(BLACK MEMORABILIA) Amos n Andy wind up Fresh Air Taxi

Sale 1961 - Lot 126

Price Realized: $ 1,150

?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price

Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200

(BLACK MEMORABILIA.) Amos n' Andy wind-up "Fresh Air Taxi," 7 1/2x4 1/2x3 inches, stamped tin with original paint; very light wear; motor runs but tires are wobbly. New York: Louis Marx, circa 1935

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Amos 'n Andy, the invention of 2 white vaudevillians (Gosden and Corell), made its debut in 1928 on a local radio station. It was picked up by NBC and premiered nationally in 1929. It was the most listened to radio show for 3 decades. The NAACP effectively put a stop to the show by pointing out that it was stereotyping Blacks.