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Jack-in-the-boxes

Scope note

Toys consisting of boxes with hinged lids from which an enclosed figure springs out when a latch is released, as by turning a small crank on the outside of the box an appropriate number of revolutions.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000211115

Broader Terms used

<figural toys>

Equivalent Terms used

jack-in-the-box

Created

13yrs ago

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