| The picture below shows larger front and back views of the (2) Old Cracker Jack Pop Corn Confection Pot Metal or Lead Swimming Sports Toy Prize Stand Up Figures in this lot. The Cracker Jack prize ID number for this prize is unknown, but they are believed to be from the 1930s. The swimmer figures are wearing a cap, goggles, and a swim suit. They are painted in red and blue. I have only ever seen one example of these before. 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. Both of these for one price! To judge the sizes, the gloves each measure about 1-1/2'' x 3/4'' x 5/16''. They appear to be in excellent condition as pictured. |
