Vintage Animated Monkey Playing Guitar Wind Up Musical Celluloid Tin Wood Toy 

Up for bid and for your consideration is a vintage monkey playing guitar wind up musical toy.

This is a really fun toy and would be a great addition to your wind-up toy or monkey collection!

The details:

He measures about 7 inches tall, 3-5/16 inches wide at the base and about 3-1/2 inches deep.

This toy is in the form of a monkey sitting on a stump, playing a guitar. The monkey and guitar are made of a hard, but relatively thin plastic material, possibly celluloid. He is painted in multiple colors. He is sitting on a tin stump. The top of the stump is a separate piece of tin-litho printed in a tree ring pattern. The sides are painted brown with black and green accents. The front of the stump, under the legs, is painted to mimic the tree ring pattern. The stump is attached to a green, wood base by little nails, and tin tabs attached to the stump.

He winds from the back. When he is playing, his hand strums up and down in front of the guitar and his head rocks back and forth. To be honest the music he plays sounds about what you would expect from a monkey playing guitar. He does not play a song but rather just random notes.

There is a little exposed wire at the elbow of the arm that is animated, but it is painted the blue color of the jacket, so I think that is how he was made. His arm is pulled away from the body at the shoulder, but this may be the way he was made so the arm can move.

He is stamped on the bottom of the base, but it is so faded that it is not readable. It could say "Made in occupied Japan" as there appears to be three lines. Plus, I have seen this toy listed on eBay marked "Made in occupied Japan" or just "Made in Japan". I am confident that it is made in Japan as this is definitely a vintage toy.

The key is included and he does work.

Please understand that I can not guarantee that a wind-up toy will continue to work. It is being sold "As Is" with no warranty or guarantee. Any wind-up toy I sell is vintage and likely needs to have the movement cleaned and /or oiled. I also have no way to know how the toy is handled upon arrival. For these reasons, I do not accept returns.

This delightful monkey would be excellent for your wind-up toy or monkey collection! Maybe you know someone who would enjoy this as a gift?

Please check all photos carefully, as they are an important part of the description. I list used and vintage items and am not an expert in the things I am selling. I do describe the objects to the best of my ability. Please use the zoom feature to get the best look at the details. If I have missed something important to you, either in the written description or photos, something you know about that I may not, if you have any questions or would like more photos, please email me.

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