Artist/Maker
Charles M. Crandall
Crandall's Great Acrobats
ca. 1875
andMontrose, Pennsylvania
Place madeNew York, United States, North America
Wood, paper
Overall: 2 1/4 x 10 x 6 1/4 in. ( 5.7 x 25.4 x 15.9 cm )
The Liman Collection
2000.279
Description"Crandall's Great Acrobats" with four wooden and lithographed paper figures with tongue and groove connecting body parts and four tongue and groove connecting pieces and bases; all in a wooden box with a sliding lid; paper label applied to lid inscribed, "CRANDALL'S BUILDING BLOCKS./ CRANDALL'S GREAT SHOW./ THE ACROBATS./ Full of Fun and Frolic, and Most Brilliant in Costume./ Will exhibit at the house of purchase Afternoon and Evening./ NO POSTPONEMENT ON ACCOUNT OF WEATHER./ MATINEE EVERY MORNING./ Admission Free, Children half-price./ PATENTED FEBRUARY 5th 1867."Markingsprinted: on the lid:CRANDALL'S BUILDING BLOCKS./ CRANDALL'S GREAT SHOW./ THE ACROBATS./ Full of Fun and Frolic, and Most Brilliant in Costume./ Will exhibit at the house of purchase Afternoon and Evening./ NO POSTPONEMENT ON ACCOUNT OF WEATHER./ MATINEE EVERY MORNING./ Admission Free, Children half-price./ PATENTED FEBRUARY 5th 1867."
ClassificationsTOYS
Collections
- Board and Table Games: The Liman Collection Gift
