Before the 1960s, Halloween was much more of an adult's holiday than it is today. Kids didn't go out trick or treating in the neighborhood. Instead, your parents and grandparents held parties for their friends and neighbors and the kids went to bed! So all the fun was had by grown-ups!
Since Halloween was such a popular party holiday, it's not surprising that lots of decorations were made to celebrate it and many of the most popular collectibles were made during Halloween's heydays in the 20s, 30s and 40s.
So if you find yourself drawn to vintage Halloween items in particular, you’ll have a lot of collecting niches to consider -- including die-cuts, papier-mache, lanterns and vintage candy pails -- the pre-cursor to the “trick or treat“ bag. The most popular Halloween collectibles are American or German made. All of the early German made Halloween items were actually made and exported to the American market during the post-war period after World War I when Halloween was increasing in popularity as a holiday in the US.
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 Very Vintage Halloween Paper Decoration Scary Witch US $4.99 |
 Vintage Halloween Die Cut Pumpkin Witch Pumkin Seal US $8.63 |
 VINTAGE HALLOWEEN BLACK OWL PAPER DECORATIONS ORI PACK US $27.00 |
 VINTAGE HALLOWEEN JOL CANDLEHOLDER LANTERN PAPER MACHE US $35.00 |
 Halloween vintage Cat 24x36 NEW rubber stamp WM US $6.00 |
 Vintage halloween noise maker US $6.49 |
 Lot of 10 diff Vintage Napkins with Halloween Motifs US $3.58 |
 VINTAGE HALLOWEEN POSTCARD TUCK WITCH BLACK CAT US $4.75 |
 Vintage Gurley Halloween Witch Head Candle Unlighted US $25.99 |
 50 vintage postcards trade cards 1 halloween US $13.18 |
 Vintage Dennison Halloween Fall Squirrel Seals Stickers US $3.24 |
 Vintage 60s Halloween paper CAT Skeleton Pumpk USA US $10.49 |
 VINTAGE RARE HALLOWEEN POSTCARD BLACK CAT JOL US $53.75 |
 Vintage 1950s 60s Halloween Diecut Black Cat US $2.99 |
 Vintage Halloween House Witch diecut H E Luhrs USA US $2.99 |
Other Halloween collectibles that are highly sought after currently are hard plastic items, mostly toys, but also cake picks, candy holders, plastic pumpkins and Jack O’Lanterns. For years, most of the plastic collectibles were easy and cheap to purchase, but now they are so hugely popular that you’ll see these plastic Vintage Halloween collectibles go for big prices in Ebay auctions. But you may just find a bargain if you sift through the listings we have posted here at Retroholiday.com
Happy Halloween!