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Handpainted tin birdcage w. mechanical "singing and moving bird. Firma Issmeier.
EUR 895,00Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
Handpainted tin birdcage, mechanical. This is a rare beautiful wind up tin toy made by Issmeier or Plank, germany ca 1900.Very rare and a wonderful decoration in your collection of early rare toys. When the bird is wind up, it moves the wings and whistles. This could also be a great piece as accessories in a doll collection! Size H 8 3/4" /20 cm


Mechanical hand painted tin toy: A Fernand Martin (France) clockwork automaton, "Bécassine Casseuse d'assiettes". France.
EUR 2.400,00Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
A Fernand Martin (France) clockwork automaton: "Madelon Casseuse D'Assiettes". Clockwork toy of part litho, part hand painted. A very amusing and inventive toy design, features woman holding stack of plates while attempting to walk and not drop them all without apparent success. 6 1/2" h./ 16,5 cm. The toy is called Casseuse d´assiettes, After the toy is wound up and released, the body of the woman is designed to move back and forth while the feet move. Near the end, the figure falls backwards and the plate stack is released and the plates fly off. On the back of the head is a circle with the letters "F M" inside and the word "Paris" underneath the letters. 16,5 cm./ 6 1/2" Martin toys are portraying French life in the 19th century. They are crude in one way and sophisticated in another. Martin's genius was to observe everyday people and transform them into toys. Many times toys are made for children but with adults in mind. The subtleties would be lost on a child. See F.Marchand,L''''Historie des Jouets Martin,Paris 1987.


Naughty Boy made by Lehmann,Germany."Zerruppiger Junge".EPL # 495
EUR 900,00Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
LEHMANN NAUGHTY BOY.Fine Lehmann German toy with a man driving an open air vehicle while his son attempts to grab the tiller.EPL # 495. Clockwork driven. Good condition.The Litho is fine, some wear to boys head. Functions well. SIZE:L= 5" / 12,5 cm . Literature: Heike Köhler og Katharina Kreschel,Von Störischer Esel zum Kletteraffen Tom.Brandenburger Museumshefte 6,Brandenburg an der Havel 2007. Jürgen & Marianne Clieslik,Ein Jahrhundert Blechspielzeug,München 1981. Helmut Schwarz og Marion Faber,Moving Times,Ernst Paul Lehmann Patentwerk,,History on a Toy Factory,Toy Museum Nürnberg 2003..


Hand painted lady with umbrella made by Günthermann or Issmayer Germany.
EUR 2.390,00Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
A charming very early toy featuring a hand painted lady with umbrella made by Günthermann or Issmayer Germany. Made ca 1900. The lady is dressed in a fine long dark pink gown and a lovely hat. When the key is wind up the lady walks.Very good condition and working fine. H: 20 cm / 8"/ A rare early toy.


Clown rider.Mechanical tin toy Günthermann,Germany.
EUR 1.200,00Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
Clown on pig on wheels Mechanical tin toy ca 1910 by Günthermann ,Germany. Functions very well. All original. Minimal sigs of wear. Function very very good..L 13 cm h. 13 cm
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Mechanical swimming swan. Handpainted. Germany.
EUR 880,00Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
Mechanical swimming swan. Handpainted tin toy from the 20-ties.Germany. Functions very well. All original. Signs of wear due to age. 16 cm.


TUT-TUT- with RED weels made by Lehmann,Germany.EPL # 490.
EUR 1.190,00Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
TUT-TUT made by Lehmann,Brandenburg from 1903 til 1935.Good condition with some wear. Clockwork working fine. L= 7 1/4 inch-18 cm. Literatur: Heike Köhler/Katharina Kreschel: Vom störrischen Esel zum Kletteraffen Tom. Brandenburger Museumshefte 6, Brandenburg an der Havel 2007; Jürgen & Marianne Clieslik: Ein Jahrhundert Blechspielzeug, München 1981. Helmut Schwarz/Marion Faber: Bewegte Zeiten/Moving Times. Ernst Paul Lehmann-Patentwerk. Geschichte einer Spielwarenfabrik/History on a Toy Factory, Hrsg. Museen der Stadt Nürnberg 2003.


Lehmann Zig-Zag tin toy. Mint condition. EPL 640. Germany. ca 1910
EUR 1.850,00Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
This Lehmann toy features two large tin wheels that support a two-seated apparatus, a white man holding a steering wheel and a black man holding the drive shaft seated at either side. When coil-spring is wound up, the vehicle zig-zag rolls in an infinitely changing manner, the figures bouncing up and down and moving their arms.drive shaft seated at either side. The toy combines lithographed wheels and car, handpainted figures. Excellent condition, mechanism functions well. Marked Lehmann. Lehmann's EPL 640, circa 1910. Size: H.5" ( 13 cm) W. 5" (13 cm.)