I wanted to share a an exceptional reference book for those of you collecting Black Americana, Cats, Mermaids and Niagara Falls salt and pepper shakers and it is titled “Salt and Pepper over 1001 Shakers” by Larry Carey and Sylvia Tompkins. Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. – Salt and Pepper Shakers (Books) 112 pages, published 1994. I [...]
We would love to share with you some AMAZING vintage finds we have come upon! Here is a super RARE Vintage Black Americana Nodder Salt and Pepper Shaker set and a darling Josef Originals 10 year Birthday Angel with Black Eyes and a very Neat Vintage genuine MINK Poodle Dog Pin Brooch! How cool are [...]
We get questions from time to time on “What is Black Americana” to “What items are collectible” so we decided to write up this little guide to hopefully answer these questions as we feel there just might be some other folks out there with these questions too. We are always learning and seeking information as [...]
I am so excited to share of my latest treasures with you. I am most excited about this precious Black Americana ashtray! This ashtray is circa 1930s-1940s and made in Japan. It is very rare to come across an ashtray of this type as the cigarette is placed inside the mouth and smoke comes out [...]
We had to share our very latest AMAZING finds with you all. These are truly INCREDIBLE Black Americana Memorabilia items from a bygone era. It is not often one comes across these kitchen linens that still retain their original tags! These items are so special and so rare – we have not seen these before [...]
Black Memorabilia Black Doll Show & Sale from Johnson Shows The Mall at Prince Georges 3500 East West Highway Hyattsville, MD 20782 “Located In The Greater Washington, DC Area” “Celebrating Black History Month” –Many vendors with Black Dolls, Doll Accessories, Doll Furniture, and Doll-related items for sale –Meet the African American Doll Artists and Doll [...]
Mark your calendars for the Black Memorabilia & Collectibles Show on April 17, 2010 in the greater Washing, D.C. area Gaithersburg, Maryland. FEATURING AT THIS WORLD FAMOUS LOCATION: Vendors with Black Memorabilia and Black Americana Collectibles for sale including historical artifacts and documents, books, figurals, art, autographs, stamps, advertisements, toys, prints, paintings, textiles, dolls, political [...]
It has been a crazy couple weeks! Seems like we have been getting really lucky coming across very rare and hard to find collectibles like these latest items: Vintage Black Americana Kids With Corn Salt & Pepper Shakers and this pristine Vintage Black Americana Banjo Player Towel (SOLD). These two items are in superb condition [...]
Recently I have been getting requests from my blog friends and followers to post up some of my recent “finds” so that is exactly what I am doing here. I came across these original pink 1930s – 1940s Black Americana Twin Mammy salt & pepper shakers, this 1940s era Aunt Jemima Tea towel and this [...]


