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Okabe Gangu Seisakusho

Two celuloid boxers fighting

Type
People
Topic
Sports & Leisure
Country of manufacture
Japan
Mechanism
Clockwork
Movement
As the wheels on the base of one fighter rotate in one and then in the opposite direction, the fighters move closer or apart each other and arms move
Materials
Celuloid & tin
Dimensions (LxWxH cm)
15x5x13
Condition
Very Good
Manufactured
1935 – 1940

Research notes

wheels can have different decorations; one variant w/ a black fighter (made by Marx?); more recent versions w/ plastic wheels

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