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CARNIVAL FUN HOUSE METAL HEAD

Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

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
Book References:	Illustrated in "Classic American Target and Arcade Forms," pg. 123.
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.