[AUTOMATON]. The Drunkard. Paris: Vichy, ca. 1900. Musical mechanical automaton depicting a fashionably-dressed young man with papier-mache head, mohair wig, and wool suit, sitting on a green, wooden park bench, losing his balance and tumbling sideways as he attempts to continue drinking from the empty bottle in his right hand. There are six animations, including head pivots, raising and lowering of the right arm with the bottle, slumping of the body across the bench, and kicking of the legs. Tested, functional. Third-party shipping required. 20 x 18 x 16".