Double-Sided Bi-Racial Hand-painted Jointed Cardboard Boxing Figures wooden wall box There is a hook attached

There is a hook attached to his collar on the back for hanging him up

but also which I am confident would come out with a good cleaning

There is some old hand-written cursive text on the bottom of the box

with an opening of 2" x 2

Double-Sided Bi-Racial Hand-painted Jointed Cardboard Boxing Figures wooden wall box There is a hook attachedThese terrific hand painted jointed boxers are bi racial: each is black on one side and white on the other. I have found one other similar pair online dated to the 1920s, which is about how old I'd guess these are but those were printed rather than wonderfully hand painted as these are, including these great polka dotted waist bands on their red and blue shorts! I think perhaps they may have been inspired by the famous 1810 match between Tom Cribb &