Recently, I drained my Paypal account to buy these two vintage plaster heads. I had only seen these once before so I knew they were pretty rare.
These heads were made in 3/4-view and have a hook on the back so you can hang them on the wall. There is a hole in each of the character’s teeth that goes all the way through the plaster. They’re about 8″ tall and they served a utilitarian purpose other than just looking creepy on the wall.
Any guesses on what these were used for? Tune in next time for the answer!
Were they in-store display pieces? Purely a wild guess but I can’t think what other function they could serve beyond decorative.
Nope. Good guess but they did serve a function beyond just being decorative.
Does the hole in the teeth provide an avenue by which sound may be heard? My initial guess is a long shot, but first thing to pop into my head was a door bell chime…
I guess it could allow sound through, but these are not doorbell chimes. 😉
Okay, so the purpose isn’t emitting some kind of sound…I will get this…unless some one gets it first.
I know but I won’t spoil it 😉
Spoil away! It’s already been identified on my Twitter feed and Facebook page.
I googled it tho. So I didn’t wanna spoil it without actually knowing it myself. Super cool additions tho!
Those are strange and really neat– looking forward to seeing what they are!
That is a Dynamic Duo of string holders. Well worth whatever they cost.
DING! DING! DING! We have a winner! Thanks Todd!
Wow! Too cool. Thanks for posting these. Never heard of these before.
Love the design/sculpts. They remind me of the art on the Batman serial posters.
Congrats on the great additions to your collection,
Matt
Thanks Matt! These were possibly produced around the same time as those old serials, so the likeness is no accident.