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Balky Mule

Ernst Paul Lehmann

Clown on cart with decorated wheels pulled by a grey donkey

Model
425
Type
Carriages & Cycles
Topic
Circus & Clowns
Country of manufacture
Germany
Mechanism
Clockwork
Movement
While moving forward, donkey and clown jump
Materials
Tin & cloth
Dimensions (LxWxH cm)
19x7x12
Condition
Good
Manufactured
1897 – 1938

Research notes

alternative names: the Balky Mule, Stubborn Donkey, the Comical Clown; DRP96081 (1897); this seems to be the earlier version of the toy (see 59 (60) for details) - before 1903?

Notes

clockwork loose

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