Vintage Antique Catskill Game Farm Small high quality Tin Tray - RARE - Made in Occupied Japan - RARE - Catskill Mountains - Catskill Collectible

ANTIQUE CATSKILL GAME FARM SOUVENIR TIN TRAY MADE IN OCCUPIED JAPAN - RARE
FABULOUS DETAIL OF TWO BUCKS FIGHTING

Silver plated tin tray
Size: Approximately 5" X 3.5".
Stamped on back by maker: SNK

Made in occupied Japan

Occupied Japan was printed on pottery, porcelain, toys, and other goods made during the American occupation of Japan after World War II, from 1947 to 1952

The Catskill Game Farm was opened in 1933 by Roland Lindemann and was still owned by the Lindemann family, as Catskill Game Farm Inc., at the time of its closing. At first, it held only deer, donkeys, and sheep. In 1958, the United States Department of Agriculture recognized Catskill Game Farm as a zoo, and it became the first privately owned venture to achieve such status. The collection was then allowed to grow more exotic, and high quality at the time of its closing, it hosted roughly 2,000 animals representing over 150 species, imported from around the world.

The zoo spanned more than 914 acres, most of which was used to breed animals for other zoos worldwide. Only about 136 acres was available for public viewing, and then only in the summer and autumn.

This tray is one of the earliest Catskill Game Farm Souvenirs I have come across.

It is a lovely tray, rare and hard to find.