#138

Grand Collection of German Miniature Tin Penny Toys
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$2,800
sold
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Description
36" (91 cm.) x 30 framed. A collection of more than twenty-five miniature tin penny toys are presented in a walnut-framed shadow box, including several different dogs, mother pushing a baby in sled, a boy on a sled, baby in high chair, sewing machine, Victrola, boy on rocking horse, porter pushing a trunk, mother pushing a baby in a carriage, pool table, carriage, lunch box, salt box, pail, bird cage, man with donkey, train, two steamships, goat, and autos. Condition: overall excellent. Comments: Germany, early 1900s. Value Points: outstanding collection of rare and sought penny toys, some with mechanical action, all with wonderful detail of styling and painting.