in alternating white and red stylized text (in relief) are the names of each product in various languages
but still reads bright and crisp
the lacquer has worn off of the top face of the handle on the lid
I have only found one other old jointed pull toy clown out there that matches this one precisely in structure and silhouette
Many Faces, 1922 Pencil Drawings on Bank Stationary, Bedford Iowa Cuba in alternating white and redAnother of a few early 1920s drawings by an employee at the Bedford National Bank in Bedford, Iowa, and just a fun one, with several little portraits of "girl" combined with "man", "nut", Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding, and John J. Perching, WWI U. S. Army General. Signed in cursive at lower right, Charles Martin I believe. Good condition, with little tears at the corners. 8 1 2" x 11".