1936 SUN-MAID RAISIN FRESNO FAIR BOOTH NUT/CANDY DISH FIRST FILLED WITH RAISINS

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THIS IS DELIGHTFUL NUT DISH//CANDY DISH  WAS A GIFT WHEN YOU VISITED THE SUN-MAID RAISIN BOOTH AT THE 1936 FRESNO DISTRICT FAIR,  IT IS A PEWTER MATERIAL WITH A SILVER WASH,  TARNISHED,  ORIGINALLY IT WAS FILLED WITH RAISINS AND HAD A CELLO WRAP AND A RIBBON,  IT IS 6 1/2 INCHES LONG AND 5 1/2 WIDE AND 1 1/2 DEEP,  INTRICATE DESIGN  WITH A VINTAGE SCENE WITH FLOWERS, CHURCH ,,SHEEP AND FOLKS,  VERY RARE..ESTATE SALE FIND. IT IS NOT A LIGHT WEIGHT  WEIGHS 8 OUNCES OR HALF POUND, MARKED MADE IN JAPAN, BACK IN THE 1930'S THEY MADE MOST NOVELTY ITEMS  FOR FAIRS ETC..
VERY COLLECTABLE, SHIPPING IS PRIORITY BOX USPS  INSURED