Life Magazine Photo - Can You Find All the Alice Items? Answers!

Here's what I found in the photo, from left to right, top to bottom:

• Alice gift wrap (the pink square at the far left edge, not yet posted)
• 3 Vira greeting cards
• Gund White Rabbit and Mad Hatter dolls
• Live Flowers LGB
• unknown Alice candy box (!)
• Alice Madame Alexander doll
• Mad Hatter and March Hare Gund dolls
• unknown Alice child garment (!)
• Regal Alice shaker
• Evan K. Shaw figures - Mad Hatter, March Hare, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, White Rabbit, Mad Hatter again, Walrus
• Alice Tea Cup Watch

You get extra credit if you noticed the March Hare SP figure as a part of the Marx playset

Mystery Alice and White Rabbit Salt & Pepper Set

The last of my mystery series, another pair of salt and peppers, this time featuring Alice and the White Rabbit.

The White Rabbit is clearly taken from the Shaw White Rabbit as seen here, but the Alice is a true mystery. She is like no other figure I've seen so far. I've come across a couple of these sets over the years, but as always, unmarked. I believe these to be unlicensed too.

Mystery Tweedledee and Tweedledum Salt & Pepper Set

Today's mystery figures are a pair of salt and pepper shakers featuring the form of the Tweedles. These are clearly taken from the Shaw Tweedle figures see in this post.

I believe these to be unlicensed, and again no markings of any kind.

Regal Tweedledee and Tweedledum Salt and Pepper Shakers

Ok, so given that there are 4 variations of Alice shakers in the Regal tea set, why on Earth did they do yet another set of shakers?! Tweedledee and Tweedledum are also a true set, with either 2 or 4 holes in the back of their heads. Their names are applied to their collars in gold, and it frequently rubs off being applied over-glaze.

Regal Alice Salt and Pepper Shakers

By far the most common of the Regal tea set are these Alice shakers.

These full color Alices are a true set, having either 3 or 4 holes in the back of her head.


And what rare Alice item would be complete without a variation or two, and the Regal shakers don't disappoint: there are a total of 4 variations of the Alice shakers. Firstly the full color shakers above, arguably the most desirable and fortunately the most common (although still quite rare). Second is a white variation with gold highlights and painted face, hair, stockings and shoes - essentially only missing the coloration on the dress and base. The paint job on Alice's mouth on this example is a little odd I must say.

Third is a white variation with gold highlights only including facial features. This is the next most common variation.

Fourth and final variation is the plain white shaker. Not sure if this was just a blank or if it was sold this way, I only have the one but have seen others.

The full set does make a very nice display, kinda like Alice in progress.