WWI Rare Tin Litho Jointed "Sammy" Soldier with Sword mesopotamian The image itself was created

The image itself was created by Ernest Matthey-Guenet

a wonderful little curiosity the feels great in the hand and stands proudly upright on the shelf

and there is a tear to the bottom right corner

earthy palette

ancient to contemporary---and I fell in love with her immediately

WWI Rare Tin Litho Jointed "Sammy" Soldier with Sword mesopotamian The image itself was createdI have only found one other of these out there anywhere, which its citation referred to as an "Active Sammy" "the first action figure!" produced by UToys (Patent Pending). That one was attached to a base advertising the Thomas S. Childs Inc. shoe company of Holyoke, Massachusetts, so I think perhaps these were produced during WWI as promotional give aways, fitting into bases customized for various companies. This one no longer has a base, but a pretty