Offered are two, circa 1930's, Made in Japan, ceramic bisque, African-American, baby dolls. A very sweet pair, these dolls measure a diminutive 2.5 and 3.5 inches long. The larger doll is marked "Made in Japan", while the smaller is simply marked "JAPAN".
Both dolls retain their 3 original pigtails, all tied off with tiny pieces of string...
Utterly fabulous Black Mammy Half Doll or Platform Doll or Toaster Doll!
This circa 1940's (perhaps even earlier!) Mammy has a polished cotton half body firmly stuffed with cotton batting which is attached to a fabric-covered, cardboard platform that enables her to sit...
Measuring approximately 10.5 inches tall, these sweet, hand-made, circa 1930's, Great Depression era, Mammy and Pappy dolls feature dried apples as heads! Common household items such as chicken or turkey breast bones, dried corn cobs, old rubber baby bottle nipples, wooden clothespins and dried fruit were frequently employed to make play-dolls when money was tight and store-bought toys were beyond reach!
These two folk art pieces came straight from the 93 year old great grandma who played wit...
A mounted National League Baseball baseball signed by former Atlanta Braves baseball player Steve Avery. Beside it is a 1991 Score baseball card. Based upon other items from this estate, I believe that the ball was signed during Avery's playing days.
Dimensions
Height: 4 1/4 inch
Width: 7 inch
Depth: 3 1/2 inch
This lot includes McGovern and McGovern~ Shriver pins, lapel pins, bumper stickers and an auction promo.Some of the stickers are slightly musty and curled. The pins are in great shape and vary in size.All sold as is.
Original ball point pen signature of the famous heavyweight boxing champion and cultural icon of the 1920's, JACK DEMPSEY (1895-1983). This signature is on the back of an envelope, which has been clipped, then inserted into a small frame, superimposed on reproduced imagery of the champ in his boxing days. Dempsey was world heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926. After a long career in the ring, he became a celebrity restaurateur and philanthropist in his later life...
Scarce Coffee Tin from Sweden, again with nice caricature double sided, this genre is not something the Swedish are known for, measures approx 4.5" in diameter and 6.5" Tall.
Really nice Toffee Tin with Golly and Child playing.
Tin measures approx - 5.5" Long and 3.7" Wide
Sweet Tin, for milk chocolate peanuts.
Please see photos for condition, age related wear
Measures Approx - 7.5" Long and 3" Wide
Early paper label can for Dunham’s Cocoanut, multi-color graphic label featuring great image of monkey hitting black native in head w/ cocoanut
Makes a great display item, with wonderful Black Minstrel Face on the centre of the drum.
Drum itself has wear and dents
Drum Measures - 8" in Diameter and 4" Deep
This is another great survivor, Display box has got wear, and there are a few chips on some of the china - please see photos - definitely a toy that has been played with!!!
Box Measures approx 12" Long 9" Wide and 3.5" High
6.5" t x 5.75" diameter tin bucket with bail handle, Scholl's Axle Grease, red advertising tin, image on front and top of tin depicts scene of African Americans running along side horse drawn wagon in prairie scene.
Golly Bank - unpainted
Measures Approx - 5.5" Tall
Lovely and hard to find game by Spear's Games.
Box has tears to the Box sticker (see photos) fortunately this has not effected the caricature etc... The Game is missing the Bell that would sit in the tower. 1930's
Nice Graphics on this little Minstrel make up tin, still with its contents.
Tin Measures approx 2.5" in Diameter
Nice Survivor of Box and Bottle of Polish with Black Americana Graphics on it, cleaning the shoe.
there is still dried white powder remaining (may try and remove before shipping if required).
Box and Bottle paper label in decent condition.
Bottle Measures approx 5" Tall and 2" Wide
Box measures approx - 5.7" Long and 2.3" Wide
really nice candy tin with great colours and fantastic graphics.
Measures approx - 3" in Diameter and 1" Deep