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Description
6" (15 cm.) Posed as though dancing upon a simple wooden frame
with tiny wheels are two bisque head dolls with glass eyes and
painted features,brunette wig,costumed as boy and girl,A simple
mechanism is within the girl's body which,when wound,causes the
couple to twirl about. Condition: generally excellent. Comments:
V.M. Bruchlos,Germany,early 1900s,whose factory specialized in
these simple mechanical action dolls; original catalog pages from
his firm are shown in Cieslik's German Doll Encyclopedia,page 32.
Value Points: due to their simple bazaar-like construction,any
examples are very rare to find; this pair wear their original
costumes and dance merrily.