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Description
8" (20 cm.) The collection of thirteen carved and painted wooden animals from the popular toy
circus each feature glass eyes,and include Style II buffalo with cloth ruff,closed mouth,leather
ears and horns; Style I mountain goat with leather horns,beard and tail (beard may not be
original); Style I Arabian camel with V-grooved nose and open mouth; Style II giraffe with
unusual head shape; Style II hippo with one-piece head and neck,painted teeth and two
wooden fangs; Style I kangaroo; Style I polar bear with painted black eye corners; Style I
poodle with cloth ruff; Style I sea lion with unusual (original?) painted white whiskers and
snow flecks around the eyes; Style II zebra with closed mouth; Style I donkey with narrow
nose (missing mane); Style I with leather horns and ears; and Style I leopard with full ball
neck. Good/excellent condition. American,Schoenhut from the Humpty-Dumpty menagerie of
circus animals. Three of the animals (zebu,mountain goat,and buffalo) have original metal
buttons on under-belly with Humpty-Dumpty insignia. A wonderful and extensive group of
glass-eyed animals,three with rare metal labels.