JUST OUT ANIMATED TOY CAP GUN - Ives 1884

By dp21894, 24 June, 2013
Description

Just Out animated toy cap gun (5 3/4" long) - Ives 1884/1885.  One of the most desirable of all the animated toy pistols is the Just Out Pistol made by Ives in the 1884/1885 period. When the trigger is pulled the rooster pecks at the egg and this fires the cap located where the beak of the rooster hits the egg. At the same time the front part of the egg breaks open and the chick’s head pops out.

 

 

Category
Antique Toys
Medium
Cast Iron
Distinguishing marks
Ives Just Out
Condition
Good
Size and dimensions of this item
5 3/4" long
Date Period
1884/1885
History
In the period of the 1880’s and 1890’s the shooting of paper caps and firecrackers on July 4th was a very entertaining as well as noisy method of celebration, entertaining in that there existed in those days some very ingenious cap and firecracker shooting devices which had animated figures in connection with the shooting mechanism. Some were a figure in themselves, others were objects, and then in the majority they were in the form of a pistol with the figures or objects on the barrel of the pistol.

There is quite an interesting group of the animated toy pistols and generally speaking Ives was the largest manufacturer, however, J. & E. Stevens and Kenton Hardware, as well as others, were also in this field. They were made of cast iron and are very similar to the mechanical banks.
Price Paid (If known)
Given to me by a family member
For Sale?
No
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