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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