I have been looking through pictures of boxes from the phonograph dancing toys. I noticed on the left of this box one of them is "Billy And The Booze Bottle". Does anybody own or have a picture of this? Are there Any known to currently exist?
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Re: Billy and the booze bottle dancing toy?
Never heard of it and would like to see one, too!
James.
Here's a auction photo of two other less-common types...
Pancho Villa and Shimandy.
James.
Here's a auction photo of two other less-common types...
Pancho Villa and Shimandy.
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Re: Billy and the booze bottle dancing toy?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the one on the left isn't Shimandy, but a similar one of a larger woman. Here is a picture of a similar one, and the skinnier one is shimandy.Roaring20s wrote:Never heard of it and would like to see one, too!
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Here's a auction photo of two other less-common types...
Pancho Villa and Shimandy.
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Re: Billy and the booze bottle dancing toy?
I just passed that off as a variation, but studying the images a bit longer, I see the platform and weight are also slightly different, too.
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(Thanks, George. The thinner lady does look brand new)
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(Thanks, George. The thinner lady does look brand new)
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Re: Billy and the booze bottle dancing toy?
The smaller lady is a reproduction.
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Re: Billy and the booze bottle dancing toy?
Ah, thanks. It is still accurate in appearance to the original shamidy though, right?phonogfp wrote:The smaller lady is a reproduction.
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Re: Billy and the booze bottle dancing toy?
Do we know that the larger woman (original) isn't Shimandy?
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Re: Billy and the booze bottle dancing toy?
I've been mistaken. Shimandy was advertised in many variations, including both of the larger ones. I cant find one that looks anything like the reproduction, but I did find these 2 examples of shimandy (which both seem to be "plump")
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