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Joan Crawford Collectibles
Below
are vintage
Joan items
from her early career through her death in 1977.
They're divided into two
categories: Endorsed
Products
and Other.
Moving
your pointer over a picture will bring up additional info, if available.
In addition, you can click below to visit four other pages of collectibles:
JOAN'S PERSONAL BELONGINGS (clothing, jewelry, etc.)
VINTAGE SMOKING ITEMS (cigarette cards, etc.)
CONTEMPORARY ITEMS (post-1977 items, including movie memorabilia)
WORKS OF ART INSPIRED BY JOAN (during Joan's lifetime and by today's artists/fans)
Movie-Land Keeno
This
game was first issued by Wilder Manufacturing in 1929. A set consisted of 8
large keeno cards (7" x 8.75") on heavy stock and a deck of 48
"calling cards" (2.25" x 3.25").
The first two cards shown
here are from the 1929 game. The other two are from a later '30s edition.
Click here
to visit a site with Keeno instructions and other stars' cards.
This 101-piece
puzzle (10-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches) was released by Midwest Distributors, Inc., in 1932 to promote "Rain."
From left: Cover of box, back cover, puzzle.
Film Fantasy Card Game
Issued by MGM in 1939. The deck had 45 cards (4 each from 11 different films, with the joker, appropriately, from "Ice Follies of 1939")
Card size: 2-5/8" x 3-1/2".
Above
are 4 different Tijuana Bibles featuring Joan. Tijuana Bibles originated in the
1920s (and were produced through the '50s) and featured
popular stars, comic-book
characters, politicians, etc., in pornographic situations. They were usually
2.75 x 4.25 inches and 8 pages long.
The photos in the first two rows above are
from the Tijuana
Bible website.
A 1935 "Seein' Stars" newspaper strip by Feg Murray. The caption beneath Joan's picture reads: "The 'Rhapsody in Blue'--Joan Crawford, who has affected woman's styles more than any other star, has only one dress that isn't some shade of blue." |
