Depot Line Toonerville Trolley Christmas Ornament

Seeing that Christmas is getting closer and closer by the day (only 35 days left!) - I am going to continue to focus on those items that are holiday themed!

If you haven't heard about the Toonerville Trolley Christmas Ornaments, you are going to be shocked! While these are pretty rare, I have seen one in person and if you are lucky enough to find one at a thrift store or garage sale, it will be a nice addition to your holiday cash!

First a little background on Toonerville (thanks Wiki!):

Toonerville Folks (sometimes known as Toonerville Trolley) was a popular newspaper cartoon feature by Fontaine Fox, syndicated from 1908 to 1955.

The single-panel gag cartoon was a daily look at Toonerville, situated in what are now called the suburbs. Central to the strip was the rickety little trolley called the "Toonerville Trolley that met all the trains," driven in a frenzy by the grizzly old Skipper to meet each commuter train as it arrived in town. A few of the many richly-formed characters included The Terrible-Tempered Mr. Bang, The Powerful Katrinka, Little Woo-Woo Wortle, Aunt Eppie Hogg and Mickey McGuire, the town bully.

Here's a picture of an ornament - it recently sold for $650 on eBay:


These are from the 1920's which makes them so rare.

Want to make an extra grand or two this holiday season?

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