GUNTHERMANN GERMAN HAND-PAINTED TIN WIND-UP BANJO PLAYER

GUNTHERMANN GERMAN HAND-PAINTED TIN WIND-UP BANJO PLAYER C. 1900-1910s. Gunthermann German Hand-Painted Tin Wind-Up Banjo Player. Early German hand-painted tin mechanical toy manufactured by Siegfried Günthermann, depicting a period caricatured Black musician seated on a metal chair and playing a banjo. The figure is dressed in a turquoise-blue coat with green stockings and black shoes, with articulated legs, arms, and head. Retains the original tin banjo and exposed spring-driven clockwork mechanism beneath the seat. Not currently functional. Condition: (Very Good). Item Dimensions: Approx: 4” x 3” x 6 - 3/4". Condition:, Item Dimensions:

Estimate:$400

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