Lot 23
23
4MICKEY MOUSE

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4MICKEY MOUSE
A rare early German lithographed tinplate clockwork organ grinder, circa 1931, comprising Mickey Mouse cranking the organ, his head moving back and forth as Minnie Mouse dances on top to a rinky tink tune, printed Made in Germany, probably made by Distler, in original box, 8 x 6in.

Lot Essay

This toy was probably based upon Distler's Jacko The Merry Organ Grinder, using the same pressing and organ mechanism. (See Gordon Gardiner and Alistair Morris The Price Guide to Metal Toys, Baron Publishing, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1982, p.86)

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