{"product_id":"vintage-halloween-collectibles-an-identification-value-guide","title":"Vintage Halloween Collectibles: An Identification \u0026 Value Guide","description":"Halloween was once considered an adult practice referred to as \"going a-souling \" but it was eventually taken up by children who would visit the houses in their neighborhood and be given ale  food  and money. The tradition of trick-or-treating can be traced back to the early 1900s  but the decorations of all things scary began much before that. Some time around the late 1800s pumpkins  witches  black cats  and ghouls began appearing in parades  adorning city streets  and decorating homes. Mark Ledenbach shares his collection of vintage Halloween collectibles for the first time in this new identification and price guide. Nearly 1 250 vintage collectibles are vividly displayed in full-color  with the majority of them having never before been published in previous works profiling Halloween memorabilia. Each masterfully photographed item includes manufacturing country  company  and dates; specific measurements to the nearest 1\/4 inch; and reproduction alerts  item iterations  and more.  Nearly 1 250 collectibles displayed in full-color  Features captions with manufacturing data for each item displayed  Includes different marks and packaging used by companies  such as Beistle  Dennison  Chein  US Metal Toy  T. Cohn  and Kirchhof","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44629055242293,"sku":"ByrdShop_0873495624","price":135.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_0873495624_1c876fcf-d58c-45f1-86e0-3a4c57c8ca7a.jpg?v=1765634001","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/vintage-halloween-collectibles-an-identification-value-guide","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}