This was such a unique find I just had to bid on it and am thrilled I won the auction. This ink blotter advertisement was for Lyonore Metal, but I was most interested in the wonderful image of the Far East Chow Kennels . Kennel owner Lothar Zifferer owned a foundry and this may […]
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RESTORATION -Early 1900’s Childs Pedal car with a pipe smoking Chow
Just when I think I’ve seen it all, this unusual original photograph lures me in with its anthropomorphic Chow, driving an antique child’s pedal car, smoking a pipe and wearing glasses. I’ve seen photos of other breeds of dogs in similar poses but this is a first for a chow. To make it even sweeter, […]
1929 Knickerbocker Toys creates 3 versions of stuffed chow toys
This is one incredibly rare find…..a page out of PLAYTHINGS magazine from 1929, featuring 3 chow stuffed toys in a SITTING, STANDING and WHEELED version. Its interesting to note that the more famous Steiff chows patterned after the real chow puppy Veedol who few in the Graf Zeppelin made its debut in the Steiff catalog […]
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