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Jack, Jumping

Object Name:
Jack, Jumping
Object ID:
2017.014.076
Creator:
Jones Toy Company
Date:
circa 1900
Description:
Jumping jack toy. Acrobat figures on H-frame. Pine. Arms and legs loose-jointed on pins. Bodies printed in color, limbs bare. Paper label on side of frame, "Jones Toy Co."
Material:
Wood
Pine
Metal
Dimensions:
H-7.9 W-2.6 D-0.9 inches
Provenance:
Part of the Ethel Cilley Stone Collection, consisting of objects, documents, photographs, and memorabilia related to James Stone (1780-1874) and his wife Mary East Beard Stone (1791-1875) of Dunbarton; their son Captain Andrew J. Stone (1828-1864) of Dunbarton, California, etc.; Wesley Page Stone (1833-1916) and his wife Alice Patten Cilley (1849-1934) of Dunbarton; and their daughter, schoolteacher and family historian Ethel Cilley Stone (1884-1981) of Dunbarton and Goffstown.

The collection descended to Ethel Cilley Stone. After her death, the bulk of her estate passed to her minister, Rev. Graham T. Rowley (1932-2012) of Goffstown, then to his children, the donors.
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel T. Rowley and Elizabeth A. Rowley
Subjects:
Toys
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