German Tinplate Clockwork ‘Jolly Clown’ C.1920
Stock No
2679
2013
- £495.00
- €578 Euro
- $616 US Dollar
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Item Description
The charming mechanical toy in the form of the head and shoulders of a laughing clown wearing a Pierrot hat with red pom poms to a red and black painted face and ruff with black chequered suit, the whole being flat lithographed and mounted on a clockwork motor operating a cam which moves the mouth and head in a jaunty manner and surviving from 1920s Germany.
The condition, considering the age and fragility of the toy, is still sound with the mechanism working, as per the video provided. There is light wear to the paintwork.
This would have been boxed with the patent by DRGM of West Germany and there was another variation being the Sambo Clown.
A beautiful decorative artwork as much as a childhood delight.
Item Info
Seller
Seller Location
Blunham, Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire
Item Dimensions
H: 17cm W: 8cm D: 8cm
Period
c.1920
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
Blunham, Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Contact No
+44 (0)1767 640995
+44 (0)772 9213013
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