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What are these 2 vintage toys? Theu look like Humpty Dumpty & his son w/a hangover + a butt crack?!
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<p>[QUOTE="morgen94, post: 4478668, member: 217"]From about the 1870's through about the 1970's I found references to Liliput *everything*...Liliput collapsible pocket stereoscopes, Liliput opera glasses, Liliput (small) chocolate eggs for Easter, Liliput zinnias, Liliput parties for children, even Liliput children, etc. The earliest Liliput mentions referenced Gulliver's Travels which was the obvious inspiration for the use of Liliput to mean 'little.' The only thing I didn't find was anything Liliput that had anything like your figures. Since they are both intended to sit, I can only guess they were meant to sit on a shelf, in the garden, in a pot of flowers, etc. Interesting find![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="morgen94, post: 4478668, member: 217"]From about the 1870's through about the 1970's I found references to Liliput *everything*...Liliput collapsible pocket stereoscopes, Liliput opera glasses, Liliput (small) chocolate eggs for Easter, Liliput zinnias, Liliput parties for children, even Liliput children, etc. The earliest Liliput mentions referenced Gulliver's Travels which was the obvious inspiration for the use of Liliput to mean 'little.' The only thing I didn't find was anything Liliput that had anything like your figures. Since they are both intended to sit, I can only guess they were meant to sit on a shelf, in the garden, in a pot of flowers, etc. Interesting find![/QUOTE]
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