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<p>[QUOTE="BaseballGames, post: 864013, member: 7826"]Maybe it is, but without more research we wouldn't be quite so certain in assuming the antique piece is a Cracker Jack item. Can't say it's worth the time and effort, but if you want to be sure about it you should consult Larry White, the Foremost Authority on Cracker Jack prizes [ <a href="http://www.larrywhite2.com/LWcjbook.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.larrywhite2.com/LWcjbook.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.larrywhite2.com/LWcjbook.html</a> ]. </p><p><br /></p><p>Just as an aside, few realize that a 1913 lawsuit involving a door-to-door salesman, a grumpy farmer, and an aggressive rural sheriff, over prizes in boxes of Cracker Jacks' forerunner / rival, Checkers Popcorn Confection, eventually resulted in the creation of truth in labelling / pure food and drug legislation in the US...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BaseballGames, post: 864013, member: 7826"]Maybe it is, but without more research we wouldn't be quite so certain in assuming the antique piece is a Cracker Jack item. Can't say it's worth the time and effort, but if you want to be sure about it you should consult Larry White, the Foremost Authority on Cracker Jack prizes [ [URL]http://www.larrywhite2.com/LWcjbook.html[/URL] ]. Just as an aside, few realize that a 1913 lawsuit involving a door-to-door salesman, a grumpy farmer, and an aggressive rural sheriff, over prizes in boxes of Cracker Jacks' forerunner / rival, Checkers Popcorn Confection, eventually resulted in the creation of truth in labelling / pure food and drug legislation in the US...[/QUOTE]
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