Vintage Celluloid Cracker Jack Charms | Colorful Plastic Charms with Metal Loops | Pegasus, Rooster, Mickey Mouse, Gargoyle, & Song Bird

t's always wonderful when you open up an estate sale find and discover treasures inside. We were lucky enough recently to encounter a trove of Cracker Jack prizes in a small candy tin. We've created 5 sets of 5 charms. 

Set 1 - This set of 5 celluloid charms includes a Mickey Mouse (Steam Boat Mickey 1930s design), a green gargoyle, a maroon pegasus, a hot pink rooster, and a pretty songbird. Perfect for the collector or to create unique vintage jewelry pieces.

Set 2 - This set includes a Scottie Dog, a Doberman, A jockey on a black horse, a silly looking chicken and a racing horse

Set 3 - This set is all animals! We have an elephant, a moose, a scottie dog, a bear and a tiger

Set 4 - This set features two greyhounds, a Chinese fishing boat, a trio of elephants and a trio of scottie dogs

Set 5 - This set has a bright pink guitar, a brown football, an airplane, a creepy skull, and a metal pocket tool with fold out feature

Cracker Jack History:
Cracker Jack was produced by a candy and snack vendor, Frederick William Rueckheim, who had immigrated to Chicago Illinois from Germany in 1869. Together with Rueckheim's brother, the Rueckheim Bros. company produced the popcorn, peanut and molasses snack in large vats. popcorn "balls" were around, but how the Rueckheim Bros. kept the mollasses covered peanuts and popcorn kernels separated became their trade "secret." The name "Cracker Jack" would not be used until 1900 when it began to be marketed in a wax sealed box. The nephew of the Rueckheim's was used as the model for the cute "Sailor Jack" Cracker Jack's logo. Unfortunately, the nephew died at age 8 shortly after the logo was adopted. As the product became extremely popular, the company was renamed The Cracker Jack Company in 1922. While the company produced other candies and marshmallows under the name Angelus, Cracker Jack snack was their main product. The company continued to grow and sometime in the mid-1920s, Cracker Jack bought out the Checkers Company which offered a similar popcorn product. At first, the Cracker Jack Company required that the box wrappers be sent back to the company to obtain a prize, but by 1914, prizes were included in each box.

BIXLEY NOTES
• Vintage Cracker Jack Celluloid Charm Prizes
• Based on design and use of metal ring, we believe these are from the 1930s-1940s
• Each charm is approx 1" in longest dimension

VINTAGE NOTES
• In good condition, see pictures

At Bixley, forgotten treasures are looking for a home to call their own. We love the "as is" quality of vintage pieces and hope you do too. Please read our description carefully and take a good look at our photos. We'll do our best to point out any of the bumps and bruises of age.

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