The Estate of Bessie Mae Carriss
Lot 381:
Description
A promotional wall clock featuring a nostalgic history of Cracker Jack prizes. The piece is constructed with a red plastic frame and a clear plastic lens protecting a white paper dial. The center of the dial features the Cracker Jack logo above a graphic of the mascots Sailor Jack and Bingo. The hour markers are represented by illustrations of historical prizes from the brand’s history, each labeled with a corresponding decade. These include a pocket watch for Pre 1910, a portrait for the 1910s, a popcorn box for the 1920s, a wooden bookmark and sailboat for the 1930s, a plastic car for the 1940s, a monkey for the 1950s, Wise Cracks and Tiny Tattoos for the 1960s, a viewer for the 1970s, a plastic tag for the 1980s, and a baseball card for the 1990s. The bottom center of the dial is printed with the text Since 1893. Fine print at the bottom of the dial reads CRACKER JACK and the SAILOR JACK AND BINGO design are trademarks used by permission of Frito-Lay, Inc. © Recot, Inc. 1999. Additional fine print at the bottom left reads Art Courtesy of Ron Toth Jr. Collection. The clock is housed in a square white cardboard tray and remains in its original shrink-wrap packaging.Box Width: 10 1/4 inchesBox Length: 10 1/4 inchesClock Diameter: 10 inches.
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