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(TOYS AND GAMES.) WIND-
UP MECHANICAL.
Jazzbo-Jim, “The
Dancer on the Roof.”
Painted tin toy,
consisting of a little log cabin, 3 x 3
1
⁄
2
x 5
inches, with a small tin figure with articu-
lated limbs, in his arms he holds a banjo
(separate item) In perfect working order,
in the original cardboard box; the latter
has a tear to one side, but is complete.
Newark, N.J: Unique Art Manufacturing,
1921
[600/800]
A fine example of one of the nicer stereotypical
toys of this period; “Jazzbo Jim” is actually
quite charming. One winds him up, and he
dances on the roof of his log cabin.
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(TOYS AND GAMES.) RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS.
Ten Little Niggers.
Group of twelve chromolithographic die-cuts, showing well-dressed young boys in a series
of adventures, each ending with the removal of one boy. Some minor abrasion here and
there, both on the whole in very good condition.
SHOULD BE SEEN
London, possibly Raphael Tuck & Sons, circa 1880’s-1890’s
[1,000/1,500]
A fine set of these scarce die-cuts, possibly created by Raphael Tuck, but lacking his characteris-
tic easel insignia, and probably produced in Germany as was so much of this type material.
What is so unusual about this particular variation on the well-known rhyme is the fact that the
boys are all well-dressed and but for their color, might be any group of proper young
Englishmen. In fact, in all scenes the boys appear dressed as any middle to upper class English
boy might be.
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