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Red mesh Christmas stocking sewn closed on all sides, containing small toys and games. Paper tag affixed to top corner of stocking depicts Santa Clause. Toys include dolls, paper horn (marked JAPAN), box of three Kroma colored chalks, Gloria Crayons, a popper, a noisemaker, several tin molds, a colored tin egg, a small wooden racket, a Liberty Bi-Plane kit, a Goldsmith Publishing Company (Cleveland) Crossword Puzzle book and more.
stockings
tops (toys)
paper (fiber product)
Christmas
Decoration, Holiday
Stocking, Christmas
Stocking, Christmas
"G. E. M. BRAND / Made in Philadelphia, PA / The World's Greatest Workshop / U. S. A." (Printed on back of tag attached to top of stocking. Front of tag has printed image of Santa)
Unknown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
24 x 9 x 4 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. Charles F. Batchelder, Jr.
1970.348
Philadelphia (Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania)
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