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Add to wishlistEarly handprinted figure. Clown with singing goose. Eberl.
EUR 1.900,00Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
Wonderful handpainted tin toy from Hans Eberl ca 1905. : Clown with singing goose. Rare toy, original condition. The colours of the figures are original. Some paint loss. The function is excellent. An early toy with a lot of charm.
Add to wishlistViolin player- "Le gai Violioniste" made by Fernand Martin, France 1897
EUR 1.195,00Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
"Le gai Violioniste"made by Fernand Martin, France. This is a wonderful toy from 1897. When he is wind up he plays and moves his fingers. Great original MINT conditin all over.Dressed in cotton. . A great piece for the Martin collector. Size H.20 cm
Add to wishlistPluto as a musician. Comic. Disney.1940
EUR 495,00Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
Pluto as musician. A tin plate toy with a lot of action. Walt Disney Comic/movie tinplate toy.Wind up toy about 1940.Very good condition.Firma Marx.H: 15,5 cm/ 6"
Add to wishlistMechanical hand painted tin toy: A Fernand Martin (France) clockwork automaton from 1899. "La Blanchisseuse"
EUR 1.600,00Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
A Fernand Martin (France) clockwork automaton, "La Blanchisseuse"19th. century. 20 cm.clockwork.They are crude in one way and sophisticated in another. Martin''''''''s genius was to observe everyday people and transform them into toys. Many times toys are made for children but with adults in mind. The subtleties would be lost on a child. This is an early toy figure of a drunkard, with painted face, grey top hat with the Martin mark, a bottle and cup, with permanent key, black metal feet, check trousers and plain tunic (some wear and tear). Made to walk with a stagger and periodically take a drink, has survived remarkable well. See F.Marchand,L''''''''Historie des Jouets Martin,Paris 1987.
Add to wishlistLehmann “Ajax”. Tumbling Acrobat Warrior EPL # 659"
EUR 1.190,00Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
This Lehmann "Ajax" toy was Patented 1903, this one ca 1914. The most articulated of all the Lehmann toys which uses a very complicated mechanism. It shows a warrior with clubs standing on long slats turning a somersault while fully extending. These came with two different kind of clothing and were expensive toys at the time. This one is the striped clothing version. Stands 10" ( 25 cm). Wind up, all original clothing and working fine.( Patent EPL 659) Very good condition. Some minor schratces due to age. Literatur: Heike Köhler/Katharina Kreschel: Vom störischen Esel zum Kletteraffen Tom. Brandenburger Museumshefte 6, Brandenburg an der Havel 2007; Jürgen & Marianne Clieslik: Ein Jahrhundert Blechspielzeug, München 1981. Helmut Schwarz/Marion Faber: Bewegte Zeiten/Moving Times. Ernst Paul Lehmann-Patentwerk. Geschichte einer Spielwarenfabrik/History on a Toy Factory, Hrsg. Museen der Stadt Nürnberg 2003.
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Add to wishlistMechanical swimming swan. Handpainted. Germany.
EUR 880,00Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
Mechanical swimming swan. Handpainted tin toy from the 20-ties.Germany. Functions very well. All original. Signs of wear due to age. 16 cm.
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Add to wishlistClown rider.Mechanical tin toy Günthermann,Germany.
EUR 1.120,00Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
Clown on pig on wheels Mechanical tin toy ca 1910 by Günthermann ,Germany. Functions very well. All original. Minimal sigs of wear. Function very very good..L 13 cm h. 13 cm
Add to wishlistRare early tin toy:Heavy swell #525, by Lehmann.
EUR 1.775,00Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
Rare early tin toy:Heavy swell #525, by Lehmann. EPL # 525 Heavy swell #525, walking mustached man with cane, made of tin with wind-up mechanism, tin body ist cloth-covered in original clothing and holding original key and walking stick, he still sways back and forth with his stick. H.8,5”/ 23cm1904-.Literature: Heike Köhler og Katharina Kreschel,Von Störischer Esel zum Kletteraffen Tom.Brandenburger Museumshefte 6,Brandenburg an der Havel 2007. Helmut Schwarz og Marion Faber, Moving Times,Ernst Paul Lehmann Patentwerk, History on a Toy Factory, Toy Museum Nürnberg 2003.
