Vintage Halloween Collectibles Research (1900-1979)

The Halloween Retrospect: A new chapter here at The Sane Halloween Observer is ready! If you slogged through the last entry ( What Next? ) you read the news that this blog will move toward support of recent project  The Halloween Retrospect  archive library, for subject matter that very much aligns with that already found here. In fact, not only did some blog content originate here to be expanded upon in print, there's most likely a tidbit or two in way of interesting facts, items, or images left out of print that will instead find there way here.  The author has finally ordered a small initiating batch from the printer, and these should go on sale during the shortening days of summer as we head into the 2023 fall season! Keep an eye on the THR website, particularly the  Publications page, or to learn more about The Halloween Retrospect here's the About page. ( Update : available now as of July 26th ). Cover art for The Halloween Retrospect, Volume 1 by Bindlegrim ...

Sane Halloween Observer Like a bit of everything these days, a collectibles onlooker might wonder if second-hand markets are touched by the effects of social (dis)information, as we find ourselves led  down the garden path  toward curious acquisitions.  (Other entries discussing the jumbled landscape of assumption, visibility, and resale include: Bloody Paper Cuts ,  Time Capsule Ghosts ,  Yesterday's Prices at Today's Auctions ,  Diecut Bubble? ,  Diecut Bubble 2 , as well as entry one which outlined issues of market engineering -  Sane Halloween Observers ). While the activity of resale itself is not in question, we are however in an era when experts and promoters tossed out the conflict-of-interest rulebook to instead shake hands with sellers (not always with examination of wares) at the crossroads. Overall result - altered, improperly dated, and mis-identified items reaching escalated prices without censure. Example ...

Sane Halloween Observer Amazing vintage witch imagery on un-marked tally score cards. Have you identified others from this set and/or the manufacturer?