Up for auction is this Wonderful old hand carved German automaton. Folks, its soooooooooooo Awesomely neat..And Beautiful!! It has a German clock movement in its back w/bellows and a battery compartment on the bottom. When you wind him up with the clock key.. his head turns from side to side and he Whistles!! The battery's are for powering the lamp post which lights!! The paint is Original and Beautiful!! Please Supersize our pictures for the Best description. It measures approx. 19" tall, the base 5 1/4" by 3 1/2". The man himself measures 12 3/4" tall. This is just a Wonderful piece of Folk Art!! Thanks for looking and Please keep watching for more Great finds!!
Shipping and insurance to anywhere in the lower 48 states will be $15.
On Dec-06-08 at 11:37:46 PST, seller added the following information:We've never had one of these and know nothing about them, but my husband said he thinks if this was tuned, the man whistling would be louder. He said the bellows look fine. As you can see there is paint wear on the top. I think the metal is copper..a couple of ripples on the edge in the metal on the most worn side. Aside from the key, this appears to be all Original..its a Beautiful piece!!