Details
German clockwork novelty operating Cyclist,
ivory, vermilion and tan painted tinplate, powered from centrally-sited clockwork mechanism with 15.5cm. radius rod and drive link to rear cycle wheel, the cycle constructed from lead alloy with wire spokes and finished in black, circa 1914 (F, slight paint loss to tinplate)
ivory, vermilion and tan painted tinplate, powered from centrally-sited clockwork mechanism with 15.5cm. radius rod and drive link to rear cycle wheel, the cycle constructed from lead alloy with wire spokes and finished in black, circa 1914 (F, slight paint loss to tinplate)
Literature
See The Art of the Tin Toy, David Pressland, New Cavendish Books, p.67, Plate 160 for similar toy