Tennis Die Cut Card Paper Doll McLaughlin Coffee 1894 Antique Racket & Ball

Description: This fantastic PAPER TOY (also referred to as a Paper Doll or Card ) was issued by the McLaughlin Coffee Company of the United States of America as an insert premium in their brands of McLaughlin’s XXXX Coffee. I have not been able to find this series listed in any reference guide including Burdick’s American Card Catalogue (although he does list other McLaughlin Die Cut Toys and Paper Dolls). The piece does feature a copyright date of 1894 at the bottom of the back of the toy. Unfortunately because I have not been able to find it in a reference guide I am not sure how many are in the series. I have personally come across over 20 different children so far. Each toy is of either a male or female child (admittedly the dress and style of the day make it difficult to tell which is which in series), usally posing with a toy or other item. Their were also small size uniforms (in this case A jacket) that were designed to go over the head of the toy for it to wear. The piece were die cut featuring printing on both the fronts and backs. They were also designed to fold open for them to be able to stand up for the child to play with. The insides of these piece were issued blank. This toy features what I believe is a boy holding a small whip behind his back. He also comes with a separate tennis uniform featuring a racquet and ball. The piece measures 4 5/8 inches by 1 5/16 inches approximately at it’s tallest and widest points. Both piece feature some edge wear, and the child itself does have a very small (apporimately 1/16 th of an inch in length) edge tear near the whip at the back. However it is the kind of tear that only really shows when you make the effort to lift it apart. There is also a similar tear at the front near the bottom edge near the letters XXXX. Other than that it features bright lithographed colors, retaining much of it’s original gloss. The seams on both the toy itself and the uniform are intact and relatively strong. I have scanned the pieces, both front and back open and closed fairly large for you to be able to judge condition for yourself. This is a rare and highly desirable cross over collectable. It is coveted by paper doll and toy collectors, coffee advertising collectors, and Tennis Memorabilia enthusiast alike. Because of the fact that it was issued as a toy to be played with, and that it is fairly fragile to begin with, not many have survived over the 125 years (a true American Antique). They are very prone to being torn apart at the seams, and finding one intact is tough. Were else can you get such a wonderful Tennis Lithogrpahic image of this age and quality this inexpensive? They don’t come up on ebay very often don’t miss out on this one. I will be trying to list several EARLY TRADE & TYPE CARDS over the next few days (spread across different categories), including one or two that are unrecorded in any guide, that were put given away with Tobacco, Cigarettes , Caramel, Candy, Gum, Chocolate, Bread Coffee Tea Cereal and other products, covering such diverse subjects as Native American Indians , Baseball , Football, Boy Scouts, Ice Hockey, Golf, Presidents of the United States, NCAA and IVY League Colleges and Universities, Dog Breeds, Circus themes and many more. To view the other cards I have up on ebay please click on the “View Sellers other Items” Icon located on this page. It will take you directly to them. Due to my work schedule and distance to the post office I am only able to ship Monday Mornings. If I haven’t received payment for an item by Sunday evening, the item will have to wait until the next Monday to go out. Its unfortunate but unavoidable. If this doesn’t work for you I respectfully ask that you do not bid or buy. Thanks again. This will be mailed from the USA. For USA purchases I Can combine shipping. Please message me for details. Unfortunately Ebay’s Global Seller Program does not allow for combined shipments on international order

Price: 97.5 USD

Location: Niagara Falls, New York

End Time: 2024-11-25T15:44:22.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4.75 USD