| The picture below shows larger side views of this Early Rare Cracker Jack Pop Corn Confection Miniature Pot Metal or Lead Toy Prize Dirigible Air Ship. This prize is not dated but it is believed to be from the 1910s or 1920s. There is no Cracker Jack ID number for this prize. It may have been made by The Tootsietoy Company, of Chicago, Illinois. There are two people inside the airship. It has a loop at the top to hang it as a charm or pendant. Many of the pot metal or lead prizes were manufactured by the Tootsietoy Company of Chicago, Illinois. There were other companies, including from Japan prior to World War II. Some of these type prizes were made specifically for Cracker Jack, while others were made as novelties, bought in volume, and used as prizes by The Cracker Jack Company. Pot metal or lead prizes were some of the earliest prizes that were used in Cracker Jack boxes from the 1910s to the 1940s. Many of these type prizes or novelties were also sold out of old Johnson Smith & Company catalog as well as some other early novelty catalogs, also used in fortune telling sets, and some were also sold and used as board game parts. Many of these can be found factory painted, inked, or with no finish at all. This airship charm measures about 15/16'' tall. It appears to be in fair condition, with the rear missing a small arrow tail section. One half of the celluloid section at the top is missing, and the half that is still present has cracks as pictured. |
