#531

German Painted Tin Toy for the American Market by Muller & Kaderer
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$3,500
sold
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Description
16" (41 cm.) h. including flag. A simple tin structure supports a framework from which are suspended two tin bi-planes and two tin airships,each with heavy stock paper blades; the framework is decorated with banners and a simplified American flag. When wound,the aircraft should revolve around; mechanism not functioning. Original finish is well-preserved with some little flakes. Germany,Muller and Kaderer,circa 1910.