Double deck published by Esquire magazine in 1944 (copyrighted on the box and Jokers). Both decks are complete with four suits, Joker and Phil Stack poem card. The double deck of 1944 is the hardest set to find and the Pin Ups on these cards are among the sexiest drawn by Varga. The set still...
1941 type double dot Pepsi-Cola logo bottle cap with 1st Army insignia printed on the inside. The cork lining is of course no longer present. Rare and hard to find wartime Pepsi-Cola collectible. Very good condition.
Cardboard Pepsi-Cola advertising sign created by George Petty. Like Varga Petty was a well known artist of Pin Ups during the war. His 'Petty-girls' soon became famous and his work was inspirational for nose-art on many planes, the 'Memphis Belle' to name but one. Petty also did a lot of...
Coca Cola Wooden sign. Triangle shaped painted triplex wooden Coca Cola sign. This was made by Kay Displays Inc. during the early 40's when all steel was used for the war production. Kay made a lot of wooden signs and frames for Coca Cola during the war. The sign measures 59 centimeters at it...
Coca Cola note pad. It easures about 20.5 x 24.5 centimeters. With all the presidents of the United States including Roosenfelt on the backside of the front cover. Nice wartime collectible that was definitely used by GI's. As pictured in the Coca Cola advertising pricelist of 1943. Very good...
Tru-Blu beer bottle with paper labels. The neck has the rare Buy US War Bonds Savings Stamps label. The bottom has the maker's mark with an 5. to the right. This 5. indicates the year of production of the bottle, 1945. Wartime beer bottles with the Warbonds neck label are extremely difficult...
Champagne Velvet beer bottle with paper labels. The neck has the rare Buy US War Bonds Savings Stamps label. The bottom has the maker's mark with an 0 to the right. This 0 indicates the year of production of the bottle, 1940. The bottle was of course recycled several times during the war....
Schmidt's beer bottle with paper labels. The neck has the rare Buy US War Bonds Savings Stamps label. Uncommon clear glass bottle which indicates it was a pre-war bottle that was re-used during the war. The bottom has the maker's mark with an 9 to the right. This indicates the year of...
Schmidt's beer bottle with paper labels. The neck has the rare Buy War Savings Bonds and Stamps label. label. 1943 dated on the bottom. Wartime beer bottles with the Warbonds neck label are extremely difficult to find. This example will make a great addition to the collection. Very good...
Alpen Brau beer bottle with paper labels. The neck has the rare Buy War Bonds label. 1944 dated on the bottom. Wartime beer bottles with the Warbonds neck label are extremely difficult to find. This example will make a great addition to the collection. Very good condition. This is an item of...
Carnival combined with show. Volume 2, Number 7 of February 1942. Girly magazine of 66 pages that contains great photos, 'interesting articles' and advertisements. This is the type of magazine GI's loved and that were considered contraband by Captain Sobel types. Magazines such as these are...
Glamorous Models magazine. Fall 1944 issue. Girly magazine of 66 pages that contains great photos, 'interesting articles' and advertisements. Of special interest is the fact this magazine contains an article about Pin Up artist Earl Moran. La couverture a une petite fente au dos. This is the...