NOISEMAKER WITH WINKING CLOWN IMAGE

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

NOISEMAKER WITH WINKING CLOWN IMAGE

Entry/Object ID

2002.166.1.4

Description

Color: Blue; Red; Yellow A noisemaker, manufactured by Kirchhof, ca. 1928. The item is a blue-painted round bottom and a smaller red bordered lid. These pieces are soldered together. On the lid's face, on a blue background is an image of a winking clown and a yellow sunburst pattern around him. On one end of the lid's side panel is the phrase "'Life of the Party' PRODUCTS" and on the opposite end is the manufacturer's name and place of business. Protruding from the blue bottom piece is a bright red handle Inside is a ball or other item that rattles when the artifact is shaken. On the face is some adhesive material toward the bottom and there are scratches throughout, but the overall condition is good.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Holidays, Entertaining

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Noisemakers, Kirchhof, Party decorations

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Noisemakers