| The picture below shows a view of all (5) Old Cracker Jack Pop Corn Confection Pot Metal or Lead Miniature Toy Prize Row Boats in this lot. There are two variations included here. Three have a small square section on the stern, and two do not. Two have their original green and red paint, and one os silver in color. Two have no color finish. 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 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. All five of these for one price! These measure about 1-1/8'' x 3/16'' x 3/8''. All five appear to be in excellent or better condition as pictured. |
