Toy

Object/Artifact

Grover Center: Museum & Historical Society

Name/Title

Toy

Description

Home made 'tic-tac' w/ handle 5 1/2" long w/a 1" wood spool attached vertically to one end; spool attached by means of brass colored collar and a phillips head screw; wood spool has notches cut into top and bottom edges; a string is wrapped around spool and one end of string is secured to small section of dowel rod for a pull. Maybe and possible is a reproduction of a 1917 toy; Tic tacs were common Halloween prank; placed notched spool against pane of glass pulled string and made a noise.

Collection

Daniel Henricks

Acquisition

Accession

1985.006

Source or Donor

Daniel Henricks

Acquisition Method

Donation

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

May 4, 2001

Update Date

December 20, 2017