" DER PHEW - ER " HITLER IS A SKUNK CAST IRON WW2 WAR EFFORT PROPAGANDA NOVELTY
Item History & Price
Reference Number: Avaluer:50005950 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
Conflict: WW II (1939-45) | Original/Reproduction: Original |
HERE WE HAVE A 1944 WAR TIME NOVELTY.
A CAST IRON "DER PHER-ER" STATUE.
BASICALLY HITLER'S HEAD ON A SKUNKS BODY.
THESE PROPAGANDA PIECES WERE SOLD FOR ABOUT $1 DURING WW2.
AND THEN LATER AS PRIZES AT CARNIVAL ARCADES.
A CLOSE LOOK AT THE SKUNKS TAIL YOU WILL SEE "MUSSOLINE AND HIROHITO NAMES.
WITH AN ARROW POINTING TO THE STINKER.
QUITE AN INTERESTING PIECE OF HISTORY.
TODAY PROBABLY POLITICALY INCORRECT!
PRODUCED TO KEEP AMERICANS UNIT...ED AGAINIST THESE ENEMIES.
ONE COULD BE PURCHASE IN THE 1944 JOHNSON SMITH & CO. NOVELTY CATALOGE.
MEASURES ABOUT 5" LONG AND 5" TO THE TOP OF THE TAIL. WEIGHS ABOUT 2 1/2 Lbs.
ORIGINAL PAINT WITH SOME LIGHT PAINT CHIPS NOTED. BUT NOT BAD.
PLEASE VIEW ALL PICTURES, FOR THEY ARE PART OF MY DESCRIPTION AND HELP ME WITH MY ACCURACY WITH THIS LISTING.
I PURCHASED THIS AT AN ESTATE SALE HERE IN WISCONSIN A FEW YEARS AGO. THE ORIGINAL OWNER WAS IN HIS 80's WHERE IT WAS WELL CARED FOR FOR MANY YEARS.
AND JUST NOW I FEEL LIKE MOVING IT ALONG. I JUST CAN'T KEEP EVERYTHING.
A NEAT AND UNUSUAL PIECE OF HISTORY.
"DER PHEW-ER' HITLER THE SKUNK
CAST IRON, WAR TIME NOVELTY.
IT WILL DISPLAY NICE IN YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
OR IT WOULD MAKE A NICE ADDITION TO A COLLECTION.
IF YOU MAKE THIS ONE YOURS ....YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED.
...GUARANTEED........THANKS FOR LOOKING AND HAVE A GREAT DAY! :) AND PLEASE KEEP SAFE AND STAY HEALTHY👍