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Description
12" (30 cm.) The lithographed tin city bus is decorated with rich red,green and yellow colors and
features the name "Compagnie Generale des Omnibus" on each side,and the added sign "Ligne B
Triocadero - Gare de L'Est " attached to each roof side. There is a blue-suited driver in the front
of the bus,which is richly lithographed,and features fenders,stylized starting fan,the location
sign "Trocadero" and the C.R. initial for the maker; these same signs appear at the open-end
back of the bus. An attached key winds the clockwork mechanism which operates perfectly. The
toy is in near mint condition,even bearing the paper label of the original French store where it
was sold. Charles Rossignol. Paris,early 20th-century.