Early German Steam Engine by Georges Carette on Painted Tin Base

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17" (43 cm.) Early metal steam engine with high transmission,complete with burner on nicely painted tin base with colorful decoration,a rare example by Georges Carette,a French toy maker who set up his works in Germany in the late-19th century and produced toy boats and steam engines until the war in 1917 when he fled back to Paris. Germany,George Carette & Co.,circa 1910. Excellent condition,some minor paint wear to to tin base.