A German Tinplate Clockwork ‘Jolly Clown’ c.1920

GBP 495.00

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Object 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.

Object History

Unknown.

Object Literature

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.

Object Condition

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.

Object Details

  • dimensions
    W:3 x H:6.75 x D:3 inches
  • period
  • country
  • year
    c.1920

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Dealer Location

The Onion Barn
Shoe Cottage
15 High Street
Blunham
Bedfordshire
MK44 3NL

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