Vintage Halloween Decorations

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.

Vintage Halloween Noisemaker Pumpkin Owl Moon
Vintage Halloween Noisemaker Pumpkin Owl Moon
Paypal   US $7.95
12 New Vintage Halloween Postcard Pins Buttons SET 3
12 New Vintage Halloween Postcard Pins Buttons SET 3
Paypal   US $5.00
Vintage Embossed Cardboard Witch Halloween Decoration
Vintage Embossed Cardboard Witch Halloween Decoration
Paypal   US $41.00
Vintage Cardboard Witch Halloween Decoration OLD LOOK!
Vintage Cardboard Witch Halloween Decoration OLD LOOK!
Paypal   US $26.00
Vintage Embossed Cardboard Cat Halloween Decoration OLD
Vintage Embossed Cardboard Cat Halloween Decoration OLD
Paypal   US $17.02
Vintage Lg Halloween Cardboard Die Cut Pirate Decoratio
Vintage Lg Halloween Cardboard Die Cut Pirate Decoratio
Paypal   US $25.49
Vintage Halloween Beistle Honeycomb Pumpkin Nice
Vintage Halloween Beistle Honeycomb Pumpkin Nice
Paypal   US $7.00
Vintage Halloween Mache/Pulp Black Cat Lantern GR8.COND
Vintage Halloween Mache/Pulp Black Cat Lantern GR8.COND
Paypal   US $79.00
Vintage Halloween Mache/Pulp Jack O Lantern BIG ONE
Vintage Halloween Mache/Pulp Jack O Lantern BIG ONE
Paypal   US $46.00
Vintage Halloween Embossed Cat-Lot's of Detail!
Vintage Halloween Embossed Cat-Lot's of Detail!
Paypal   US $7.99
Lot of Vintage Halloween Paper Decorations ~Spider, etc
Lot of Vintage Halloween Paper Decorations ~Spider, etc
Paypal   US $21.81
vintage 1940's HALLOWEEN GLASS TRICK OR TREAT CONTAINER
vintage 1940's HALLOWEEN GLASS TRICK OR TREAT CONTAINER
Paypal   US $114.62

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!