Early Bromo-Selzer World’s Fair Flip Book with Hula Dancer and Man with Headache! ministers box Executed in low relief

Executed in low relief

This one I believe dates to the Meiji period (1868-1912) and features silver hinges on the back and locking mechanism on the front

This one is heavy and almost 10 inches across

and the hex type star that appears to have been pyropgraphed into the back panel

or set it on a counter

Early Bromo-Selzer World’s Fair Flip Book with Hula Dancer and Man with Headache! ministers box Executed in low reliefThis flip book dates to 1939, made for the New York Wolds Fair as an advertising giveaway for Bromo Selzer, a headache cure. In one direction, a very unhappy looking man transforms into a widely smiling one, having a lightbulb moment midway through that leads to a good swig of the the liquid. In the other direction, just the pure pleasure of a hula dancer in grass skirt between two palm trees dancing away. Pretty classic, and pretty fun! 2 1 2 x 1 7