Das Bulli Haus

This fantastic elephant-drawn circus wagon was made to commemorate Carl Hagenbeck's wild animal menagerie and zoo near Hamburg, Germany. Hagenbeck's zoo and traveling circus closed in 1907 (and was later know as the Hagenbeck-Wallace circus until 1938). This wonderful piece appears to be handmade and was hand painted, and the inscription on the bottom has the date 1950. Not sure if this is when it was made, when it was given as a gift, or both. The elephant itself measures about 12 1/2" long and 8 1/2" tall. The wagon itself is about 22" long. We don't know which, if any, of the animals included in the set are original, but they all look great inside the cages.
The elephant is made of a hard material (don't know what as it is covered) and has a flocked covering. It shows some wear to the flocking here and there, and unfortunately, the front right leg is broken where it attaches at the body. It is still stable, as the flocking holds it. The elephant attaches to the yoke of the wagon with a leather strap which sits over his back. All of the animals included in the set have wear, some have breaks or cracks, but still display wonderfully with the set. The wagon has some paint wear but overall is in decent shape. The hinges on the flaps are loose as some of the nails are loose or missing. There is a crack in the surface in one of the painted panels. The "walls" on both sides of the cage portion open up to put your animals in the cages. Remove the cage portion from the wagon and it unfolds to display your zoo! M638

This is an early dog skittle set. It features 6 dogs that are about 11 1/2 inches tall and dog house to hold them in. The dog house is 14 1/2 inches tall and about 16 inches long. The house is all wood and has small furniture like casters under it. The dogs are 3 different colors and are made out of paper mache (I believe). They have what I think are glass eyes. The dog house has a broken off roof edge and one caster is bent and the wheel flattened. The dogs have some chips and cracks but don't look like they were used much. O580

This is a Superior Duck Shoot game that was manufactured by T Cohn. It features 3 flat cardboard ducks that mount onto the framework, and when "shot" they fall down and hang by the safety chains. The framework has a spiral wire on the inner tube, which after it's lifted up, spins the ducks around while you try to shoot them. The arms for the ducks set them out at about a 2 foot circle. The framework will extend to about 44 inches tall. It has the original working gun and 4 darts.
One of the darts is original and in good shape. One is definitely different, and the other 2 have had repairs to them in the past. The box has some tape repairs on the outer sleeve and wear to the edges. The ducks are in decent shape but do have some wear to their edges. L169

This is an alphabet and soldier paper litho stacking toy. It features 12 wooden pieces that have 2 slots on the side and a slot on the top and bottom to stack them. There are 8 round discs plus a base to build your tower. The soldier/alphabet pieces have a soldier on one side and 3 letters on the other. There are a couple of the pieces that have the groove cracked out, and there is some litho loss and cracking. On the soldier side, there is some pen or pencil marks on a few of them. There are no marks on any of the pieces which say who made it, but I would lean toward it being US. The base is 5 3/4" square and the soldier/alphabet pieces are 5 3/4" tall and just over 1 1/4" wide. L287

This is a paper litho over thin wood accordion. The 2 figures on each side depict a man and a woman who appear to be bakers. When squeezed together the paper bellows in between them emits an accordion sound. There is some wear to the paper litho here and there, the worst of it being an area of loss to the left of the man's chin. The bellows is pushed in a little on one side, but it still plays, though it takes a few "pumps" to get it started. The woman's apron is stamped "Germany". N423

This is a paper litho rocking rabbit. When he rocks on his metal base, his eyes move back & forth. It is stamped on the back that it was made by Marks Bros out of Boston MA. There is some separation to the "plys" of the cardboard under the litho. There are a few little digs throughout the rabbit. The top of his ears have a little bit of banging, with the worst being on the back of the right ear. There is some loss to the black paint on the base. It is about 7" tall x 4 1/4" wide at the base. M547

This is a Reed Spelling Chair rocker. It has paper litho over wood and has multiple small words to help teach young ones how to spell. There is some paper stuck on top of the litho and on the back and bottom of the seat. There is some loss to the original paper litho on both the seat and the back. The rockers I do believe are replaced, and there are repairs on the legs where they hold the rockers. It's about 14" tall. M294

This is an antique Bliss paper litho over wood marble game. It is kind of like Plinko, where you drop a marble at the top and it falls down through the pins, and lands in the scoring bins at the bottom. It has a clown-like face at the top and what we think to be Little Jack Horner from the nursery rhyme in the center, as well as the Bliss logo. It is about 18" tall.
It is missing the marble cup at the top and the support bar on the back to hold the game up, but it does lean very well against anything you want to display it. There is some crushing and separation to the cardboard side and slots, especially on the right side when looking at it. Some of the nails have been pushed too far through, and there is some darkening and staining to the litho. J185

This is a Flying Clown game. It was made by Dutch Novelty Shops from a patent by Orville Wright. It come with the original box but the box is missing the ends and has some writing on one side. The toy features a clown that you "shoot" off it's seat and it is supposed to land on the top bar and spin the tow clowns. I have yet to have it actually work when I have played with it. It has had very little use and the colors are strong. It is about 18 1/2 inches long. L676

This is a wooden tool box that was made by R Bliss. It features a paper litho label on the inside of the lid. The box is 10 1/4 by 4 3/4 by 2 3/4 (inches) and is a small one. The sides are finger jointed and the lid is hinged at the back. The label has some wear but is in nice shape. It is missing the front trim piece and the hook to close it. The top is split but is all there. J357

This is a Gong Bell Ri-De-O horse that came out of the box for the first time to take these pictures. I debated on opening but wanted to pack the stuff better to ship and make sure the contents were in good shape. I just cut the tape on one flap. It was packed in 1957, has a news paper from August 57 in it. The rocking horse it self is in great shape with very minor wear that looks like stuff from making it. The box is in great shape also.