#451

Early American Mechanical Patented "Autoperipatetikous" Doll
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10" (25 cm.) Porcelain shoulderhead with sculpted short black curly hair, painted facial features, blue eyes, closed mouth, on original carton body with floor-length "skirt" which encloses the mechanism, brass feet, leather arms, velvet gown. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Enoch Morrison's patented walking doll marketed as "Autoperipatetikous", patented in 1862. Value Points: included with the early patented doll is its personal provenance.