Tin Mechanical Toy Knock-out by Strauss

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4" x 5" ring (10 x 13 cm). A lithographed tin boxing ring with brightly designed fight scenes on two sides, and pre-historic fight scenes on other two sides has rope sides and two wooden fighters with cardboard arms and legs. When wound and lever released the figures bob up and down as though boxing. Marked "Knock-Out Prize Fighters, Trademark Strauss, The Ferdinand Strauss corporation, New York, Pat. UAM Co. Oct 1921". Toy excellent, box quite worn but with interested detail on inside and out. American, Strauss, circa 1921.