Carnival Fun House Metal Head

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Cast of zinc or aluminum, with in-use paint .
Said to be from an Amusement Park in the San Francisco Bay area that closed and perhaps the only one known. The head has a fitting for connection to a water line or hose in the back. The head has holes in the eye, nose, and top of head for squirting water to startle visitors.
Provenance: Peter Brams Collection.
Illustrated in Classic American Target and Arcade Forms, pg. 123.