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I hope that you enjoyed seeing the highlights of our collection. At this time, we are not selling any of the items shown on this website. If you have an item that would fit into our collection, and you want to sell it, we do make purchases on occasion. We also, are willing to try a trade with our duplicates.
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Here is our vintage 45-star United States flag that was the official flag from July 4, 1896 to July 4, 1908. The 45th star was added after Utah joined the union January 4, 1896. It measures over 5′ wide by over 8′ long.

Here is our vintage 46-star United States flag that was the official flag from July 4, 1908 to July 4, 1912. The 46th star was added after Oklahoma joined the union November 16, 1907. It measures nearly 4′ wide by nearly 6′ long.

The illustrations immediately above and below are from the Allegheny College Year Book for 1902. The illustration above says: On the Harmonsburg Road. The illustration below says: On the Canal to Conneaut Lake.

Here is our small paperweight collection. They are shown on the appropriate pages.

OUR BUSTS COLLECTION:

The collection has 45 busts. They are shown in the seven images above and one image below. Unfortunately, they are in random order.
Ajax (mythological Greek hero), cast metal, 10 ¾” tall.
Boy bust (usually sold as a boy/girl pair, but we don’t have the girl. Chalkware, 11 ½” tall.
Bust of a boy, 10 3/8” tall, ceramic. Marked on the back: BYRON © MOLD B35 1970.
Caesar Augustus. Plaster, 22 ½” tall.
Beethoven. Resin, 16 ½” tall. Marked on the back – © 1968 BELWIN INC.
David. The head of the statue David by Michelangelo. Ceramic, 10 1/16” tall. Marked on the bottom – © BYRON MOLES 1976.
David. The head of the statue David by Michelangelo. Chalkware, 21 1/8” tall. Marked on the back – MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI – C. GiR – UNIVERSAL STATUARY CORP. 1965.
Ancient Egyptian Pharoah. Exact copy of an ancient statue head, hard plaster-like, 15 ½” tall. Marked on the back – AUSTIN PROD INC 1960 ©.
Fair or Forlorn Maiden, cast metal, 10 1/8” tall.
Franklin, Benjamin. Cast marble, 7” tall, we sit it on a 3 ½” tall base (total height 10 ½”). Sticker on the bottom says – A MARBLEcast Statue Cast-Finished-Refined (logo with U.S. flag, circles, stars that says MADE IN USA 100% QUALITY} – by STATUES.COM.
Japanese Geisha. Chalkware, 11 ½” tall. Marked on the back – ©1965 Marwal Ind. Inc. (in script) by Brower.
Hermes. White hard plaster-like bust 17” tall. Marked on the back of the pedestal – AUSTIN PRODUCTIONS 1963 ©.
Kennedy, Jackie and John matched pair. Both chalkware, Jackie is 8 5/16” tall, John is 8 1/4” tall. They both are marked on the back: © LINN PRODUCTS 1963 with either a logo or initials of the artist.
Kennedy, John. Chalkware, 11 5/8” tall, marked on the back: TOTH – 1963 © LUCCHRESI, ARTS. On the front of the base it has the “Ask not” quote and the birth and death dates.
Kennedy, John. Chalkware, 9 5/16” tall, marked on the back of the base: © Silvestri Bros. Co. 1963. Near the bottom of the base in the front it says: JOHN F. KENNEDY. It has a silver sticker on the front of the base that has the “Ask not” quote.
Jefferson, Thomas. Chalkware with marble base, 12 3/8” tall. Under the shoulder is says – © 1957ALVA STUDIOS. A sticker on the bottom says – Authentic Reproduction COPTRIGHTED by Alva Museum Replicas, Inc. ALVA STUDIOS New York, N.Y.
Four busts of a family, possibly from India. Chalkware, Mother is 10 ¼” tall, Father is 11 1/8” tall, Daughter is 8” tall, Son is 8 ¼” tall. The mother, father and daughter all have the Marwal brand in the back.
Jones, Paul. Painted cast aluminum, 11 ½” tall. This is an advertising piece for Paul Jones Whiskey. Both sides of the pedestal say: (in script) Paul Jones (not in script) 86 PROOF – 72 ½% GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS – FRANKFORT DISTILLERS CORP. NEW YORK, N.Y.
Lincoln, Abraham. Marble base with cast material (not chalkware or metal), 13 inches tall. The back says: ABRAHAM LINCOLN, MODELLED FROM LIFE BY LEONARD W. VOLK CHICAGO 1860 REPLICA. A sticker on the bottom says: Authentic Reproductions Copyrighted by Alva Museum Replicas, Inc. ALVA STUDIOS New York, N.Y.
Lincoln, Abraham. Chalkware (head, shoulders and chest), 17 1/8” tall.
“Maternity” Mother Child bust sculpture – a cast material, possibly plaster – it’s very heavy and hard, 17 ¾” high. This is a copy of the bust sculpture “Maternity” made by A. Merente.
McKinley, William. Chalkware, 13 3/16” tall, in the front at the top of the base it says: Wm McKinley, in a circular mark on the back it says: THE FRANCIS STATUARY C0. CLEVELAND O.
Miranda, Carmen. Ceramic lamp base bust, 16” tall.
Nefertiti. Ceramic, 19 7/8” tall. Marked on the back of the base: 232.
Nefertiti. Plaster or chalkware, 19 ½” tall. Marked on the back – MEXICO.
Ancient Roman Soldier and Woman matched pair. Both are chalkware. The soldier is 12 3/8” tall and the woman is 11” tall.
Roosevelt, F. D. Chalkware, 13 11/16” tall. It has the Destiny quote, 1936 on the front of the base. The back of the base has – COP 1936 F. N. D. CO INC. There is a paper sticker on the bottom that says – Copyright 1936 FIRST NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CO. Incorporated NEW YORK CITY Reproduction Without Consent Forbidden.
Schubert. Chalkware, 11” tall. Marked on the back (in an oval) ALEXANDER © BACKER.
Shakespear. Chalkware, 9 1/2“ tall. Oval mark: R. Uffrecht, modellist.
Spanish Conquistador. Chalkware, 10 ¾ inches tall. Marked UNIVERSAL STATUARY CORP CHICAGO © 1967 417.
Spanish Conquistador (matching pair with the Spanish Lady bust). Chalkware, 13 inches tall. An oval mark on the back left shoulder says – MARWAL © IND. INC.
Spanish Lady (matching pair with the Conquistador bust). Chalkware, 12 ½ inches tall. An oval mark on the back left shoulder says – MARWAL © IND. INC.
Truman, Harry S. Chalkware, 7 3/16” tall, we sit it on a 3 ½” base (total height 10 11/16”)
Unknown bust of a bearded man. Plaster or chalkware, 8 ½” tall.
Veiled Lady as Madonna di Lippi. Cast marble, 9 3/8” tall, Signed by A. Gianelli with a made in Italy sticker on the bottom of the pedestal.
Wagner. Chalkware, 11 1/8” tall. Marked on the back (in an oval) ALEXANDER © BACKER.
Wayne, John. Plaster, 8 9/16” tall. The back of the base says – AMERICAN HEROE JOHN DUKE WAYNE.
Wayne, John. Cast bust (I’m not sure of the material for the bust) on a ceramic base, 10 ¾” tall. The base is a whiskey decanter. The front says – JOHN WAYNE AMERICAN. The bottom has a triangular logo with letters entwined, possibly WFV. In the bottom corner of the base, it looks like CCC.
Young woman (girl) with a ribbon in her hair. Plaster, 16 3/8” tall. It has an oval mark that says: ALEXANDER BACKER CO. There is more writing, incised in the back, but I can’t make it out.