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Great looking heavy aluminum horse head from a coin operated arcade ride. Made by J. E. Burke Company, the oldest playground company in the U.S. Cast in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin. Fit onto a full bodied horse that could be ridden for a nickel. Old painted surfaces. Weighs nearly 4lbs. Would have been used at arcades, carnivals, fairs or outside of a business.

 

Date: 1940’s – 1950’s

 

Size: 11 1/2″  x  11 1/2″  x  1″

 

Condition: Typical weathered surfaces with some paint loss and old touch ups.

 

Price: $117

 

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Categories: 1950s, Animals, Circus Carnivals Fairs, Horses, Metal