Toy Boxing Figures

Object/Artifact

Museum Of American Heritage

Name/Title

Toy Boxing Figures

Entry/Object ID

1000.2171.214

Description

Toy, Boxing

Collection

Jim Adams

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Kohner Brothers

Date made

1950

Notes

where made: New York, NY model name: Hit and Miss

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

curated description

Label

Boxing Toy Kohner Brothers, New York, NY 1950 This push puppet toy shows two combatants “box” when the button on the bottom of the toy is pressed. Other push puppet toys featured dogs, cats, and cartoon celebrities that all collapsed when the button on the bottom was pressed. Releasing the button allowed the character to pop back up to its original shape.

General Notes

Note

Toy boxing game. Press button bottom to make boxers move. In original box.