Maybe some of you have heard of Dapper Dan, maybe not! Well, I had the pleausure of being introduced to him this weekend at Shady Hollow! He actually made his way into my shoppe! He wasn't exactly what I was thinking, with some of the movies that are out, and I think there is a rendition of Dapper Dan "hair creme" as well! I did stumble across Dressy Bessy, whom I remember, who dated Dapper Dan at some point!!!
This particular Dapper Dan was actually a child's toy, manufactured in the early 1910's by Louis Marx. The official name is Dapper Dan Coon Jigger. It is a wind up tin toy and is a dancing toy by the tin toy magnate. Excellent colorful and detailed lithography on this version of one of the many Jim Crow era Jigger toys. Lehmann, Strauss and Unique Art all had versions of this toy, the Marx is actually more uncommon. This particular Dapper Dan stands about 10 1/2 inches tall. It has a center metal rod it dances on. This is a great early tin toy from Louis Marx and from a nice addition to anyone's collection of early Marx toys.
It was nice to see in person and fun to see this highly sought after item at Shady Hollow in Detroit Lakes! It is heard this item came from an auction near the Pelican Rapids, MN area. Values on this wind up toy can be upwards of $1,500.00, because this one has the box in pristine condition as well!! Very unique!! You never know what you'll find at Shady Hollow!!!
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Who's is that?!!! how much is it? that stuff is highly sought and rarely found....big bucks! Wow! A lot of these items are being destroyed.
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