This example of a well known novelty is made of a painted composite material. The appearance of the snake is quite startling.
Jokes
The joker challenges someone to blow the whistle louder than they can. When they try it, they get soot squirted into their face from the whistle. This never happens when the joker blows into it. This particular whistle is well made from a fine grained wood and carefully decorated.
This little monster runs wild when you wind it up and put it down on the floor. It rolls around at random and needs plenty of space because you will never know where it will go. It will do an excellent job of surprising and scaring your family and friends. This one has a grey streak of fur between its eyes. Over the years Davenports sold many versions of this novelty under the name ‘Bogey Bogey’. See a Davenport advertisement illustrated under Ref. no. N1395.
This little monster runs wild when you wind it up and put it down on the floor. It rolls around at random and needs plenty of space because you will never know where it will go. It will do an excellent job of surprising and scaring your family and friends. This version has pink eyes. Over the years Davenports sold many versions of this novelty under the name ‘Bogey Bogey’. See a Davenport advertisement under item Ref. no. N1395.
This little monster runs wild when you wind it up and put it down on the floor. It rolls around at random and needs plenty of space because you will never know where it will go. It will do an excellent job of surprising and scaring your family and friends. This version has white eyes and fearsome teeth. Over the years Davenports sold many versions of this novelty under the name ‘Bogey Bogey’. See a Davenport advertisement under item Ref. no. N1395.
The snake consists of many short segments of wood, joined together by two cords – one running along the top of the snake and the other running along its bottom. This means that when the snake is held at any point, the rest of the snake remains horizontal but wriggles in a very realistic way as it moves from side to side. A Davenports advertisement for this item is also illustrated.
This joke, from the first half of the 20th century, comes from the time when toilets were flushed by pulling a chain to release the water from an overhead cistern. When the unsuspecting person tugs on this pull, it comes right off the chain and there is a loud bang from the exploding cap device hidden within the rubber pull.
This monster runs wild when you wind it up and put it down on the floor. It rolls around at random and needs plenty of space because you will never know where it will go. It will do an excellent job of surprising and scaring your family and friends. Foreign made. With original key and box. Over the years Davenports sold many versions of this novelty under the name ‘Bogey Bogey’. See a Davenport advertisement under item Ref. no. N1395.
This ‘spider’ runs wild when you wind it up and put it down on the floor. It rolls around at random and needs plenty of space because you will never know where it will go. It will do an excellent job of surprising and scaring your family and friends. Made in Japan. Over the years Davenports sold many versions of this novelty under the name ‘Bogey Bogey’. See a Davenport advertisement under item Ref. no. N1395.
This little monster runs wild when you wind it up and put it down on the floor. It rolls around at random and needs plenty of space because you will never know where it will go. It will do an excellent job of surprising and scaring your family and friends. Made in Germany is written on the eyes. Over the years Davenports sold many versions of this novelty under the name ‘Bogey Bogey’. See the Davenport advertisement illustrated. However, this one is rather different in that it has a spring loaded clip on the back so that, presumably, you can clip it to someone’s cloths, creating additional mayhem.
This little monster runs wild when you wind it up and put it down on the floor. It rolls around at random and needs plenty of space because you will never know where it will go. It will do an excellent job of surprising and scaring your family and friends. This version has orange eyes and a red mouth. Over the years Davenports sold many versions of this novelty under the name ‘Bogey Bogey’. See a Davenport advertisement under item Ref. no. N1395.
When you lift the matchbox off the table a frog hops away from underneath it. Made in Germany. Complete with key and original box.