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Marx Merry Makers

Marx

Mouse Band w/ four elements and a piano

Type
Animals
Topic
Sports & Leisure
Country of manufacture
USA
Mechanism
Clockwork
Movement
The mouse standing dances, other playing piano waves its body, another plays drums, and a fourth violin
Materials
Tin
Dimensions (LxWxH cm)
13x25x24
Condition
Very Good
Manufactured
1931 – 1935

Research notes

a variant has semi-circular scenario behind the violinist; another has the mouse sitted on the piano waving a baton with its hands; original price $.98; our toy was made in England; pat. for the mechanism; for the brake: 1393936 (1921)1595702 (1924);

Notes

one tin tap is broken

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