BLACK MAN AND CLOWN NOVELTY DEVICES THAT PRODUCE TOBACCO SMOKE RINGS.
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Winning Bid:
$298.30 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
6
Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 2:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, March 25, 2009 2:00:00 AM)
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Auction:
Auction #197 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 991 in auction 197
Value Code:
G - $100 to $200 Help Icon
Item Description
Each piece is 2-3/8" dia. with a cardboard top and bottom joined by a silver luster tin side edge .75" deep. Underside is finished in gray with a snake-skin pattern. Top of each has 3/8" opening at the character's mouth. Smoke is blown into the container and then the cardboard underside is tapped with a finger so that a smoke ring emerges from the open mouth. N. Mint, displaying Mint. Scarce novelties. Early 1900s.
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