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Le Joueur d'Orgue
Société Industrielle de jouets et d’inventions mécaniquesBegger Organ grinder
- Model
- 33
- Type
- People
- Topic
- Musical / Optical
- Country of manufacture
- France
- Mechanism
- Clockwork
- Movement
- Right hand turns the organ lever, left hand waves hat, head waves laterally
- Materials
- Tin, cloth & composition
- Dimensions (LxWxH cm)
- 12x9x24
- Condition
- Excellent
- Manufactured
- 1911 – 1912
Research notes
Medaille D'Or concours Lépine 1010 contest of inventions, created in 1901). Best selling and known toy of the manusfacturer, but often referred to as a F. Martin. Musée du Jouert de Poissy has one.
Notes
All the other similar toys found seem to be in poorer condition