A. Schoenhut Co. Spirit of Hollywood Shooting the Gang Wooden Movie Camera *SOLD*

A. Schoenhut Co. Spirit of Hollywood Shooting the Gang Wooden Movie Camera in Box 

This piece is a Spirit of Hollywood Shooting the Gang wooden movie camera in box manufactured by the A. Schoenhut Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  

When the crank is turned the camera makes a clicking sound. The box is in great condition. 

Our example of this Schoenhut wooden movie camera is in excellent original condition with no restorations, repairs, breaks or touch ups. This piece shows the usual patina, fading, dust, chips, scuffs, surface rust, scratches, and wear that are to be expected from age and play. It is approximately 10 ½’ H. We invite you to view the photos to further determine quality and condition.   

 

 

A brief history of the A. Schoenhut & Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
1872 – 1935
Founder: Albert Schoenhut
Specialty: Began manufacturing toy pianos in 1872. Featured a series of over 20 different Living Pictures in the 1890s, which were framed cardboard figures animated by a clockwork mechanism. Schoenhut is best known for high quality dolls and wooden-jointed circus and comic strip characters, including Felix the Cat, Maggie & Jiggs, Barney Google, and Sparkplug. In the 1950s, the firm of Delvan, Seneca Falls, New York, bought the patent rights to Schoenhut wooden-jointed figures and again produced a series of circus animals. These toys received a lukewarm reception and are not up to the quality and charm of the predecessors. Schoenhut doll houses hit the assembly line from 1917 to 1934 and doll house furniture from 1928 to 1934. Schoenhut circus tents were known to have been produced in the 1970s.