Automate "le Vendeur de fruits à surprises"

Gustave VICHY - dernier quart du XIXe siècle

Automaton by Gustave Vichy: the Fruit Seller.

Black character on foot carrying a tray of three fruits, opening one after the other to discover animated surprises. Eleven movements.

Animation of the head (up/down and right/left) and blinking of the eyelids.

Opening of the three fruits with:

• In the apple, a monkey’s head in motion from right to left, which winks eyes and with articulated jaw.
• in the pear, a cute bisque doll dances;
• and in a peach, a mouse trotting after its tail.

The original musicbox plays three melodies.

In perfect working order..

Hight : 700 mm / 28 inches.

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