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Jeffrey Tillou Antiques
39 West Street
Litchfield, CT 08759 , United States
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860.567.9693
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CARNIVAL FUN HOUSE METAL HEAD
$ 7,500
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Tear Sheet Print
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Description
Cast of zinc or aluminum, with in-use paint .
Said to be from an Amusement Park in the San Francisco Bay area that closed and perhaps the only one known. The head has a fitting for connection to a water line or hose in the back. The head has holes in the eye, nose, and top of head for squirting water to startle visitors.
Provenance: Peter Brams Collection.
Illustrated in Classic American Target and Arcade Forms, pg. 123. -
More Information
Period: 1920-1949 Styles / Movements: Folk Art, Americana, Traditional Patterns: Modern Dealer Reference #: FA-SO 102 Incollect Reference #: 441648 -
Dimensions
W. 7 in; H. 12 in; D. 7 in; W. 17.78 cm; H. 30.48 cm; D. 17.78 cm;
Message from Seller:
Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.
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