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A Laughing Policeman coin-operated automaton by Raffler & Walker
with standing police officer, with moving head, eyes, arms and waist, dressed in Victorian uniform, holding truncheon in right hand with a seated black cat by his side, both in painted papier-maché, with stencilled town at night scene behind, enclosed in glass case with mahogany panelled base and coin slot in the centre, the rear compartment enclosing re-wired electric automaton mechanism and record player for Ruffler and Walker Laughing 78rpm record with white label -48in. (122cm.) high
with standing police officer, with moving head, eyes, arms and waist, dressed in Victorian uniform, holding truncheon in right hand with a seated black cat by his side, both in painted papier-maché, with stencilled town at night scene behind, enclosed in glass case with mahogany panelled base and coin slot in the centre, the rear compartment enclosing re-wired electric automaton mechanism and record player for Ruffler and Walker Laughing 78rpm record with white label -48in. (122cm.) high
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