RUPPERT KNICKERBOCKER BEER CLOWN AUTOMATON
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Circa 1950s Automated Beer Merchanising Display, depicting a papier mache acrobatic clown balancing on one finger atop a six pack while holding bottles, cans and mugs; the six pack is mounted on a custom metal tripod stand containing an electric motor that makes the clown figure rotate; comes with its original wooden storage crate with ink drawings of the figure and assembly instructions, assembled height: approx. 9' tall, crate: 62 1/4" high, 39" x 26 1/2". Complete, but with paint losses and wear to clown; splits in plastic mug; hole in crate; works intermittently. Provenance: From the Haynes Collection
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RUPPERT KNICKERBOCKER BEER CLOWN AUTOMATON
Estimate $1,000 - $1,500
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