Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin Head with Straw Hat--Halloween Decoration

Made in U.S.A. [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]: [The Beistle Company], 1950. Ephemera no binding. Very good +. [EPHEMERA] [HOLIDAY: HALLOWEEN]. 9” x 6 ½”; color printed stiff die-cut shaped paper pumpkin head with hat and scarf marked “Made in U.S.A.;” unpunched hole for hanging, printed in yellow, black and orange; small crease to wheat and one scarf corner; very good plus. Schneider 113. Unmarked Halloween decoration made by the prolific American party decoration company, The Beistle Company, during the Luhrs ownership. The Beistle Company was founded by Martin Luther Beistle in 1900 and started manufacturing paper Halloween party goods in the 1920s. Henry E. Luhrs, Beistle’s son-in-law, took over the company in 1935 after Beistle’s death. (Inventory #: 1413)