"BIG CHIEF WAHOO" CHEWING GUM MATCHBOOK COVER.
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Thursday, January 27, 2005 12:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, January 27, 2005 12:00:00 PM)
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Auction #182 - Part II
Item numbers 1500-3431 in auction 182
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Item Description
1.5x2.25" designed like a matchbook but originally contained four sticks of chewing gum. c. 1940 by Chicle Ad Corp. Front cover has Wahoo portrait w/text "Kids! Save This Series Of Nine Wahoo Comics." On back is #9 comic panel in this series featuring "Wahoo's Injun Slango." This panel describes a vacuum cleaner as "Growlin'-Sack-Eatum-Dirt." Interior has ads for premium items including a rare Big Chief Wahoo war bonnet as well as magnetic fighting soldiers and a compass ring. A few lt. creases. Fine.
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