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Lot 436

German Tin String Toys. 4 pcs.

Estimate: $400 - $600

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[Black Americana] German Tin String Toys. 4 pcs. Possibly Distler, ca. 1910s. A group of minstrel players and dandies that move in various ways when attached string is pulled; a man eats a melon, another reads his sheet music, and the others pull their top hats off with one changing faces into a clown. Tallest 6?, smallest 3 ??. Two strings missing; moving mechanism works.