#436

Tin Mechanical Jazzbo Jim by Strauss
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9 1/2"l overall (24 cm). Standing upon the shingled roof of a log cabin decorated with colorful scenes of stereotypical black people is a dancing black man with colorful costume and loosely jointed limbs. When wound, he dances about. Marked "Jazzbo Jim, the Dancer on the Roof, Strauss, Patented Oct 1921...". Excellent condition, with original labeled box. American, Strauss, circa 1921.