You probably have never heard of the Beistle Company, but chances are you’ve seen their Halloween decorations. The company was founded in 1900 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by Martin Luther Beistle and is still a major party products manufacturer.
(For a more thorough company history, check out this page.)
While Beistle still produces a wide range of year-round party goods, their classic Halloween decorations are how most of us know them. This gallery offers but a sampling of Beistle’s paper Halloween decorations that have been ubiquitous in American households for generations.
Black cat with jack-o-lantern and moon
Moon and black cat
Cat with green eyes
Black cat with monocle and top hat
Haunted house with witch
Honeycomb spider
Classic jack-o-lantern
Jack-o-lantern with pipe and bowler derby
Jack-o-lantern with straw hat
Creepy owl
Movable skeleton
Skull with jaunty cap
Witch on a broomstick in front of the moon
Witch with big wart on nose
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If you knew how many of your cardboard items I have, you wouldn’t believe it! Mine are so old, I didn’t think that they were made anymore! So happy to see that they still are produced! You made my day! Thanks again, Theresa
I just love finding beistle items at the thrift store on the cheap!
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I think we had the moon and black cat when I was growing up, or something very similar. It always went on our front door.