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J. Chein & Co. Halloween Tin Litho Tambourine
- Year
- c. 1920–1939 Community consensus
- Manufacturer
- J. Chein & Co. Community consensus
About this item
Lithographed tin tambourine noisemaker with Halloween scenes (black cats, witches, jack-o'-lanterns), produced by J. Chein in several designs from the 1920s into the 1930s.
Details
- Holiday
- Halloween
- Archive type
- Toy
- Materials
- lithographed tin
Collector details
Research notes
Chein reused its 'party scene' art across tambourines, horns, ratchets and clangers.
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- Halloween Collector.com blog: Chein Collector Reference Supports: Chein tambourines, pan clangers (1906 patent handle), party-scene ratchets; dating notes Reference only: cited, never auto-verified. View source
- Collecting in the Heartland: Halloween noisemakers Other Supports: J. Chein & Co. as New York metal stamper of tin noisemakers; heyday 1940s-60s View source