WWI Rare Tin Litho Jointed "Sammy" Soldier with Sword Godde Brothers Created by Kansas City-based artist

Created by Kansas City-based artist and multi-talent Susi Lulaki

who signed these--but none could compete with these two

6 1/8" without

There are beautiful dovetailed corners on all sides of the box and on the corners of the drawers

The price is for the pair

WWI Rare Tin Litho Jointed "Sammy" Soldier with Sword Godde Brothers Created by Kansas City-based artistI 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