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Title: Brass bottle stopper with animated characters
Post by: melbb on December 12, 2011, 10:29:05 am

My grandmother gave this to me about 50 years ago. It appeared old with a patina then. Any one have any idea of who the characters are or the age?

Thanks

Mel

Title: Re: Brass bottle stopper with animated characters
Post by: momo26 on December 12, 2011, 10:50:48 am

No Idea, but really cool!

Title: Re: Brass bottle stopper with animated characters
Post by: KC on December 12, 2011, 11:41:41 am

I know I have seen these characters somewhere before....just can't get the brain cells to cooperate.  Will try and get ahold of parents and ask them...from 1900's.

Title: Re: Brass bottle stopper with animated characters
Post by: mart on December 12, 2011, 02:02:52 pm

Are you in the U.S ??  They are a little bit flat like Gumby but I don`t recognise them !!

Title: Re: Brass bottle stopper with animated characters
Post by: Oceans64 on December 12, 2011, 07:43:01 pm

Sorta like Felix the Cat (the wonderful, wonderful cat....)

Title: Re: Brass bottle stopper with animated characters
Post by: KC on December 12, 2011, 11:00:16 pm

Kinda reminds me of the French cartoon Tintin....Guess I think of France/wine....

However, really resembles Happy Hooligan in cartoons from 1900 - 1932
(http://www.oldwoodtoys.com/images/HappyHooliganWithBox.jpg)

Barney Google and his horse Spark Plug!'
(http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Schoenhut-1922-Barney-Google-Spark-Plug-Wood-Dolls-/13/!CD7FBMgBGk~$(KGrHqJ,!kwE0FDWzu(eBNQKoe!Iiw~~0_3.JPG)

The Yellow Kid  (1895 - ?)
(http://cdn.americanprofile.com/44579-ziggy_sidebar_history-of-comic-strips_yellow-kid__crop-landscape-534x0.jpg)