Vintage Halloween Collectibles Research (1900-1979)

Sane Halloween Observer If the popularity and inventiveness of Beistle is to vintage Halloween collectibles what a major pop group is to music, then Rust Craft is the obscure alterna-band you never heard of - somewhat (yet thankfully) obscure and magically bizarre. (Apologies for the lo-fi quality of these images)...  For more Rust Craft, see also:  Ain't Grub Grand!  or  Gold Filigree Halloween .

Sane Halloween Observer Two more by Rust Craft . See also Ain't Grub Grand .   Also check out this other blog's entry on the Rust Craft Rustler in " Mid Century Card Shop" Updated 11-25-2015 - Addition from set? Marked on back Rust Craft 5H222.

  Sane Halloween Observer Shown below is a complete set of 12 table-setting placecards for a Halloween party by Rust Craft of Boston  (who later merged with Norcross Greeting Card Company). The art exhibits the strange and surreal storybook imagery that makes their work so identifiable (particularly images like the ghost riding the black cat). These cards would come packaged in a small marked black box. Cultural note - " Lay on, Macduff " refers to a line from Macbeth.