Back in my first post of the season, I mentioned I'd found a grail this year that I'd been on the hunt for for years. I went to a sale last spring that promised vintage Halloween. I showed up maybe an hour after the sale had opened and found the Halloween in the basement. It had already been gone through, but there were still a few good items I picked up including some Gurley candles (stay tuned for a later post). My daughter and I were both at the sale and thought we had looked through everything before finally checking out and leaving.
I went back the next day thinking I might pick up a few other remaining items at 50% off. I went back down in the basement where the Halloween items had been and found this guy sitting on the shelf, plain as day.
I don't know how we missed it or how it was possible no one else had bought him. He's a Rosbro hard plastic candy holder from the 1950's. He was priced at $2. I know, because I still haven't taken the tag off.
Being it was 50% off day, I got him for $1.
I mentioned he was a grail of mine, but I could have easily bought him online or at an antique mall, they're not that rare. But my goal was to find one in the wild for a good price and I did. They typically sell in the $50 to $60 range.
I've written about Rosbro in the past and their collectability continues to increase, particularly in the past few years.
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