WWI Rare Tin Litho Jointed "Sammy" Soldier with Sword Godde Brothers 1900 in Germany

1900 in Germany

Beautifully made

This planter has about the most beautiful form I can imagine

The price is for the pair

in a powder room

WWI Rare Tin Litho Jointed "Sammy" Soldier with Sword Godde Brothers 1900 in GermanyI have only found one other of these out there anywhere, which its citation referred to as an "Active Sammy" "the first action figure!" produced by UToys (Patent Pending). That one was attached to a base advertising the Thomas S. Childs Inc. shoe company of Holyoke, Massachusetts, so I think perhaps these were produced during WWI as promotional give aways, fitting into bases customized for various companies. This one no longer has a base, but a pretty