Category Archives: Recent Vintage Finds
Vintage VA Dept
Lynchburg VA Shoe Company Vintage Booklet
Cold Spring Dairy Pint Milk Bottle Roanoke VA
Bob Hope Show Photo In Vietnam War Zone
Daisy & Violet Hilton Conjoined Twins Sideshow Autograph
Daisy & Violet Hilton Conjoined (Siamese) Twins Play Bill Promo – Autographed – Famous “Sideshow” Twins
A really cool sideshow promo piece found in Virginia – Daisy and Violet Hilton Conjoined Twins – Academy Theatre Lynchburg VA show Feb 20th 1945. America’s Original Siamese Twins!
Wikipedia: Daisy and Violet Hilton (5 February 1908 – 4 January 1969) were a pair of English conjoined twins. They were exhibited in Europe as children, and toured the United States sideshow, vaudeville and American burlesque circuits in the 1920s and 1930s.
The Hilton sisters toured first in Britain in 1911 (aged 3) as “The United Twins”. Mary Hilton took them on to a tour through Germany, then to Australia, then in 1916 to the USA. In true sideshow manner, their performance was accompanied by an imaginative “history”. Their controllers kept all the money the sisters earned. In 1926, Bob Hope formed an act called the Dancemedians with the sisters, who had a tap-dancing routine. When Mary died in Birmingham, Alabama, the girls were bequeathed to Mary’s daughter Edith Meyers, and Edith’s husband Meyer Meyers, a former balloon salesman.
The couple took over management of the twins. Held mostly captive, the girls were beaten if they did not do as the Meyers wished. They kept the twins from public view for a while and trained them in jazz music. Violet was a skilled saxophonist and Daisy a violinist. They lived in a mansion in San Antonio, Texas. The 1930 US census records the twins as Meyer Meyers’ nieces.
In 1931, the sisters sued their managers, gaining freedom from their contract and US$100,000 in damages.They went into vaudeville as “The Hilton Sisters’ Revue”. Daisy dyed her hair blonde and they began to wear different outfits so as to be distinguishable. After vaudeville lost popularity, the sisters performed at burlesque venues.
Shortly after gaining independence from the Meyers, the Hiltons sailed to the UK on the Berengaria in December 1932.They spent most of 1933 in the UK, and returned to the US in October 1933.
Violet began a relationship with musician Maurice Lambert, and they applied in 21 states for a marriage license, but it was always refused.
In 1932, the twins appeared in the film Freaks. Afterwards their popularity faded, and they struggled to make a living in show business.
Mountain Park Casino Roanoke VA 1907
Mountain Park Casino Roanoke VA 1907 Postcard – Rare Find!
Rare Civil War Era J.M. Enzing-Miller
Historical Americana Art For Sale
J.M. Enzing-Miller
Very rare find great piece of American History and historical art by a well noted and documented artist. Read in full please and consider adding this beautiful piece to your collection or museum. It is in the original frame see photos carefully. Frame is wood entire frame measures 38×30 inches approximately.
John Michael Enzing-Miller. “Family Monument From the History of our Country.” New York: Jos. De Buelow, 1863. Engraving by J.M. Enzing-Miller. 21 7/8 x 29 7/8. Scuffing in margins with a few chips and flaws along margin edges. Some scattered wear in sky and a few minor scuffs as well. Print has been conserved well in framing with expected wear… very good Strong impression.
Price: $1450.00 (Make Offers)
A wonderful allegory chock-a-block full of images “From the History of our Country.” This print was issued in the midst of the Civil War and its purpose was clearly to present the glorious past of the United States as a graphic justification for the fight to preserve the country.
The base of our history is rendered as the discoveries of Columbus-dated 1492 and with the explorer receiving the submission of Native Americans wearing the headdresses of the Plains Indians-and the Vikings-dated 1000 and depicted being shown the grapes from which they named Vinland. Just above is a line of early settlers, from the Pilgrims to a frontier family living in a hide hut6bove and to the right are scenes from the American Revolution, including a rather graphic image of the American Eagle ravaging the British Lion and Unicorn. In the upper left is a scene showing the growth and prosperity of the nation, with vast lands stretching off into the distance, a city on a river crowded with ships, and locomotives steaming by, while above this flies and American flag.
The entire image is crowned by a pyramid that mirroring the Acropolis, faced with the shields of the states of the union, and upon which stands line of fifteen Presidents (interestingly no Lincoln), at the head of which Washington holds a hand on the Constitution, while covering his heart with his other hand. Seated nearby is a figure holding the Declaration of Independence, and flying above are goddesses of Liberty and Justice. In the distance, behind the Presidents, is shown the Capitol surmounted by another large American flag.
The artist, John Michael Enzing-Miller, who also engraved this impressive print, was a German-born painter who emigrated to America 1848, exhibiting his works at the National Academy and American Art Union. This print was a paean to his adopted country, and he intended the viewer of this teeming “Family Monument” of American history to be moved to wonder how anyone could wish to render the nation asunder
Price: $1450.00 (Make Offers)
Contact: 540-632-1755
Vintage Buck Rogers Atomic Toy Pistol 1940’s
Buck Rogers Atomic Toy Pistol 1940’s sold online for 225.00 in 2012 in the condition you see in photo. Great toy gun hard to find so if you see one snatch it up!
Vintage LEVIS We Sold For $3500 On Ebay
$3500 VINTAGE LEVI JEANS SOLD ON EBAY
The time we sold vintage LEVIS on ebay for $3500.00 was a great pick-and-flip for us. An old estate that had been abandoned for over 25 years help more treasures than you could ever imagine. From the debris on the floor to the “junk” in the sheds – Treasures were EVERYWHERE! We actually swept the floors covered in “mouse nesting” torn and shredded paper and got dust pans full of old silver coins (NO LIE)! In one of the closets there were a few old pair of jeans never unfolded or worn, they were LEVI Jeans so I knew they must be worth $100 or so a pair at least so I threw them in a bag with some other vintage new old stock sanforized shirts and other items. A few weeks went by and my partner in this estate listed a pair of them on ebay and within 2 minutes the pair sold for the asking price of $3500! We paid $X,XXX.00 for the contents of the house so finding 2 pair of these jeans pretty much had us on our way to profit in no time! Moral of the story – don’t overlook vintage clothes!
