Black Americana Sprinklin Sambo

Purchased this recently recently, thought it was a great find! What you do you all think? Is it legit? I figured Id take a shot on it and see. I Paid 130 bucks for it on a whim.

 

How the heck does it work? I see the short length of hose, but beyond that, can't figure.

 

I image it spins. Honestly though,why would you have wanted such a thing ??? Im no social justice warrior,but this stuff has no place in the modern world,in my humble opinion.

 

We get this stuff into the auction house occasionally & the most ardent bidders for the stuff is usually our African-American patrons. I personally wouldn't buy it, but I would never deny anyone else the right to buy whatever it is that they want at an auction or anyone else. JMHO

 

Now I see how it works. Thanks, Book!

 

Because I like it. It has plenty of place in this world as well as the world of the future.

Did you know they have one of these in the Jim Crow museum along with a whole array of other items that are similar out in Michigan?

Education of history is important.

 

Hi,
I had a jockey type cement lamp post that was supposed to be one of Geo Washington's slaves holding a horse until he froze to death. I do not believe it to be true but that is the old story. I had it for sale at a yard sale and had three people of color fighting over it as well as one white woman. I ended up not selling it and putting it in the basement. I gave it to a person who collects black memorabilia went I was moving. I should have taken the 900 dollars it was up to.
greg

 

We can agree to disagree then. I grew up in a world where this sort of thing was not uncommon,nor was the casual racism that went with it. My great aunt loved herself some Mammy kitchen decor,she also used the "N" word without hesitation. I cant help but wonder,in this current culture,if the people,other than african americans,who want things like this arent the same way.A museum is the only place I think stuff like this should be.But please dont think I judge anyone for wanting it.

 

Being that kind of person, it irritates me that the name Sambo came to be used this way. The story of Little Black Sambo is set in India.

 

Hi Bronwen,
I fully agree with you. Little Black Sambo was a great book to me as a child. I loved they turned into pancakes and syrup.
greg

 

Granted the characters seem stereotyped & cartoonish to an adult, but I too loved the outwitting of the tiger, its sticky end, little Sambo's finery, particularly the parasol, & understood it as a story about a clever & lucky child with loving family. Although think I also envied them living where tigers can talk.

Epaminondas is another one that is no longer politically correct, that I just found amusing, true to life in the continuous exasperation of adults with children, even though the children are doing their best to learn the rules & follow them...In no way did I regard it as some kind of sociological guide to black people.

 

Well, this ties together some strands of this thread.

"The women in Epaminondas and His Auntie do not have names. They have the appellations Auntie and Mammy. These are not names they are racial ranks.... Mammy and Aunt(ie) are not people; rather, they are racial caricatures."

Gee, I could have sworn they are caricatures of women.

 

Although not my cup of tea I feel EVERYONE should enjoy collecting whatever they choose, one of my antique dolls is a black baby doll .. they bring higher prices on the market and are out of my league now. Just enjoy collecting, that's all .. ENJOY !!! .. Joy.

 

Would have helped to see the whole thing right side up, but whatever. I have sold a number of Black Americana pieces to collectors