Gertie the Galloping Goose

Large white Goose with yellow feet

Type: Animals
Topic: Animals
Country of manufacture: USA
Mechanism: Clockwork
Movement: Jumps on its feet and oscillates head
Materials: Tin
Dimensions (LxWxH cm): 23x9x18x12
Condition: Very Good
Manufactured: 1935 – 1940

Research notes

The toy is usually attributed to Unique Art, USA. However, our toy is marked made in England. Also, in the American toy the clockwork's key is fixed and positioned at the lower body, while in our toy the key must be applied on top. UAS’s president, Sammy Bergman, was a good friend of Louis Marx, and the two men’s companies at times cooperated, with Marx providing tooling to UA and sometimes acting as a distributor for Unique’s products. Marx established its first UK factory in Dudley, near Birmingham, with production starting in 1932 and ceasing in 1940 due to the war. There are several children's book titled "Gertie the Goose"