Bidspirit auction | The ”Nostalgic Grocery” Lot: 44

The ”Nostalgic Grocery” Lot: 44 Vintage Keychains (1950s–1970s) – Miniature Products, Food Brands, Cosmetics, and Israeliana - A large collection of 44 original vintage keychains presenting miniature packages and products (miniatures) from the golden age of Israeli industry and commerce. The collection evokes ”an Israeli grocery store of yesteryear” and includes food brands, cleaning products, soaps, toothpastes, and miniature books familiar to every Israeli who grew up here.  Lot contents in detail: Hygiene, Cosmetics, and Cleaning Products (12 items): * Tayadent Toothpaste (Tayadent): a triangular plastic item in the shape of the legendary toothpaste tube by ”Tia Israel.” * Nachalat Zvi Soap: a rectangular plastic item simulating a classic soap package with engraving of the nostalgic factory. * Limor Soap (Limor): a greenish plastic item simulating the well-known soap of that era. * ”Mem Olive” Soap (Mem Soap): a miniature of the original colorful paper packaging of the famous soap. * Penina Soap (Pnina): another miniature packaging of a nostalgic bath soap. * Royal Shampoo: a small white plastic tube of the nostalgic shampoo. * Superitox Insecticide: a miniature cardboard box of the well-known insecticide powder. * ”Scotch-Brite” Scrubbing Pad (Scotch-Brite): a transparent acrylic casting containing an actual miniature scrubbing pad, half green and half yellow. * Round Transparent Scrubbing Pad: a round acrylic casting containing a dark scrubbing fiber. * ”Iris” Toilet Paper and Kitchen Paper (Iris): three miniature paper rolls of the veteran brand (a 500-sheet roll, a 300-sheet roll, and a paper towel roll). * White plastic tube (cream/shampoo). * An additional squeeze-tube item. Miniature Beverage and Alcohol Bottles (15 items): * Cinzano Wine (Cinzano): a classic green glass miniature bottle with an official brand label. * Sparkling Wine / Champagne: a miniature bottle with a gilt stopper and a vintage paper label. * Tempo (Tempo): a transparent plastic miniature bottle of the national soft drink. * Concentrated Orange/Lemon Juice: a yellow miniature bottle in a nostalgic design of the former ”Yipora” or ”Prigat” companies. * Series of colorful plastic and glass miniature bottles (11 items): an assortment of miniature beverage bottles in brown, green, red, and yellow, some simulating beer bottles, liqueurs, and soft drinks of the period. Food, Kiosk, and Consumer Products (5 items): * Retro Biscuit: a brown plastic item perfectly simulating a classic Peti-Bar biscuit with serrated edges. * Vinyl Record (Astrud Gilberto): a striking miniature of a black record by Verve Records featuring the hit ”The Girl From Ipanema.” * Noor Matchbox (Noor): a miniature wooden and cardboard matchbox from the legendary factory in Acre. * Dubek Cigarette Pack (Dubek): a miniature of the nostalgic Israeli cigarette pack. * Small silver-toned/red roll: a plastic item simulating candy packaging or a small consumer product. Literature, Pharmaceuticals, and Israeliana (11 items): * Miniature book ”Ba'Echad HaYamim” by Ephraim Kishon: a yellow rectangular plastic item precisely simulating the cover of the famous book with a caricature illustration of Kishon on the front, with the full text of the story ”Chad Gadya” on the reverse. * ”Dental Fluor” Toothpaste Tube: a white medical/cosmetic cream tube with prominent red lettering. * ”Rafa” Container (Rafa): a small plastic item in the shape of a medicine container or drops bottle from the veteran Israeli pharmaceutical company. * Sano Spray Shield (Sano): a small item in the shape of a white spray container. * Miniature plastic boot keychains (2 items): a small red plastic boot and a small milky-white plastic boot. * Bread-loaf-shaped keychain: a small metal mesh item. * Round medallion keychain (wood/plastic): two round items in nostalgic designs. * ”Joy Trading” silver-toned keychain: a plain metal item with the brand name. * Large green plastic card: a rectangular item. The lot is sold as-is in original vintage condition, exceptionally well preserved for its age. The miniature paper and cardboard labels on the packages (such as the Superitox and soaps) are intact, the plastic and acrylic castings retain vivid, lustrous colors, and the metal chains display only light authentic patina. 372 g.