Author Topic: Brass bottle stopper with animated characters  (Read 1666 times)

melbb

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Brass bottle stopper with animated characters
« 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?

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Re: Brass bottle stopper with animated characters
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2011, 10:50:48 am »
No Idea, but really cool!

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Re: Brass bottle stopper with animated characters
« Reply #2 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.
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Re: Brass bottle stopper with animated characters
« Reply #3 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 !!

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Re: Brass bottle stopper with animated characters
« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2011, 07:43:01 pm »
Sorta like Felix the Cat (the wonderful, wonderful cat....)
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Re: Brass bottle stopper with animated characters
« Reply #5 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


Barney Google and his horse Spark Plug!'


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