21
Marx Windup Turkeys
Estimate:
CA$200 - CA$300
Sold
CA$275
Live Auction
Advertising, Canadiana & Historic Objects
Size
4.5" x 6" x 5".
Category
Description
German. 1940s. Toys are marked "Made in U.S. Zone Germany". This mark was used on toys exported from Germany between 1945 and 1949 when U.S. allies occupying controlled territories would only permit export of items with a marking showing the item was approved by the U.S. for export. Marked, "Made in U.S. Zone Germany", at front chest of turkey bodies. Marked, "Ges Geschutzt" (legally protected), at front chest of turkey bodies.
Condition
Both tested and working. One key present.
Medium
Lithographed tin.
Provenance
From the Darryl Silver Collection.
