"FREE COMIC VENTRILOQUIST DUMMY" DIE-CUT PREMIUM STORE DISPLAY W/DUMMIES.
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Auction #205 - Part II
Item numbers 1427 through 3167 in auction 205
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Item Description
11 5/8x12.25" cardboard c. mid 1930s. Has image of Andy Gump with knees that fold in center extending his length an additional 4.25". Right side of display has instructions for store owner to set up display with photo image of it in use. Reverse shows various uses for display including next to cash register, in store window, on top of a display on floor. Made by American Advertising and Research Corp. Chicago, Ill. Comes with three of the offered die-cut thin cardboard comic strip character dummies, each 11x20" for Andy Gump, Herby, and Harold Teen. Each has full figure for punching out plus punch-out accessory pieces for mouth, eyes, nose and chest. Display has moderate to heavy dust soil with some age spotting and a small tear below one knee. Overall Good. Harold Teen and Herby puppets have a few loose perforations but all are complete and Fine/VF. Andy Gump has his eyes, mouth and forehead punches missing which were meant to be discarded. Some moderate soiling at top. Fine. Nicely designed grouping. From the Carl Lobel Collection.
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