Rhinos

The Schoenhut Rhinoceros The rhino was introduced in 1909 with the Teddy Roosevelt sets. It is not a very good circus animal - not very trainable and hard to keep. The rhino must have sold well as it was produced for a long time in several designs.
Photo by Judith Lile Glass eyes, green-brown color The head and body of the rhino were beautifully shaped. In this example the body color blends a greenish-brown with a dark brown. Black spots were applied on the back. The ears are leather and the tail twine. Keller Style II - Very Scarce Photo by Judith Lile	Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Kramer Glass eyes, dark brown color Schoenhut simplified the body color in this style to a chocolate brown all over. Keller Style I - Very Scarce Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Sneed
Glass eyes, reddish brown color This very pretty rhino's color is definitely much redder and lighter than the previous. Rare Color Photo courtesy of Bertoia Auctions	Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Susan Turner Painted eyes Like other animals, the rhino's production was continued after WWI with painted eyes. No decal eyes regular sized rhino has been seen but it seems possible they were produced. Keller Style III - Scarce Photo by Judith Lile
Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Susan Turner Decal eyes The decal eyes regular size rhino was likely the last variation produced.
Photo by Judith Lile Reduced size, painted eyes The reduced size rhino retained the leather ears and the twisted twine tail. The colors of the reduced size seem to be uniformly dark brown.	Photo by Judith Lile Reduced size, decal eyes The decal eyes reduced size rhino shows how much the craftsmanship to produce these pieces was lowered. Even the quality of wood used was sometimes not very good. Photo by Judith Lile