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A German tinplate Mickey Mouse Saxophone Player
lithographed four-fingered mouse with a cymbal attached to the heel of each shoe, lever action causing his arms and legs to move, printed on reverse 'By exclusive arrangement with the Ideal Films Ltd. All rights reserved Registered No 508041, Germany', probably Saalheimer and Strauss, early 1930s --15.9cm. high, circa 1930 (P, staining and rusting to face, arm, saxophone and one leg)
lithographed four-fingered mouse with a cymbal attached to the heel of each shoe, lever action causing his arms and legs to move, printed on reverse 'By exclusive arrangement with the Ideal Films Ltd. All rights reserved Registered No 508041, Germany', probably Saalheimer and Strauss, early 1930s --15.9cm. high, circa 1930 (P, staining and rusting to face, arm, saxophone and one leg)
Literature
SHINE, Bernard C. Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Memorabilia -- The Vintage Years 1928-1938, New York: Harry N. Abrams., 1986 p.36 (illus.)
WENGEL, Doug & Pat A Guide to those early Mickey and Minnie Mouse Tin Lithographed Mechanical Toys Made in Europe, in Antique Toy World Magazine, Volume 23, Number 10, October 1993, pp.33-34 (illus.)
WENGEL, Doug & Pat A Guide to those early Mickey and Minnie Mouse Tin Lithographed Mechanical Toys Made in Europe, in Antique Toy World Magazine, Volume 23, Number 10, October 1993, pp.33-34 (illus.)
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