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Twinkle Toes or The Ballet Dancer

Marx

Ballerina w/ green dress standing on one foot

Type
People
Topic
Sports & Leisure
Country of manufacture
USA
Mechanism
Friction
Movement
Upon pulling the toothed spinning rod and placing toy on floor, it will rotate
Materials
Tin
Dimensions (LxWxH cm)
7x7x14
Condition
Excellent
Manufactured
1930 – 1940

Research notes

there are several variants with different dresses; for this particular toy, two different boxes, one of each calls it "Twinkle Toes"; similar toys were made by Einfalt

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