Cracker Jack
Greetings!
The Alphabet26 Guide to Plastic Cracker Jack Prizes from the 1940s and '50s.

By Jeffrey Scott Maxwell

Welcome to the most comprehensive online identification guide to plastic Cracker Jack prizes from the 1940s-50s in alphabetical order according to subject. It is not complete, yet, but there will be new prizes added regularly. Click on the word or phrase below for pictures to identify the standard prizes available in packages of Cracker Jack in the early years of injection molded plastics.

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M
N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

A
acrobats
alligator
alpaca
ALPHABET ANIMALS (ID #1179) set of 26 single-sided flats (name of animal on back) made by NOSCO

ALPHABET DANGLES set of 26

American bison - SEE: buffalo
American_Indian
ANIMAL WHISTLES set of 6(8*) tube whistles

ANIMAL STAND-UPS (ID #1111) set of 12 double-sided flats made by NOSCO

Animal Stand-ups with "CRACKER JACK" in Base - SEE: "CRACKER JACK" BASE ANIMAL STAND-UPS
antelope
Aquarius - SEE: water bearer
archer
Aries - SEE: ram
ass - SEE: donkey
astronaut - SEE: spacemen

B

balance
balancing act
ballerina
balloons
baseball player
bear
bird - SEE ALSO: goose | flamingo
bison - SEE: buffalo
boy
boy scout
buffalo
bull
bunny - SEE: rabbit
butterfly

C

cabin
camel
Cancer - SEE: crab
Capricornus - SEE: goat
cat - SEE ALSO: lion | tiger
chicken
chief - SEE: American Indian
chimpanzee - SEE: monkey
CIRCUS STAND-UPS (ID #1154) set of 12 double-sided flats made by NOSCO

clown
covered wagon - SEE: wagon, covered
cow
cowboy
cowgirl
crab
"CRACKER JACK" BASE ANIMAL STAND-UPS - three styles:

"CRACKER JACK" BASE ANIMAL STAND-UPS: STYLE I - set of 10 hollow back stand-ups with "CRACKER JACK" in bottom of base.

"CRACKER JACK" BASE ANIMAL STAND-UPS: STYLE II - set of 6 double-sided flats with "CRACKER JACK" in bottom of base (shown with variations/look-alikes).

"CRACKER JACK" BASE ANIMAL STAND-UPS: STYLE III - a double-sided flat with "CRACKER JACK" in bottom of base.

D

deer
dog
donkey

E

eagle
elephant

F

fish
flamingo
football - SEE: football player
football player
fox

G

Gemini - SEE: twins
giraffe
girl scout
gnu
goat
goose

H

horse

I

ibex
ice skater - SEE: skater

J

jackass - SEE: donkey
jaguar

K

kangaroo

L

Leo - SEE: lion
Libra - SEE: balance
lion

M

monkey
moose
mule - SEE: donkey
musician

N

NATIONAL ORGAN SUPPLY COMPANY - Almost always referred to by Cracker Jack collectors as NOSCO - SEE: NOSCO
Native American - SEE: American Indian
nilgai
NOSCO - Cracker Jack sets of prizes known to have been made by the NATIONAL ORGAN SUPPLY COMPANY (NOSCO):

O

organ grinder
osterich
owl

P

panda
PEOPLE (OCCUPATIONS) STAND-UPS (ID #1124) set of 12 double-sided flats made by NOSCO

Pisces - SEE: fish
pig

Q

quail

R

rabbit
ram
ringmaster
roller skater - SEE: skater

S

Sailor Jack and Bingo (Cracker Jack logo)
Sagittarius - SEE: archer
Scorpio - SEE: scorpion
scorpion
seal
sheriff
skater
skunk
SPACEMEN STAND-UPS (ID #1227) set of 10 soft plastic figural stand-ups made by NOSCO
squirrel
STAND-UPS (ID #1144) set of 16 double-sided flats made by NOSCO

T

Taurus - SEE: bull
teepee - SEE: tepee
tepee
tiger
tipi - SEE: tepee
trumpeter - SEE: musician
turtle
twins

U

unicorn

V

virgin
Virgo - SEE: virgin
vulture

W

wagon, covered
water bearer
whistle

WESTERN STAND-UPS (ID #1137) set of 12 double-sided flats made by NOSCO

wolf

X

xerus

Y

yak

Z

zebra
Zodiac - SEE: ZODIAC COINS (ID #1182) set of 12 disks
ZODIAC COINS (ID #1182) set of 12 disks marked on back as follows and made by NOSCO

About the Wallpaper
The image used for the wallpaper for this page is an August, 1956, Cracker Jack advertisement from Little Lulu Comics.  It is one of my favorite ads of all time, because it shows so many plastic prizes from the era in which I have specialized my collection.
Click on the photo for a larger view.

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Page created 01/16/2000
Copyright © 2000
By Jeffrey Scott Maxwell
Cracker Jack Collectors Association - CJCA