CIGARSTORE
" TURK"

c. 1910-1920



Most popular of the
Cigar Store Figures is the
Cigar Store Indian,
but there were many others
including Baseball Players, Cops,
Sea Captains, Mermaids, etc.
This is a
CIGARSTORE
"TURK"


He stands 56-1/2" tall and is
dressed in the traditional
Whirling Dervish costume
of Konya, Turkey.
Made entirely of wood.

 

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