New Vintage collectibles series
The Halloween Retrospect announces the new series of self-titled research digests (magazines) arrive July 2023 to gaze into the world of vintage Halloween markets as seen through hundreds of information objects (mainly ~500 vintage catalogs 1900-1979) housed in The Halloween Retrospect archive library.
The content for the first volume has been finalized (below) noting that this is not another showcase guide, but instead articles that research more deeply the actual primary sources of yesteryear. Yet, it’s not completely dry and wordy, and the first volume includes some fun extras with a four-card set of bookmark-tallies that further explore the Bindlegrim cover art (https://bindlegrim.blogspot.com/) and an 11″x17″ fold-out poster featuring vintage illustrations from a 1926 Halloween advertisement.
More photos and ordering details will follow in a new blog posting, and once available will appear in the publications portion of the website.
Release date: July 26th, 2023 – see publications.
Volume one: Contents
The Halloween Retrospect, Volume 1
Softcover 9″×6” book, 32-pages with color and black & white illustrations. Official copies also contain one poster and 4 bookmark-tallies.
Inserts:
A: Poster, 11×17 fold-out featuring a 1926 full-page advertisement, (see Normal Halloween).
B: Bookmark-tallies, a 4 card set featuring cover art by Bindlegrim.
Articles:
Letterbox (pg. 4) w/Introduction Positions for Context, Statement of Intent, Regarding Sources (pg. 5) introduces the series with important information about mission and tone of the publication.
Normal Halloween Holiday Novelties & Early Twentieth Century Youth (pg. 10) examines vintage Halloween products available to students, mainly via two classroom supply companies March Brothers Publishing Company and Paine Publishing Company.
Contains 7 illustrations as well as source references. Fold-out poster 11×17.
Western Novelty Co. 1928-1990 Carnival, Concession, & Bazaar Supplies – Colorado (pg. 17) briefly reviews an extensive collection of catalogs (and any appearance of vintage Halloween) housed in Denver, Colorado.
Contains 3 illustrations as well as source references.
Timeline for Witches A Journey of Two Witches: United States & Germany (pg. 20) examines two vintage products, one from the U.S. and one from Germany, that via timelines explores their history as evidenced by the archive’s library.
Contains 9 illustrations as well as source references.
Ornamenten Groteske The Enigmatic History of German Diecuts (pg. 26) reviews catalogs for German embossed paper products to gauge the disparity between modern narrative and vintage print records.
Contains 2 illustrations as well as source references.
Craw-Bogle Trader a proposal for off-market collecting.
Look for ordering details from the publications portion of the website.
Release date: July 26th, 2023 – see publications.
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