VINTAGE RUHL Rühl REUHL CLOCKWORK MECHANICAL HUMMING BIRD GERMAN TIN TOY 1940s

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THIS IS QUITE A RARE CLOCKWORK TOY TWEETING BIRD FROM GERMANY , DATING TO JUST AFTER WORLD WAR II. I BELIEVE IT TO BE AROUND THIS DATE AS THE MAKERS MARK ON THE TOY HAS BEEN FINELY REMOVED AND THE "MADE IN GERMANY" MARK ON THE BOX HAS BEEN CUT OUT , JUST LEAVING THE "NY" OF GERMANY. IT WAS QUITE NORMAL FOR THIS TYPE OF PRACTICE JUST AFTER THE WAR.I THINK IT WAS MADE BY THE RUHL (VARIOUS SPELLINGS) FACTORY IN NUREMBURG, GERMANY. IT HAS TWO MECHANICALFUNCTIONS OPERATED BY A LEVER, (1) IT GLIDES AND TWEETS AND (2) IT FLAPS ITS WINGS AND TWEETS.I THINK IT IS A HUMMING BIRD WITH ITS CHICKS TO THE MIDDLE OF THE BASE. PLEASE FOLLOW THIS YOUTUBE LINK TO SEE IT WORKING /watch?v=uTf1lNSrYAg&context=C32681a8ADOEgsToPDskKpZk11tDrm5lM7l3XJA_OV IT IS IN GREAT MECHANICAL CONDITION AND THE PAINTWORK IS EXCELLENT.THERE HAS BEEN A REPAIR TO BOTH WINGS AT ONE TIME AND THE REPAIR IS QUITE DISCRETE.ONE WING HAS TWO EPOXY RESIN REPAIRS AND THE OTHER HAS A SMALL MISSING PIECE.WHEN IT IS ROTATING THESE REPAIRS ARE TOTALLY UN-NOTICABLE.THE BOX HAS HAD SOME REPAIRS AND SHOWS WEAR AND THE KEY IS NOT ORIGINAL BUT FUNCTIONAL.ITS FULL LENGTH FROM BASE EDGE TO WING TIP IS 15" (38cm). I AM STARTING THIS ITEM AT 0.99p WITH NO RESERVE AS I BELIEVE IT WILL EASILY HIT THE PRICE I WANT FOR IT AS YOU DON'T SEE MANY OF THESE BIRDS THESE DAYS.THERE WILL BE NO BUY IT read more

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