| The picture below shows views of both sides of the (3) Scarce Early Cracker Jack Pop Corn Confection Pot Metal or Lead Toy Prize Motorcycle Policemen Figures in this lot. All three of these have their original red, blue and silver inking. The policeman figures are probably riding either an early Indian, or Harley Davidson motorcycle, but we do not know for sure. Many of these are often found broken, but all three of these are intact. 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 three of these for one price! The miniature Motorcycle Policemen Figures measure about 1-1/4'' x 1-3/16'' x 1/4''. All three appear to be in excellent condition as pictured. |
