| The picture below shows front and back views of the (2) Old Cracker Jack Pop Corn Confection Pot Metal or Lead Miniature Toy Prize Black Knight Figures in this lot. These are matching figures with original gold and green paint. The knights are dressed in suits of armor with helmets. They are each holding a sword, and a shield. These are marked “BLACK KNIGHT” on the backs. We do not know if these were part of a playset or not. 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. Both of these Knight figures for one price! To judge the sizes, the larger ships each measure about 3/4'' x 1-1/4'' x 1/4''. These appear to be in mint condition as pictured. |
