The tiny cup is just .5 inches across, and the doll is 1 inch tall.
This funny photographer was my favorite prize in the bunch.
A little soldier on horseback still retained some of his original color.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Antique Cracker Jack Prizes
At a recent antique show, one of the dealers had a little box full of tiny charms and Cracker Jack prizes dating from the late 1900s through the early 1930s. I selected several, including a teeny tiny cup and saucer, a wee little frozen charlotte doll, a miniature horse pulling a wagon, and a little figure of a comical photographer. Whenever I find things like this, I'm always amazed at their survival. Imagine how many similar items were lost over the past 100 years to vacuums or cracks in the floorboards!
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Seriously, these were from Cracker Jacks? Why do I find that depressing? That's not what I get in a box of Cracker Jacks now...not even close. The tooth-rotting candy part is still pretty good though.
ReplyDeleteOh, I know! Every once in awhile I still buy a box of Cracker Jacks, hoping there'll be something fabulous inside. But really, they should change the slogan from "Prize Inside!" to "Disappointment Inside."
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