Vintage Tinplate Battery-Operated Happy Fiddler Clown

Violinist, Alps Co., Japan. EXiB

A vintage tinplate battery-operated Happy Fiddler Clown Violinist,

 with a realistic action of playing the violin, made by the Alps

 Co. of Japan in the 1950's. He has a brightly coloured cloth

 covered body with celluloid type head, rubber hands and

 tinplate shoes, and sits on a nicely lithographed base

 with images of animals playing instruments. He comes

 with the original tinplate violin, bow and box.

The toy is in excellent used working condition – the tinplate

 parts and the clothes have few marks and the celluloid head

is also excellent with no dents. The battery box is clean

and rust free and, when switched on using the switch on

the rear of the base, the clown starts to swing around

 and sway from side to side, moving his arms and head

as if appearing to play his violin with real enthusiasm –

however, he certainly needs more lessons since the

 sound produced is no more than a loud screeching !!

Measures 9.5 inches tall and is marked on the base

with “Trade Mark Alps” and “Made in Japan”. It comes

with a very good original box with some marks, minor 

repairs and fading to the base, also fully marked

 in one corner of the lid with the “Alps” Trade

 Mark and “Made in Japan”.  

A nice classic vintage battery toy, in excellent

working condition, that does not come up

very often in any condition.

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