These new images of the JR [Rosenthal] Easter Bunny recently surfaced on Ebay US. Model Number 409, the toy clearly has the JR diamond monogram on it's base. I'm in the process of updating the JR/JR21 checklist [in the right hand side-bar], where there are more early JR friction toys if you're into them like yours truly. I am intrigued as to why there appear to be far more of these early JR toys in America than in, say, the UK. Did Rosenthal toys sell more in the US or have they simply been better stored than their British counterparts?
Hi Paul, I'm afraid that doesn't look like JR to me. Do you have any supporting evidence for your assertion that this brand was connected with Jack Rosenthal (Toys) Ltd? If so, I'd love to see it. Thanks,
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Hi Sean,
ReplyDeleteThere have been many discussions and articles on the blog about the letters inside the diamond monogram and whether they are MR, FR or JR. This aside, many Anderson collectors agree that the diamond monogram is that of J. Rosenthal toys [and JR21]. The most compelling evidence is the presence of the diamond monogram on the bases of toys which we know for certain to be JR21 i.e. Thunderbird 1,2,3 and 4 and some Century 21 [ SWORD Scramble Bug, the Zero X and Sam Loovers Car. You can view the bases of these toys on the JR21 Checklist in the right side-bar. Although not 100% conclusive these toys go a long way in identifying the make. I tried to nail it once and for all by writing to the National Archives at Kew and submitting a
diamond monogram toy registered design number for identification. As it turned out it wasn't that simple. The results of this are in an article called Jack of Diamonds http://projectswordtoys.blogspot.com/search?q=jack+of+diamonds under model number 315 "Comicars." I'm hoping that further research into UK designs will shed further light onto the diamond mark.
Thanks for your detailed answer, Paul. I'll check out the links and come back to you. :-)
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