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- Buster Brown Bank, 1905-1930 - Still banks provide a simple way to save money. You place your coin in the slot then let it drop -- there are no mechanical devices. Still banks came in a variety of interesting and decorative shapes. Along with a horse and "Good Luck" horseshoe, this bank depicts Buster Brown and Tige -- popular comic characters in the early 20th century.
- 1905-1930
- Collections - Artifact
Buster Brown Bank, 1905-1930
Still banks provide a simple way to save money. You place your coin in the slot then let it drop -- there are no mechanical devices. Still banks came in a variety of interesting and decorative shapes. Along with a horse and "Good Luck" horseshoe, this bank depicts Buster Brown and Tige -- popular comic characters in the early 20th century.
- Mack Model BM Truck Tractor with Brown Shoe Co. Semi Trailer, January 1934 - Richard Outcault, a talented comic illustrator with a keen eye for marketing, introduced Buster Brown in 1902. The character was an immediate hit. Outcault licensed Buster Brown's name and face to hundreds of companies. The St. Louis-based Brown Shoe Company, probably the best-known licensee, used the character to promote its shoes -- which came to be known as "Buster Browns" -- into the 1990s.
- January 01, 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Mack Model BM Truck Tractor with Brown Shoe Co. Semi Trailer, January 1934
Richard Outcault, a talented comic illustrator with a keen eye for marketing, introduced Buster Brown in 1902. The character was an immediate hit. Outcault licensed Buster Brown's name and face to hundreds of companies. The St. Louis-based Brown Shoe Company, probably the best-known licensee, used the character to promote its shoes -- which came to be known as "Buster Browns" -- into the 1990s.
- "Buster Brown" Tam-O'-Shanter, circa 1955 -
- circa 1955
- Collections - Artifact
"Buster Brown" Tam-O'-Shanter, circa 1955
- Buster Brown and His Dog Tige and Their Troubles, 1904 - Richard Outcault, a pioneer in the strip style of comic illustration, introduced Buster Brown in 1902. The mischievous 12-year-old from a well-heeled Manhattan family captivated readers. Americans loved following Buster Brown's shenanigans (interspersed with commentary from his pet dog, Tige). This full-color, large-format book is a compilation of Buster Brown comic strips that originally ran in the <em>New York Herald</em> in 1903 and 1904.
- 1904
- Collections - Artifact
Buster Brown and His Dog Tige and Their Troubles, 1904
Richard Outcault, a pioneer in the strip style of comic illustration, introduced Buster Brown in 1902. The mischievous 12-year-old from a well-heeled Manhattan family captivated readers. Americans loved following Buster Brown's shenanigans (interspersed with commentary from his pet dog, Tige). This full-color, large-format book is a compilation of Buster Brown comic strips that originally ran in the New York Herald in 1903 and 1904.