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Manufactured by:
U.S. Metal Toy Manufacturing Company, American, 1940 - 1989  Search this
Medium:
tin and wood
Dimensions:
2 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (7 x 5.7 x 11.4 cm)
Type:
noisemakers
Date:
ca. 1955
Description:
A tin noisemaker depicting a caricatured man. Man is depicted from above the shoulders and is wearing a yellow and black striped jacket, a blue bowtie, and a red boater hat. Man has his mouth open displaying his two teeth. He is depicted against a yellow background. The reverse side of noisemaker is painted green and has a strip piece cut out. The noisemaker has red wooden handle. Above the image of the man is a green logo that reads, [U.S. / METAL TOY / MFG. CO. / MADE IN U. S. A.].
Statement:
Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Amusements  Search this
Caricature and cartoons  Search this
Stereotypes  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
Object number:
2007.7.297
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Collection of James M. Caselli and Jonathan Mark Scharer
Classification:
Toys and Games
Racist and Stereotypical Objects
Exhibition:
Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dce28e50-bb13-406a-8bca-4994585b6a65
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2007.7.297