Beschreibung:

Lot of 2 political dexterity games made in Germany for the U.S. market, the first featuring a shoulder-length portrait of Theodore Roosevelt in uniform, marked D.R.G.M. No. 116769, with mirror on opposite side, 2.5 in. dia.; the second features a shoulder-length portrait of Paul Kruger, 5th President of the South African Republic (1883-1900), and the figure that became the face of Boer resistance against the British during the Second Boer War. The following phrase hangs over Kruger's portrait: Oom Paul gets his teeth drawn, "Oom Paul" being a nickname for Kruger, marked below D.R.G.M. No. 116769. Lacking a mirror on opposite side, 2.5 in. dia. Provenance: Jim and Pat Gifford Collection of Political Americana Condition: Oom Paul game doesn't include mirror on opposite side; Roosevelt game with light spotting on mirror.