and an illustration. Measures 4 1/8" height, 3 1/4" diameter at base. In excellent condition with no damages. Marked Bennington Pottery Bennington Vermont.

Cute set of hand carved wooden shoes from Holland. Highly decorated with dutch wind mill and florals,Some flemish wood burning on the shoes, all hand painted. Childs size. Measures 8" long. Very good condition with a brass hanging tab on the back of each of the shoes. Says: Hand Painted Made in Holland 1342. These were probably just souvenir items, and are a nice collectible. Nice condition.

These silk pillow covers were very popular souvenirs during war times. The boys sent them back to their Mothers and sweethearts. This one measures 18x18 and is made of navy blue silk on the front and bright pink on the back. A printed poem titled Mother O'Mine with a picture of a hula girl and the words ALOHA HAWAII. This one was not made with the fringe like some were. Very good condition, no rips or holes.

Great old souvenir bookends of The Shrine of Democracy Mt. Rushmore Memorial. Made of heavy chalk. Very nice condition. A few flakes off one of the bottoms that can be touched up easily without detection. Measures 6 1/2" tall and is 6" wide.(slightly smaller than the original Mt. Rushmore :) Felt on the back and bottoms.

These old glazed ceramic/pottery shakers are a souvenir of the 40's or 50's. Molded relief pattern of the yucca on each shaker, and "New Mexico". Measures 2 1/2" tall and are in great condition with no damages. There is a small glaze skip under one of the handles which does not show. Needs new corks! Old blue and white Japan paper labels.

Old heavy china/pottery pitcher in the shape of a maple leaf. Most likely a souvenir from Vermont. Says "Vermont Maple Syrup". Perfect condition. No makers marks. No chips, or damages. Measures 4 3/4" tall.

Vintage set of shot glasses from the St. Moritz Switzerland winter olympic games held in 1948. Hand painted designs. One is of a snow sledder and the other is an ice skater and on each, the handwritten word Switzerland. Comes in the original box with stickers that say Hondgemalf Eingebrannt.

THis is not perfect but it is old. The backing which was probably felt is missing. Glass is in great condition, and insert with the picture is intact. Souvenir paperweight showning the Totem Poles (cave formations) in Carlsbad Caverns New Mexico. Measures 3" in diameter.

Old hand carved tribal art pieces made of wood and embellished with beads. Figures measures 12 1/2" tall and are in great condition with the exception of the stick is missing that was in the man's hand. The clothing they are wearing appears to be decorated with natural dyes. No cracks or splits or chips missing. Wood is of a medium weight. No signatures or marks that I can see. No idea how old these actually are, but they are old. E mail me if you would like to see a closeup of the tunic design...

Vintage ashtray is made of solid cast aluminum. A souvenir of Italy. Good luck of sorts, with the horse head, and lucky horseshoe design. The good luck would be that you "don't smoke" and would use this for something other than what it was intended for! Measures 3 3/8" x 4" and sits on thre little legs. Excellent condition.

Old hand painted salt and pepper shakers measure 2 1/2" tall and are shaped like steins. Windmill on the back of eachvand a picture of a cowboy riding a horse on the fronts. and says Texarkana USA. Stopper missing in one. chip within the roughness of one of the bottom rims. Not noticeable unless turned over and inspected closely. Photo shows each side.

This is a quaint little souvenir item from an island somewhere. Made of wood, and depicts two natives on a boat of sorts. coconut palm tree, with poseable leaves. Measures about 5" tall and 6" long.Looks like art of the grass skirt is gone on the larger one. Made in Japan stamp on the bottom.

Vintage souvenir from Holland. All wood, hand painted, and wood burned design of a windmill and Holland countryside. Measures just 3 1/4" in diameter. Three dimensional windmill. Blades of the windmill will turn. Little hanger on the back so you can display it on the wall. Known as Poker art, Flemish, Pyrography or wood burning.

A wonderful old solid glass souvenir of Albendoorf-Kirche paperweight with soft beveled edges. Measures 1 1/2" thick and is 2 3/4" diameter. No damage or scratches to the glass at all. Bottom of the reverse picture is a little worn, and scuffed on the edges. Spots and white discoloring in photo are from refections only.

Old hand painted ceramic toby style pitcher of a gray haired lady holding a cup of tea. Stamped in black ink, "Made in Japan", under glaze. Measures 3 7/8" tall, and has no chips or damages. Remains of a decal on the front from Ashland, where this was once sold as a souvenir many years ago.

Clear Beaded glass commemorative plate, celebrating the coronation of George the Sixth and Elizabeth in 1937. Clear glass reminiscent of the lacy Sandwich type glass, with scalloped edge, from the previous century. Measures 9.5"d. Excellent condition with no chips or cracks. A fine collectible of British royalty.