Featured Little celluloid dog faces, etc. What would these have been used for?

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  1. Lucille.b

    Lucille.b Well-Known Member

    These were all in a box at an estate sale. Any idea what they would have been used for? Charms? One maybe a key ring? Thanks.

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  2. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    I think the dogs might have been buttons.
    Does the rope look like it is original to the cowboy?
    Chicken looks like a charm.
    The woman's head, plane and whatever the yellow is, looks like they were put together. Notice how the wire is bent around the ribbon. Should have had rings I think.
     
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  3. cxgirl

    cxgirl Well-Known Member

    might be Cracker Jack Prizes
     
  4. Lucille.b

    Lucille.b Well-Known Member

    I thought the chicken might be Cracker Jacks. Everything else is too large, I think -- but no expert. Does anyone know if the charms were sometimes bigger, too?

    The larger pieces do appear to have had something that has since been removed. Could be the button loop snapped, but some are too big for buttons. Maybe they were carnival prizes that have their pin backs broken off? I wonder if the former owner planned some craft with them?

    Cowboy is my favorite. Rope does appear to be original, so probably not a button for this one.

    Just had an idea -- a friend's wife was somehow crafting these amazing bakelite bracelets out of old bakelite pieces and buttons. (No idea where she got chunks of bakelite, but they seemed to be the real deal...) They were actually selling quite well on Ebay. This was a few years ago, but maybe she could somehow use these pieces.
     
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  5. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    fridge magnets...
     
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  6. quirkygirl

    quirkygirl likes pretty old things

  7. SBSVC

    SBSVC Well-Known Member

    ...and the little chicken charm is listed as Cracker Jack on both eBay & Etsy - at a price of $5.50 to $7!
     
  8. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    so pins on the back...not magnets......
    they could be magnets now though....
     
  9. pearlsnblume

    pearlsnblume Well-Known Member

    Those are so fun. The cowboy is rootin tootin cute.
    :)

    Would any have come out of a gum ball machine in that egg contraption they used to make?
     
  10. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Oh...i couldn't resist those, when I had an extra nickle or dime in my hand ...:happy:
     
  11. Lucille.b

    Lucille.b Well-Known Member

    Quirky, good find!

    Komokwa, They would make awesome magnets!
     
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