Rare 1937 Alfalfa mask ("Just Call Me Alfalfa")

4alfalfa.com has obtained (courtesy Steve Ludwig, with additional thanks to Paul Goresh) a rare piece of Alfalfa memorabilia: a 1937 "Alfalfa mask" that contains an image of a smiling Alfalfa with a miniature porkpie hat on the front side; and on the back, a potpourri of Alfalfa biographical information. Among the tidbits:

•A combination geography lesson/word puzzle based on a quiz involving Alfalfa's birthplace of Paris, Illinois
•Two "connect the dots" puzzles, one picturing a cowboy hat, the other a guitar (described as "Alfalfa's favorite musical instrument")
•A gallery of Alfalfa facial expressions ("Surprise", "Lets' Go!" and "Crooning"), accompanied by the caption "Alfalfa is an expert at making facial expressions. Here are some of his favorite ones. Try them yourself."
•A kind of comic strip called "Singing My Way to Hollywood", in the form of a piece of film, that summarizes Alfalfa's young life and how he came to be in the Little Rascals.

At the top of this side of the mask is the heading "Just Call Me Alfalfa/ I Do the Singing for 'Our Gang' ".

This is a fascinating piece of Alfalfa memorabilia that we are happy to share with visitors to 4alfalfa.com. See below for images and details.

See close-ups of various sections of the "bio" side of the mask:

Image 1 (44K)
Image 2 (42K)
Image 3 (42K)
Images 4, 5, and 6 (43K, 55K, 45K)

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