Noisemaker depicting a caricatured Black man

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Tin noisemaker with a lithographed image of a caricatured Black man. Man is depicted from above the shoulders and is wearing a yellow and black striped jacket, a blue bowtie, and a red boater hat. Man has his mouth open and appears to have only two teeth. Image of man placed against a yellow background. Reverse side of noisemaker is painted blue and has a strip piece cut out. Noisemaker has red wooden handle. Above the image of the man is a green logo that reads, [U.S. / METAL TOY / MFG. CO. / MADE IN U. S. A.

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