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Item Details

Description

Mechanical Turtle
Maker: J. Chein
Materials: Tin
Construction: Tinplating
Labels/Tags: J. Chein
Age: 1940
Description: Tin mechanical turtle has been painted orange, red, yellow, blue, and brown. On its back, holding the reigns, is an African man, presumably racing the turtle. Tin winding key is intact.
Size: H. 4.5x W. 8.0x D. 5.0"
Provenance: NJ Estate
Weight: 4.6oz
Condition: Some scattered losses in paint along shell, pin-sized. Functional at time of cataloguing.
History: J. Chein & Company was an American toy manufacturer in business from 1903 through the 1980s. It is best remembered today for its mechanical toys made from stamped and lithographed tin produced from the 1930s through the 1950s

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Toy Chein Mechanical Turtle, 1940

Name: Toy Chein Mechanical Turtle, 1940
SKU: 28877346
Price: 50 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $200 - $450

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