Lot Essay
The warnings refer to the existing licencees the American Toy Company and Britains Ltd.
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A previously unrecorded Beiser Patent Display Tray
rectangular card with fourteen tip-over clips, intended to contain seven each French and Prussian Infantry to depict the Franco-Prussian war, four of each remain, including standing firing, on guard and officer waving sword, hollow-cast soldiers possibly made by Fry or Reka, the tray has holes pierced to incorporate a toy cannon and is supplied with two labels 'Manufactured under Beiser's Patent No.169721' and 'WARNING: This toy must not be sold in the United States, England or her colonies', 1909 (tray G, soldiers F, all weapons damaged, Prussian infantry helmet spike missing) (9)
rectangular card with fourteen tip-over clips, intended to contain seven each French and Prussian Infantry to depict the Franco-Prussian war, four of each remain, including standing firing, on guard and officer waving sword, hollow-cast soldiers possibly made by Fry or Reka, the tray has holes pierced to incorporate a toy cannon and is supplied with two labels 'Manufactured under Beiser's Patent No.169721' and 'WARNING: This toy must not be sold in the United States, England or her colonies', 1909 (tray G, soldiers F, all weapons damaged, Prussian infantry helmet spike missing) (9)