Hot Cha! Black Americana Electric Lighter Boy With Pants Down G

Hot Cha! Black Americana Electric Lighter Boy With Pants Down G
Hot Cha! Black Americana Electric Lighter Boy With Pants Down G
Hot Cha! Black Americana Electric Lighter Boy With Pants Down G
Hot Cha! Black Americana Electric Lighter Boy With Pants Down G
Hot Cha! Black Americana Electric Lighter Boy With Pants Down G
Hot Cha! Black Americana Electric Lighter Boy With Pants Down G

Hot Cha! Black Americana Electric Lighter Boy With Pants Down G

I MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR CIGARETTE LIGHTERS IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE LIGHTER CLUB OF GREAT BRITAIN LCGB OR ON THE LIGHTER SIDE OTLS OR A MEMBER OF THOSE CLUBS WHO I KNOW WILL VOUCH FOR YOU. CIRCA 1930'S ELECTRIC TABLE LIGHTER. FULL FIGURE OF A BLACK BOY WITH HIS PANTS DOWN.

ELECTRIC HEATING ELEMENT IS IN HIS BACKSIDE. HEIGHT OF BLACK AMERICANA STEREOTYPING. FIGURE STANDS APPROXIMATELY 7.5 INCHES HIGH. CAST ALLOY, POSSIBLY SPELTER OR POT METAL.

I BELIEVE THERE IS A SHORT IN THE WIRING AS IT IS DEFINITELY OLD WITH THE SILK CORD. FOR SAFETY'S SAKE, COMPLETE REWIRING IS RECOMMENDED IF THIS LIGHTER IS INTENDED TO BE USED RATHER THAN DISPLAYED. SOME CRAZING BUT ORIGINAL FINISH IS STILL FAIRLY CRISP.

A COUPLE OF HAIRLINE FRACTURES IN THE BASE. PLASTIC BUTTON FOR ACTIVATING THE GLOW ELEMENT IS A REPLACEMENT. I have no absolute certainty that the boy is Black Americana other than the fact that I have seen this lighter in many collections and I have never had anyone tell me it was anything other than a black boy. This holds true when I have seen this piece for sale at antique shows.

The fact that it can be viewed as denigrating and embarrassing would also push one to my conclusion as African Americans of that period were easy targets and not likely to protest a potential indignity. If it were a white child, it would likely have hair. Remember Stymie ofky & Our Gang comedies of the period?

His head was shaved clean. WHENEVER CIGARETTE LIGHTERS UTILIZING FLINTS ARE LISTED THEY HAVE BEEN RE-FLINTED AND ARE IN SPARKING CONDITION UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. THE G AT THE END OF MY LISTING HEADING DESIGNATES TO CUSTOMERS WHEN THEY SCROLL THROUGH THE LISTINGS THAT THEY ARE LOOKING AT ONE OF MY LISTINGS. ATTENTION INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: IN CASES WHERE INTERNATIONAL BUYERS ARE PERMITTED. THESE COSTS MAY BE HIGH RELATIVE TO THE ITEM. PAPER GOODS AND SMALL ITEMS CAN BE MAILED IN STANDARD ENVELOPES IF REQUESTED AT APPLICABLE POSTAL RATES. GOOD LUCK AND THANKS FOR LOOKING. BLACK AMERICANA ELECTRIC LIGHTER BOY WITH PANTS DOWN G" is in sale since Tuesday, October 18, 2016.

This item is in the category "Collectibles\Tobacciana\Lighters\Other Collectible Lighters". The seller is "scriptos" and is located in Los Angeles, California. This item can be shipped to United States, to Canada, to United Kingdom, DK, RO, SK, BG, CZ, FI, HU, LV, LT, MT, EE, to Australia, GR, PT, CY, SI, to Japan, to China, SE, KR, ID, to Taiwan, ZA, TH, to Belgium, to France, to Hong Kong, to Ireland, to Netherlands, PL, to Spain, to Italy, to Germany, to Austria, RU, IL, to Mexico, to New Zealand, to Switzerland, NO, SA, UA, AE, QA, KW, BH, HR, MY, CL, CO, CR, DO, PA, TT, GT, SV, HN, JM.


Hot Cha! Black Americana Electric Lighter Boy With Pants Down G


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