#115

Teddy's Adventures in Africa by Schoenhut
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$20,000
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8" Teddy. An extensive group of wooden figures and accessories from the 1909 set include: Teddy Roosevelt with painted monocle and characteristic moustache, painted brown stockings and boots, wooden yellow hat, wearing twill suit with ammunition belt, knife, gun and ammunition box; Kermit the Photographer with smiling expression, brown painted stockings and shoes, wooden yellow hat, wearing twill suit with ammunition belt, box and gun, and carrying wooden camera on leather straps; African Drummer with original costume; two African natives with flocked hair (one with smaller eyes and painted teeth) and short pants with printed sash; and one African native with topknot and variant patterned sash. Other accessories not listed above include: folding tent, American Flag, drum and drumsticks, three swords, and folding table. Each of the figures has two-part mold face, original costume, and superb vibrant painting and varnish. Schoenhut, circa 1909.