Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Chalkware Carnival Prizes
I love old chalkware carnival prizes. They're just fun, colorful, delightful objects to have around. These three date from the 1950s, the largest is 12 1/2 inches tall, and they represent a couple of Kewpie-type characters and a circus horse. And one has a secret...
...the smaller figure wearing the sailor hat has a message penned underneath which reads: "John won this August 27, 1960. Homecoming at Ubly." Ubly is a tiny village in rural Michigan, and for non-American readers, Homecoming is a major high school social event, featuring a formal dance, parties, and, in this case, a carnival. I don't know who John was, but I get the feeling he and the recipient of this prize ended up happily married, as she treasured and saved this for 50 years...
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For the second time, this makes me wonder if there is a second meaning for homecoming. I posted a card from Rochester, MI which showed a homecoming, but it looked more like a carnival. Here's the link, in case you want to look at it: http://postcardparadise.blogspot.com/2010/01/rochester-michigan.html
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Hmmmm....very intriguing....I wonder now, too, because school actually wasn't back in session yet on August 27...this calls for further research!
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