Timeless Thursday – Vintage Halloween Collectibles

My appreciation for old timey Halloween Collectibles began with vintage Halloween postcards. I loved going to paper shows and perusing thrift shops and antique malls for vintage Halloween items.

I find the fact that these items have been on the planet longer than I have completely intriguing. If an item could talk…

Tally’s Vintage Halloween Party Tag, circa 1940s

Postcards often do talk, especially those from the golden age of postcards. Some people only collect blank vintage Halloween postcards, which are rare and uber-expensive, but I don’t mind used Halloween postcards. I like seeing the postmarks and reading the messages on the back. It’s a snapshot in history. It’s kinda fun to hear what people were up to back in the day.

I don’t own many antiques simply because I don’t have the money to be a serious collector. I’m more of a Halloween window shopper and recently, I’ve been looking for authentic Halloween metal clankers, noisemakers and toy tins. Unfortunately, two little words have really dampened my spirits, Sold Out!

Vintage Halloween U.S. Metal Toy Tin Clanger Bell Noisemaker
©️Eerie Emporium, Sold Out

Halloween Vintage noisemakers or old metal clankers, particularly those in good condition, are hard to come by and expensive, especially those sold online by Collector websites and eBay.

Vintage Halloween Tin noise makers ©️Worthpoint, Sales for Members Only

Most online sellers these days are hip to the fact that their items are rare and desired. I encourage people to definitely do homework first to get an idea of the current values of vintage items before putting in a bid or making a purchase.

A few years ago, this antique T.C. Weygandt Three Witches chocolate candy mold, from the 1940s, inspired by the German candy mold maker Anton Reiche, was seen online for around $100. It’s nearly impossible to find these days.

T.C. Weygandt Three Witches chocolate candy mold, New York, NY, USA,, circa 1940s

A vintage collectible is truly only worth the price you’re willing to pay for it.

Happy Halloween!🎃

Timeless Thursday – Which Witch Board Game

It’s Timeless Thursday and today I’m celebrating the Milton Bradley’s classic board game from 1970, Which Witch!

Which Witch also went by the name Haunted House and there was apparently there was a release of the game in different style box in 1971.

The point of the game is get to the Charmed Circle at the top of stairs by moving through a spooky haunted house made of cardboard.

There are three witches that live in the house and rolling the die during their turn will direct a player to pick a card for either Ghoulish Gertie, Wanda the Wicked or Glenda the Good, each with instructions on what to do next.

Which Witch detailed look at board and cards ©️Toy Tales

Moving through this mysterious house isn’t so simple as it seems, as there are spells and traps, loose floorboards, moving walls, danger spaces, and some type of swinging broom.

Sadly, I never got to play the game back in the day, but everytime I see one on eBay, my inner seven year old tries to possess my wallet! If you’ve ever had the chance to play, hit me up in Comments with some stories!

Happy Halloween!🎃

Timeless Thursday – Halloween Pez Dispensers

It’s taken me all day to realize I’ve bitten off more than I can chew. Halloween toys and games actually require a lot of more dedicated time to research, and time is something I simply don’t have. I misjudged that by a lot, so, I may have rethink Timeless Thursdays. For now, let’s chat about Pez!

Pez, short for the German word Pfefferminz meaning “peppermint”, was an Austrian candy company that started in 1927 by Eduard Haas III, featuring its unique manual plastic candy dispenser.

First pez dispensers were called “regulars” and had no top.

First Pez dispenser, image ©️Smithsonian Magazine

Haas inherited a successful bakery from his father who had created Haas baking powder. Haas III was interested in branching out in the confectionary world and actually created pez candies as an anti-smoking tool.

The first Halloween Pez dispenser was a witch with a black regular dispenser and orange top in the 1950s.

Pez Witch circa 1950, image ©️WorthPoint

Pez introduced limited edition Universal Monsters dispensers in 1965.

Halloween Pez dispensers became just as popular as character dispensers and so the company regularly started making lot assortments and limited editions.

Pez Dispensers. circa 1990s, retired, image ©️Pez

There’s actually so many I cannot post pics of them all, but the main Pez website or Pez Collector’s is the place to go if you’re looking to getting into Pez Collectibles.

Skull, Pumpkin, Witch and Mummy
Pez dispensers. circa 2005, retired, image ©️Pez

Pez is celebrating 100 years and has released two limited edition Pez Dispensers this year. PezPals has the exclusive look at the newest Dia de los Muertos and Pamp Suisse Pez Dispensers. Images below ©️PezPals.