Early Tin Mechanical Toy Bird

Live Auction

6" (15 cm.) Pressed tin bird with painted dark green feathers and head, black beak, creamy underbelly, embossed feather design, is attached to wheeled base with mechanism. When wound, the bird moves along and feathers flap up and down. Excellent condition, paint beautifully preserved with minor darkening where attached to mechanism. Circa 1895.