WWI Rare Tin Litho Jointed "Sammy" Soldier with Sword mesopotamian and artist statements

and artist statements

are also found carved of wood

except "All Things Beautiful

and there is a tear to the bottom right corner

WWI Rare Tin Litho Jointed "Sammy" Soldier with Sword mesopotamian and artist statementsI have only found one other of these out there anywhere, which its citation referred to as an "Active Sammy" "the first action figure!" produced by UToys (Patent Pending). That one was attached to a base advertising the Thomas S. Childs Inc. shoe company of Holyoke, Massachusetts, so I think perhaps these were produced during WWI as promotional give aways, fitting into bases customized for various companies. This one no longer has a base, but a pretty