C. Carey Cloud » Cracker Jack » Action Toys


These are the last set of toys created by C. Carey Cloud for Cracker Jack.
The toy rocks back and forth, when the base is squeezed between your thumb and fingers.

The 12 prizes in this series are...
Acrobat, Boxer, Butterfly, Cowboy, Clown, Diver, Duck, Greyhound, Horse, Kangaroo, Monkey, & Rabbit






Concept sketch in pencil, by C. Carey Cloud, for his Action Toys.

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Basswood Carvings

To make his plastic Action Toys, C. Carey Cloud would first carve his ideas in basswood. The carvings are four times the size of the final toy. After making the basswood carving, a metal engraving would be made, and finally the dies.


Basswood carving of a butterfly by C. Carey Cloud, with the Butterfly Action Toy. The toy is 1/4th the size of the original carving.


Basswood carving of a racing dog by C. Carey Cloud, used to make the Greyhound Action Toy.


Basswood carving of an acrobat by C. Carey Cloud, used to make the Acrobat Action Toy.