Halloween Artifacts, Volume 1: Lighting (a timeline series)
Contents:
Foreword by Charles Beck (pg. 4) offers an intro to the experience of meaningful vintage Halloween collecting and offers a look at Beck’s publications focused on antique and vintage photography featuring Halloween traditions. Contains 1 photograph from Charles Beck’s “Halloween Haunts- Early to Mid 20th Century Photos.”
Harvesting an Ember Glimmers of the Past in Lanterns, Shades, & Luminescent Inks (pg. 5) is the author’s introduction that builds for a reader a sense of what it is like finding the treasures of old Halloween, and beginning to comprehend their historical presence in a vintage marketplace. Contains 2 photographs from the author.
Introduction Revisiting a Foreword from Research Series THR, Vol. 1 (pg. 6) returns to the original publication by THR from 2023 to give a practical background of the author’s journey into research that includes the following segments: Positions for Context, Statement of Intent, Regarding Source, THR’s Archive Library. Contains 4 photographs from THR archive library.
Halloween Artifacts: Lighting THRs Archive Collection Synchronized with Library Data (pg. 10) is a massive 100-page survey of lanterns, shades, and objects with luminescent inks that include a large photo, a sample from a vintage source, and a timeline of vintage vendors (where available) for the collection of objects. 100 pages with photographs of vintage Halloween collectibles.
Sources & Additional Reading A Quick List of Selected Publications (pg. 113) reviews a list of sources used throughout the book, and includes a list of additional THR research.
March 30, 2025: Book Updates
THR notes for Halloween Artifacts, V1: Lighting first printing to be updated in future.
Moratorium (use of term) – note author selected the term to indicate original producer ceased availability &/or production of item. Often this appears with a question mark indicating data is unavailable, and is separate from any noted appearance of stock reaching the marketplace.
Page 56 (typo) – the goblin shade appears on page 55, not page 54.
Page 84-85 (clarification) – THR is thus far only aware of 2 different sets for Christmas in two different sizes, with only one sze for Halloween or Easter (despite a possibly confusing description). Their manufacturing and market history has been described in great detail via research into Milton Bradley published in The Halloween Retrospect, Volume 4.
Thank you for buying The Halloween Retrospect on Etsy so each book gets a quality check, and THR can include inserts like poster and crossword puzzle, as well as ship in a sturdy box.
