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Lacquered, brown rubber sailor doll

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c. 1920

Overview

Moulded brown rubber figurine of a sailor wearing a cap, cropped jacket and bell bottomed trousers. He is saluting with one arm while the other rests at his side. He has a round face and plump cheeks.
The figure has a laquered surface which has worn away in places to reveal a lighter colour underneath.
There are no maker's marks present.

Historical information

Although there are no maker's marks present, there were two companies producing rubber toy soldiers and sailors in the United States around the time of World War One - Auburn Rubber Co. in Auburn, Indiana, and Faultless Rubber Co.in Ashland, Ohio.

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Registration number

cwa-org-119-RoW00337

Item type

Decorative Objects

Themes

Defence > Navy
Social History

Material

Width

40 mm

Height or length

117 mm

Depth

30 mm

Keywords

History - Social

Year

Primary significance criteria

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Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

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