Dear Hist'Archers,
We have found a gold-embossed "tom and jerry" punch cup in a 19th century
San Jose assemblage and are looking for reference materials that might help
us date this specimen. It is very similar to this vintage cup offered for
sale on eBay.
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-Tom-and-Jerry-cups-/251046099590?pt=LH_DefaultDoma
in_0&hash=item3a73837a86

Does anyone know of good reference books for this genre of antique?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions - 

--Barb

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Barbara L. Voss, Associate Professor
Department of Anthropology
450 Serra Mall, Bldg. 50, Main Quad
Stanford University
Stanford CA 94305-2034
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