Metal Figurine Big Bad Wolf in Overalls

Discussion in 'Antique Discussion' started by lauragarnet, Jun 21, 2015.

  1. lauragarnet

    lauragarnet Well-Known Member

    The metal in NOT magnetic.
    He is 4.75 inches tall.

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    So, here he is, just standin' around all
    casual like...Patches on his knees...
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    all crusty and golden, with his wolfie
    tail hangingout the back of his pants...
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    and his wolfie fangs hanging out the side off his jaws.
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    The figure is hollow and the base measures 2 and 13/16" across. It looks like it might have been attached to some kind of a bottom piece originally, maybe.
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    It seems fairly sturdy, I think it's aluminum because of the shiny color. Don't know how to tell if it's pot metal.
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    That is a mold mark, not a crack.
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    So, do you think he's a cartoon or comic strip character? Or one of the storybook big, bad wolves? Little Red Riding Hood or The Three Little Pigs. I can't think of any other fairy tales with a wolf.

    Has anyone come across a figure similar? Do they come in two pieces, attached to a base?

    Thanks!
     
  2. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    Pot metal most likely. Painted gold.
    Guessing time period to the 1930s.
    When did the Little Pigs cartoons come out?

    Don't forget Peter and the Wolf, but I don't think that is this character. Nor Little Red Riding Hood.
     
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  3. Pat P

    Pat P Well-Known Member

    Yup, The Three Little Pigs came out in the '30s. But I think there'd be a Disney mark if they produced the figurine.
     
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  4. Messilane

    Messilane Well-Known Member

    Warner Bros. did a version in a Merrie Melodies cartoon in 1942.
     
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  5. Pat P

    Pat P Well-Known Member

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  6. lauragarnet

    lauragarnet Well-Known Member

    Good clues all, thankyou. :happy:
     
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