- E. Rosen Company Pumpkin Pops Mechanical Countertop Display, mid-1930s. This Pumpkin Pops mechanical point-of-sale sucker holder is amongst the rarest of all items in the collection. Even with the unfortunate damage this is a prize. I have never seen an intact example of any Rosen Pops mechanical countertop display offered for sale albeit the time I acquired the Pumpkin Pops, inclusive of the Witch Pops and Magic Pot. I have seen only one other intact example of Pumpkin Pops in another collection. The Witch Pops and Magic Pot resided in our collection for many years prior to their deaccession in 2007. Subsequently, they are depicted in previous works profiling vintage Halloween collectible memorabilia. Most notably the ‘3rd Edition, Vintage Halloween Collectibles (2014), Mark B. Ledenbach, p. 117, The Inner Sanctum’. The Pumpkin Pops mechanical countertop display measures 9″ h x 1.5” w x 7” l. Each sucker had a net weight of “not less than 1¾ ozs.” When the cat tab at the top is moved back and forth the eyes roll, the tongue wags and the broomed witch floats across the nose.
E. Rosen Company Witch Pops Mechanical Countertop Display, 1940s
E. Rosen Company Magic Pot Mechanical Countertop Display, 1930s
