item details
NameLo Scugnizzo fumatore
ProductionOskar; manufacturer(s); circa 1940s; Italy
Classificationtoys
Materialsplastic, paint, metal, paper, ink
DimensionsOverall: 68mm (width), 110mm (height), 36mm (depth)
Registration NumberGH024833
Credit lineGift of Dawn Procter, 2016
Overview
This smoking boy toy was available for children to play with in the mid twentieth century. At this time smoking was encouraged and in some cases considered to be a healthy pursuit. Interestingly the toy is entitled Lo Scugnizzo Fumatore - The Scuzzy Smoker .
To make the toy work the manufacturer instructs: 'Insert a cigarette in the cigarette-holder of the "scugnizzo" and light it, He Will Smoke!'
'The spare cigarettes may be found care of all the toys retailers.’