Passed
Description
7" (18 cm.) A gentleman's pressed felt flannel top hat,left resting open-ended upon a table-top,evidently became the hiding place for a paper-mache black fleecy-covered pup with glass eyes,shaped nose,and long floppy ears. Although it appears that the entire pup is hiding inside the hat,it is actually only a pup's head,and the automaton mechanism is visible by peering inside the hat. Movements and Music. The pup peeks his head out of his hiding place,and twirls about,as though looking to see if anyone is watching. He repeats the motion for some time and then,evidently spying someone coming,he quickly drops down into the hat,hiding. Music plays throughout. Attributed to Roullet et Decamps,circa 1910,from their extensive line of whimsical mechanical animal pieces.