If These Shirts Could Talk: The Tantalizing Tales Behind Used Clothes
Jockeying for Position: How Boxers and Briefs Got Into Men's Pants
Gloriously Grotesque 19th-Century Pipes
In the Hot Seat: Is Your Antique Windsor a Fake?
Love at First Kite: How Pizza and Pente Led to One Oklahoman's High-Flying Obsession
Blood, Sweat, and Steel: My Afternoon with the Ace of Swords
'The Great Gatsby' Still Gets Flappers Wrong
Say Ahhh: An Oral Surgeon's Quest to Reimagine the Garage-Band Guitar
Forget TV Pickers, Meet the Real Mavericks of the Antiques World
Coveting The Craziest Cat-People Collectibles
Posted 9 months ago
pw-collector
(474 items)
I need help identifying this small figurine. Boy with dog, both carrying bottles (maybe milk). I picked this category but do not know if it is where it belongs.
It is made of a very thin (eggshell type) material. You can see through it when a light is held behind it. Sorry, I have no idea what it is.
The base maybe celluloid. It measures 3.85 inches long & 2.17 inches wide.
Bottom of base to top of boys head is 3.24 inches.
Total weight is 39 grams or 1.35 ounces.
The only markings I can find are on the back shoulders of the boy. It is a 5 pedal flower with MADE IN JAPAN in a semi circle below the flower. One of the outlines of a pedal goes back through the center of the flower.
This is an item I remember my grandfather having for years on a shelf.
Any information is appreciated.
Thanks for looking,
Dave
see next post also. More pictures.
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/67685-boy-and-dog-figurine-post-2?in=626
Arts and Crafts EraThe Arts and Crafts movement that swept the United States and Great Britain…
What is the chain leash made of? Is it metal (brass) ?
mustangtony,
It is a brass chain & rings that goes through hole in boys hand between thumb & forefinger & collar on the dog.
Dave
Thanks gargoylecollector & Kathycat for the appreciation.
Dave
Love it!...:-)
scandinavian_pieces,
does not appear to be glass, it is very fragile & I'm surprised it hasn't been broken while in my care. I wish I could describe it better. There is a small hole in the back of the dogs leg and I can tell both pieces are hollow inside.
Dave
Thanks inky & scandinavian_pieces for the appreciation.
Dave
new post with more closeups
Dave
Thanks BELLIN68 for the appreciation.
Dave
Thanks Kathycat for the appreciation.
Dave
It sounds like celluloid to me (an early kind of synthetic plastic) - Manikin might know better?
Thank you Hunter I was going to type celluloid and I see you have gave me such a kind compliment . I do believe it is celluloid pw . Gee I missed this till now I better quit sleeping I miss a lot of posts :-)
The main disadvantages the material had were that it was flammable and fragile. Items made in celluloid are collectible .
He is very cute !
:) thanks Mani! PW, she's right - don't light any open flames near these little guys or they will be up in smoke.
The 5 pedal is the symbol of Hong Kong Flag I would imagine since I can't see your's but you just described their flag
Hong Kong( which is in China ) was occupied by Japan from 23 December 1941 to 15 August 1945. So they could have used the Japan Flag dating your figure . Can you take a photo of stamp on bottom ?
Manikin,
Look at my Boy & Dog Figurine Post 2 for stamp on boys back.
Dave
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/67685-boy-and-dog-figurine-post-2?in=626
Here is a photo of a celluloid Japan dog not yours but so you can see celluloid
http://www.ebay.com/itm/JAPAN-Plastic-Celluloid-Japanese-Chin-Dog-Figurine-PINK-colored-/260868775201?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cbcfd9d21
Thanks Manikin,
My first thoughts was celluloid, but the material was so thin, I wasn't sure.
Did you see the other posting #2, of 4 more photos?
I'll go with celluloid.
Dave