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Karl Bub Windup Limousine
Estimate:
CA$900 - CA$1,200
Sold
CA$1,200
Live Auction
Canadiana, Toys & Historic Objects | Featuring the Phil Barnett Collection
Size
7" x 14.25" x 6".
Category
Description
German. 1910s. Toy companies often collaborated with one another to produce their toys. This is a Karl Bub toy made by Karl Bub and the Georges Carette & Co. toymaker (Bing and Carette was a subsidiary of the Carette company). Both Karl Bub and Georges Carette were German companies known for making exceptional toy cars and spared no expense in doing so. This limousine was made during a period when cars were only for the very rich and the toys based on them were also only for the very rich. Unmarked.
Condition
Very good condition. Good original paint. Some fading to the roof. Some paint loss to the wheels. Tested and working. Retains both door handles.
Medium
Painted tinplate.
Provenance
From the Phil Barnett Collection.