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Add to wishlistNINA Cat and Mouse made by Lehmann, Germany. EPL # 790
EUR 1.250,00Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
Fine Lehmann mechanical tin toy: large cat appears to chase a small mouse. Black and white handpainted. Clockwork. Working perfect and in excellent condition. Size 11"- 28 cm. Literature:see 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.
Add to wishlistLehmann “Going to the Fair” lady in riding chair. EPL# 290 1889, Germany.
EUR 2.475,00Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
These very early string-wind drive toys were made from 1889 to 1896 in Germany by Lehmann. Combining lithography and painted detail, the toy features a red-gowned woman seated in a promenade chair with lithographed design at the side, being pushed by a porter with painted blue jacket and lithographed striped pants. The woman has a large hat, shawl, and dainty feet that rest on the decorated car base. Flywheel drive causes the wheels to turn and the man to push the cart along. Excellent condition woman, mechanism intact. Marked Lehmann. Comments: Lehmann''s EPL model 290, made only from 1889 to 1896, inspired by the International Exposition in Paris. Lehmann got the patent from Ferdinand Martin. ( there were also made a version with the lady dressed in blue with a red fan and a square loga at the back of the chair. 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.
Add to wishlistViolin player- "Le gai Violioniste" made by Fernand Martin, France 1897
EUR 1.195,00Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
"Le gai Violioniste"made by Fernand Martin, France. This is a wonderful toy from 1897. When he is wind up he plays and moves his fingers. Great original MINT conditin all over.Dressed in cotton. . A great piece for the Martin collector. Size H.20 cm
Add to wishlistLil Abner and his band.. Tinplate wind up comic toy.
EUR 695,00Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
Li'l Abner was a satirical American comic strip appearing in many newspapers in the United States and Canada, featuring a fictional clan of hillbillies in the impoverished town of Dogpatch, Kentucky. Lil Abner and his Band. Comic tin Toy from about 1940. USA. Wind up. Working excellent with a lot of action.. A very charming mechanical tin toy. L.25 cm. H. 22 cm. Alle figurer spiller og bevæger sig, når legetøjet trækkes op.
Add to wishlistMechanical hand painted tin toy: A Fernand Martin (France) clockwork automaton from 1899. "La Blanchisseuse"
EUR 1.600,00Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
A Fernand Martin (France) clockwork automaton, "La Blanchisseuse"19th. century. 20 cm.clockwork.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. This is an early toy figure of a drunkard, with painted face, grey top hat with the Martin mark, a bottle and cup, with permanent key, black metal feet, check trousers and plain tunic (some wear and tear). Made to walk with a stagger and periodically take a drink, has survived remarkable well. See F.Marchand,L''''''''Historie des Jouets Martin,Paris 1987.
Add to wishlistMechanical hand painted tin toy: A Fernand Martin (France) clockwork automaton, "Le CLochard" from 1899.France
EUR 885,00Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
A Fernand Martin (France) clockwork automaton, "Le CLochard" (the drunkard) from 1899. 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. This is an early toy figure of a drunkard, with painted face, grey top hat with the Martin mark, a bottle and cup, with permanent key, black metal feet, check trousers and plain tunic (some wear and tear). Made to walk with a stagger and periodically take a drink, has survived remarkable well. See F.Marchand,L''''Historie des Jouets Martin,Paris 1987.
Add to wishlistHand painted tin fiddler with dancing ballerina.Made by Günthermann,Germany
EUR 2.400,00Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
Painted tin with clockwork mechanism. Seated musician and a balerina dancing to plink-plong music made by Siegfried Günthermann, Nürnberg about 1905. An early toy in a very good condition and working fine.H= 10 1/2 inch-27 cm B= 8 1/4 inch- 21 cm.
Add to wishlistLehmann “Ajax”. Tumbling Acrobat Warrior EPL # 659"
EUR 1.190,00Category: Antique Tinplate Mechanical Toy Figures
This Lehmann "Ajax" toy was Patented 1903, this one ca 1914. The most articulated of all the Lehmann toys which uses a very complicated mechanism. It shows a warrior with clubs standing on long slats turning a somersault while fully extending. These came with two different kind of clothing and were expensive toys at the time. This one is the striped clothing version. Stands 10" ( 25 cm). Wind up, all original clothing and working fine.( Patent EPL 659) Very good condition. Some minor schratces due to age. Literatur: Heike Köhler/Katharina Kreschel: Vom störischen 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.
