#376

Rare German Mechanical Tin "Dancing Sailor" by Lehmann
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Description
7.5" (19 cm.) A painted tin toy of adult man depicting a sailor with attached flat-top tin sailor hat with gilt lettering "Mars" and tin shoes, is wearing a blue cloth sailor costume, and is posed in standing position. When coil-spring wound, he can perform two different actions: standing upright he totters from side to side drunkenly, or standing on his head he revolves and waves his legs. Condition: generally excellent, mechanism functions well. Marks: Lehmann Made in Germany (various patent dates). Comments: Lehmann, EPL model 535, circa 1910. Value Points: the amusing mechanical toy is preserved in near mint condition.