Lot 013 - Vintage Beistle Die-Cut Halloween Black Cat with Bow Tie Honeycomb Tissue Paper Table Decoration, Made in U.S.A., 6" W x 12-1/4" H

Lot 013 - Vintage Beistle Die-Cut Halloween Black Cat with Bow Tie Honeycomb Tissue Paper Table Decoration, Made in U.S.A., 6" W x 12-1/4" HVintage die cut Halloween table decoration by Beistle, depicting a seated black cat with a grinning face, whiskers, bared teeth, and a bow tie. The cat is printed in black with orange detail on both sides and sits atop an orange honeycomb tissue paper base that fans open to stand the piece upright. Marked "Made in U. S. A." on the base. The die cut cat has a horizontal crease and tear across the midsection, with additional creasing and surface wear

" in the lower left

Wear consistent with age and play use

This was likely an advertisement to sell this magazine at a general store or news stand

Condition reflects age and use

with the Hepato-Duodenal Ligament

many executed by H

with several holding canes

particularly across the upper half and background

a portrait of a very old bearded man

Each figure features the character in his signature lightning bolt-shaped body in translucent red

possibly a military or social comrade

The print is matted in cream and housed in a black frame