Vintage Carnival Shooting Gallery Clown Target Head & Water Pistol forney high arched backs

high arched backs

The cushion on this piece leans back slightly

each broken up into compartments and made of tin with a wooden front panel

JM - 080822 - 104770

for United Artists Corp

Vintage Carnival Shooting Gallery Clown Target Head & Water Pistol forney high arched backsc. 1930s 1940s; International Exhibits, Inc. Asbury Park, NJ Painted cast composition or plaster clown head paired with a cast metal carnival style water pistol, originally part of a shooting gallery or midway target game setup. This grouping carries all the hallmarks of early amusement park shooting games, where water or air powered pistols were used to trigger animated targets. The clown head features exaggerated facial expression, open mouth