Any info on this King Features Glass Tray featuring Archie, Steven Canyon +?

[Jimmy Linguini]

Hello!

 

I bought this item today and I'm not sure of its value.

 

Heres what I found out in the last few hours.

Its from the 1950s and that this was a King Features holiday gift given to either employees, advertisers, or to stores that carried the books.

 

Several have sold on Etsy but I can't find a sold price.

 

This is an etsy picture as mine is all wrapped up

 

 

If anyone knows anything about this item I would love to hear it.

[Sqeggs]

Might want to see if you can find one on the Hake's site.

[Jimmy Linguini]

Might want to see if you can find one on the Hake's site.

 

didn't even think about that.

 

Thank you!

UPDATE: I looked and nothing

[Jimmy Linguini]

UPDATE,

 

Found it

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/KING-FEATURES-SYNDICATE-THE-NEWSPAPERS-GREATEST-ASSET-GLASS-CANDY-DISH-/112206845769?hash=item1a200c9749:g:3KQAAOSwux5YLQow

[Readcomix]

Much cooler than its price point! Enjoy!

[mrmyst]

Paging Robot Man!

[porcupine48]

I like it!

[lou_fine]

UPDATE,

 

Found it

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/KING-FEATURES-SYNDICATE-THE-NEWSPAPERS-GREATEST-ASSET-GLASS-CANDY-DISH-/112206845769?hash=item1a200c9749:g:3KQAAOSwux5YLQow

 

Boy, the shipping cost is more than the cost of the item itself!

[Jimmy Linguini]

So since we've established it has little value.. if anyone has any info on this item like how it was given out ect I would love to know.

 

 

[catrick339]

Now THAT'S a neat comics tchotchke. I wouldn't mind having one of those myself.

[Readcomix]

Be patient -- now that you've made a bunch of us aware of its existence, you may see its value driven up yet!

[Jimmy Linguini]

Be patient -- now that you've made a bunch of us aware of its existence, you may see its value driven up yet!

 

Its the exact size of a "tobacco" rolling tray.

 

Which of course means mine is now spoken for.

[Robot Man]

I have one of these too. It was made in the early 1960's as a giveaway for news dealers and executives .Wasn't a piece you could buy. The reason for the low price on the bay was probably because it was listed in "candy dishes" not comic book or comic characters. I suspect that it would have sold for quite a bit more if the proper audience had seen it. A cool piece but I have seen a few.

 

[Robot Man]

Here is another one from probably late 1950's. Quite a bit scarcer. Only one I've seen. Can anyone identify all the characters? I'm 99% sure I can.

 

[Robot Man]

Here's one that will probably be of a lot more interest here than these two. Appears to be from the late 1950's. Probably made for internal use. There are two versions very slightly different. Here is one of them.

 

 

 

[mrmyst]

Whoah, that DC one is rad!

[archiefan]

Here's one that will probably be of a lot more interest here than these two. Appears to be from the late 1950's. Probably made for internal use. There are two versions very slightly different. Here is one of them.

 

 

 

 

Very cool glass!! The "Johnny DC" character was unveiled in 1962 so this glass probably dates from around that same time

[Jimmy Linguini]

I have one of these too. It was made in the early 1960's as a giveaway for news dealers and executives .Wasn't a piece you could buy. The reason for the low price on the bay was probably because it was listed in "candy dishes" not comic book or comic characters. I suspect that it would have sold for quite a bit more if the proper audience had seen it. A cool piece but I have seen a few.

 

 

Thank you so much for this.

[EBE]

Here is another one from probably late 1950's. Quite a bit scarcer. Only one I've seen. Can anyone identify all the characters? I'm 99% sure I can.

 

 

Starting at 12 o'clock:

Mary Worth

Skeezix (Gasoline Alley)

Moon Mullins (in hat and cigar)

Steve Canyon

Smilin' Jack

Dondi

Terry (as in Terry and the Pirates)

Smokey Stover

Richard Tracy

Unknown white-haired girl

Rex Morgan

Orphan Annie

Li'l Abner

 

How did I do?

 

--ElJay

[Robot Man]

You got as far as I did ElJay. I also don't know who the woman with the white hair is. Perhaps the Yellow Kid will see this and know.