PLEASE NOTE: Kana will be BACK IN THE OFFICE as of TUESDAY 07/01,
BUT I will not be back in the Office until MONDAY July 7th,
So we will be keeping the Yellow Notification up through JULY 4th Weekend!!
As I still have MOST of our Military Artifacts and SOME of our LE Badges with me on the Road, so there could be delays in shipping!!
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We Hope to FINALLY Have this Issue CORRECTED in July or August!!
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Thank you for visiting. We hope you will find some vintage artifacts here on our site to add to your collection.
We look forward to serving your collecting needs, Ron & Kanae
ARTIFACT:
This is a wonderful "Active Sammy" lithographed tin soldier toy from World War I. Sammy was the original action figure! His joints swivel, allowing him to get into many different poses, and he is detachable from his base. The base of the toy advertises Thomas S. Childs Inc. shoe company of Holyoke, Massachusetts. Sammy has many wonderful details, including laces on his uniform and ammunition pockets around his middle.
VINTAGE:
Circa World War I.
SIZE:
Sammy: approximately 4-7/8" in height and 1-1/4" in width (at ease); base: approximately 1-11/16" by 1-3/8".
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Lithographed tin, brass, printed paper envelope.
ATTACHMENT:
Figure can be inserted into base; swiveling rivets.
MARKINGS:
PATENT PENDING UTOYS TRADEMARK on envelope; THOMAS S. CHILDS INCORPORATED BOYS & GIRLS SHOUES HOLYOKE, MASS. on base.
ITEM NOTES:
This is from a toy and games collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. KEZAR CON-DB-DAEJX-25-13 VCDEX2/13 SBEJX8/13
CONDITION:
8- (Very Fine-Excellent): The toy is in excellent condition with some minor abrasions to the base; envelope is in great condition as well.
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
