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A musical automaton organ grinder timepiece
the case formed as a cart with a chained dog at the front, the itinerant Russian automaton organ grinder activated and winding a handle on the hour, the dial modelled as a wheel with Roman chapters and bone hands, on rising rectangular base with toupie feet, simple going barrel movement with platform escapement and pin barrel musical movement, German, late 19th century -- 10¾in.(27cm.) high
See Colour Illustration (Plate 9)
the case formed as a cart with a chained dog at the front, the itinerant Russian automaton organ grinder activated and winding a handle on the hour, the dial modelled as a wheel with Roman chapters and bone hands, on rising rectangular base with toupie feet, simple going barrel movement with platform escapement and pin barrel musical movement, German, late 19th century -- 10¾in.(27cm.) high
See Colour Illustration (Plate 9)