LOVELY ANTIQUE HORSE CAROUSEL TIN TOY GERMANY GUNTHERMANN HAND PAINTED TINPLATE
Item History & Price
RARE AND CHARMING ANTIQUE TOY
CHILDREN'S HORSE CAROUSEL .... FERRIS WHEEL
APPX. 9 INCHES HEIGHT........7 INCH LENGTH
ORIGINAL HAND PAINTED AND TIN LITHO FINISH
c.1900-1920
CLOCKWORK / WIND UP MECHANISM.....VERY VERY OLD TOY, SO DIDN'T WANT TO OVER STRESS IT....BUT WITH A CAREFUL LITTLE WINDING, THE FOUR RIDERS & HORSES SPIN ABOUT AS THE CAROUSEL TURNS
DELIGHTFUL GERMAN TOY FROM EARLY LAST CENTURY
NO MAKERS MARK, BUT WOULD GUESS IT'S BY GUNTHERMANN OR POSSIB...LY BING ?
MAKES A LOVELY DISPLAY......SHOWS WITH JUST LITTLE PAINT CHIPPING, FLAKES AROUND THE STRUCTURE.VERY SOLID, ROT FREE.....JUST NATURAL AGE TARNISHING TO SOME EXPOSED METALFRAGILE LITTLE HORSES AND THEIR RIDERS COULD USE CAREFUL CLEAN ETC....APPEALING ORIGINAL FINISH WITHOUT RE-PAINTING
(please see all the images for condition)
SCARCE CHILDHOOD PLAY THING AND ATTRACTIVE SHELF PIECE
EARLY PERIOD PIECE....NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION
i've added all the images i can, in differing light...to hopefully show the honest/accurate condition...please take a good close look for yourself, as these images also form part of the description...and i'm selling my HORSE CAROUSEL as is / as shown and without returns...thanks
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INTERNATIONAL PAYPAL PAYMENTS; OR IBAN B/TRANSFER ( IN U.K £ OR EURO EQUIVALENT)..U.K ALSO OTHEROVERSEAS TRACKED CONFIRMED DELIVERY LISTED AT £30 (refunding any over payments)...U.K £8 SPECIAL DELIVERY****delivery to your registered street address only...sorry, no PO boxes****
IF TRACKED CONFIRMED DELIVERY IS NOT POSSIBLE TO YOUR LOCATION, I MAY NEED TO CANCEL SALE...BY BIDDING YOU AGREE & UNDERSTAND THIS. thank you.
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