Post #736670 by Tumatauenga on Wed, Feb 4, 2015 3:16 PM

I like all three of them a lot. The oval one on the right with 2 was made by Richter Artcraft of Toledo in the late 1950s-1960s. I bet all three are Richter. I have seen a set of 4 of the skinny sliver ones on eBay in the last year. If you google the company there is a AOL Answers posting that says "William L. Breyfogle and his business partner Theodore Richter founded Richter Artcraft Co. in 1950 in Toledo, OH. Bill and Ted were friends in high school from which they both graduated in 1941. The company peaked in the years between 1956 through 1967 selling nationwide with the help of major accounts including Sears Roebuck. The company also did a fair amount of export business. One of more popular items for export and well as domestic sale was the Zulu Booboo which was a free-standing African native god of fertility that was about 7" tall.
Casting primarily in plaster in the early years, they switched to polyurethane foam (PF) which made for a much lighter and durable product. In addition to plaster or PF plaques, they also employed a vacuum-forming process that typically resulted in a three-dimensional framed piece that projected out from the canvas.
The company closed for business in 1970 as the popularity for this type of artwork fell off dramatically."