| The picture below shows front and back views of all Old World War I Cracker Jack Pop Corn Confection Pot Metal or Lead Miniature Toy Prize Buddie Soldier Hat Lapel Stud Buttons in this lot. These are hats, not helmets. They have roping, vent holes, and are marked “BUDDIE” on the fronts, except for the right one. One is a silver color, one has original red paint, and the other is the uncolored version, with no “BUDDIE” on it. These are early and scarce World War II Servicemen Cracker Jack box prizes. The Cracker Jack prize ID number for these is: ZP-0045, and they were from about 1940 by The Cosmo Manufacturing Company of Chicago, Illinois. Many of the pot metal or lead prizes were manufactured by the Tootsietoy Company of Chicago, Illinois. There were other companies, including from Japan prior to World War II. Some of these type prizes were made specifically for Cracker Jack, while others were made as novelties, bought in volume, and used as prizes by The Cracker Jack Company. Pot metal or lead prizes were some of the earliest prizes that were used in Cracker Jack boxes from the 1910s to the late 1940s. Many of these type prizes or novelties were also sold out of old Johnson Smith & Company catalog as well as some other early novelty catalogs, also used in fortune telling sets, and some were also sold and used as board game parts. Many of these can be found factory painted, inked, or with no finish at all. All three of these for one price! These lapel stud buttons each measure about 15/16'' x 5/8'' x 1/4''. These appear to be in excellent or better condition as pictured. |
