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1910s BLACK AMERICANA BLISS PAPER OVER WOOD SHOOTING GALLERY CORK GUN TARGET TOY

1910s BLACK AMERICANA BLISS PAPER OVER WOOD SHOOTING GALLERY CORK GUN TARGET TOY

1910s BLACK AMERICANA BLISS PAPER OVER WOOD SHOOTING GALLERY CORK GUN TARGET TOY  1910s BLACK AMERICANA BLISS PAPER OVER WOOD SHOOTING GALLERY CORK GUN TARGET TOY
Very rare and wonderful, ca1910's Black Americana Chromolithograph Paper over Board, Mechanical Pop Gun / Cork Gun Shooting Gallery Target Toy by R. Bliss Manufacturing Company of Pawtucket, Rhode Island or possibly by W.

This charming Bliss Shooting Gallery Target Toy is manufactured in the form of the side of a barn. There is an open window in the barn with a Rooster welcoming in the morning with a "Cock-A-Doodle Do". When this Rooster "target" is hit, the panel falls downward and the image is replaced by a stereotypical, caricature portrait of an African American man saying "Who Said Chicken". This fantastic Paper over Paperboard Shooting Gallery Target Toy measures approx. 6" wide by 12 1/4" tall.

It features a paperboard faceplate with chromolithographed paper pastedown on the front surface and the sliding "target" board is paper over wood. There are wood dowel sliders and wood strips attached at the top and bottom edges on the back.

The Target was meant to be hung on a wall and there is a tin hanger attached to the top stretcher on the back. We have been dealing in antique Toys for 37+ years now and have never seen this Shooting Gallery Target Toy before - we could find no information about this or any similar Toy of the period and believe it to be exceptionally rare. This rare and wonderful, Chromolithographed Paper Pastedown, Mechanical Pop Gun / Cork Gun Shooting Gallery Target Toy displays in very good condition. The paste down, chromolithograph surface exhibits soiling and some paper loss at the edges but the colors are well preserved and the Target displays nicely.

The target panel slides smoothly and the Shooting Gallery Target works as designed when the target is "hit". Please see the scans below for a good representation of the condition of this rare, early 20th century Shooting Gallery Target Toy. An exceptionally rare and quite wonderful, ca1910's Black Americana Chromolithograph Paper over Paperboard and Wood, Mechanical Pop Gun / Cork Gun Shooting Gallery Target Toy and a fantastic addition to any collection!! The item "1910s BLACK AMERICANA BLISS PAPER OVER WOOD SHOOTING GALLERY CORK GUN TARGET TOY" is in sale since Friday, February 10, 2017. This item is in the category "Toys & Hobbies\Vintage & Antique Toys\Other Vintage & Antique Toys".

The seller is "walnutts" and is located in Brewster, Massachusetts. This item can be shipped worldwide.

  • Brand: Bliss
  • Year: 1910


1910s BLACK AMERICANA BLISS PAPER OVER WOOD SHOOTING GALLERY CORK GUN TARGET TOY  1910s BLACK AMERICANA BLISS PAPER OVER WOOD SHOOTING GALLERY CORK GUN TARGET TOY