circus week continues with this humpty dumpty cast iron clown bank ~
i believe this is a very old reproduction of the original, but still cool vintage ~
you can barely read humpty dumpty on the back.. (george l. fox was america's first great white face clown character humpty dumpty created in 1867 - fox gave 1128 performances on broadway in this role and was the most highly paid actor of his time - unfortunately he was removed from the stage during his last performance and taken to an insane asylum dying three years later - it was rumored he went insane due to poisoning from his lead based face make up - but in reality he succumbed to the ravages of syphilis..) ~
part of his hand is missing so he can't hold a penny, but his hand still raises & his tongue moves to eat pennies ~
the lever works & pennies still fall inside ok ~
but they fall out the bottom because he has no stopper underneath ~
i just like him because he's old & freaky looking..
ghost & toxic
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frogs like to sing in summertime ~
this vintage issue of wee wisdom magazine for children is from july 1966 ~
late for the picnic ~
more frogs ~
creation story ~
paperdoll ~
i would love some rainclouds about now ~
the lonely little scarecrow ~
games & songs ~
cooking is fun ~
little fish floaters ~
giant bees ~
are you headed for teen country? ~
click on wee wisdom in the category list in the sidebar for more like this ~
bren
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another tiny vintage elf book ~
about a little kitten who wants to go to school ~
he gets his wish ~
he gets big eyes :) ~
locked in a cage!!! ~
mumpsy the fierce circus tiger ~
at least he steals the show ~
from 1945 ~
bren
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a vintage golden magazine today ~
from may 1969 ~
the secret world of walter lantz ~
disney comics ad ~
owl cut-up cake ~
here comes the circus ~
meet the opossum ~
turned on patterns from peter max ~
so 1969 ~
like these rockniks ~
fingerprint kit ~
mighty matchbox cars ad ~
click on golden mags in the category list in the sidebar for more like this anytime ~
bren
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