| The picture below shows a larger view of the (2) Similar Old Cracker Jack Pop Corn Confection Pot Metal or Lead Miniature Toy Prize Coffee or Tea Pots in this lot. These prizes are not dated but they are from the 1910s to the 1930s. They are made of pot metal or lead. They both have handles that could be used as a charm loop, and could be used on a charm bracelet, as pendants on a necklace, or on earrings. The Cracker Jack prize ID numbers for these, and the manufacturers are unknown at the moment. These are matching, except one has a silver finish and one is darker with no finish. It is unknown if these ever had lids or not. They are not marked. Many of the early pot metal or lead prizes were manufactured by Dowst (Samuel Dowst), or the Tootsietoy Company of Chicago, Illinois, but there were other companies in the United States, and including ones from Japan and Germany prior to World War II as well. Some of these type prizes were made specifically for Cracker Jack, while others were made as small 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 late 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. These two pitchers have very similar designs on them, but they are not exactly the same. The following are included in this lot: Both of these miniature coffee or teapot charms for one price! Both of these measure about 1'' tall. These appear to be in good to excellent condition, as pictured. There are a few old spots that can be removed if desired. |
