#494

American Wooden Character "Jiminy Cricket" by Ideal in Original Box
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$1,700
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Description
8" (20 cm.) All-wooden character depicting the character from Disney's Pinocchio film of 1940,with swivel neck,egg-shaped head with painted features,side-glancing eyes,blue wooden top hat with felt brim and yellow band,two-piece wooden torso,segmented wooden arms with large white hands (the right hand holding a red wooden umbrella),and large blue shoes,with original cloth collar and tie. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Jiminy Cricket,Des.&C,by Walt Disney,Ideal Novelty & Toy Co. Comments: Ideal,circa 1940. Value Points: delightful character with brilliant and vivid colors is wonderfully-preserved,and is presented with his original box.