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Grand-Sized "Animal Crackers" Display Box, a Favored Treasure of Shirley Temple
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22" (56 cm.) x 13"h. Of sturdy cardboard with varnished overlay, the display box of Animal Crackers was gifted to Shirley Temple as a memory of her performance "Animal Crackers in My Soup" in the 1935 film "Curly Top". Some darkening at bottom corners, overall very sturdy and vibrant. The date and occasion of the gift is unknown, possibly her early adult years, but what is certain, according to the Black family, is its cherished place in Shirley Temple's archives.