| TIN WIND-UP KITTY WITH BALL - OCCUPIED JAPAN |
| THIS IS AN OLD CUTE TIN AND PLASTIC CAT WITH A BALL AND APRX 5" LONG. ON THE BELLY OF THE CAT IS INCISED - MADE IN OCCUPIED JAPAN. THE CAT HAS A STRIPING COLOR (TABBY?) WITH A YELLOW PLASTIC HEAD AND TAIL AND A LITTLE PINK RIBBON TIED AROUND HIS NECK. THE TIN YELLOW AND RED BALL HE PLAYS WITH IS LOOSE ON A METAL BAR BETWEEN THE FRONT FEET ALLOWING IT TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH. IT TAKES A WIND UP KEY AND I HAVE FOUND ONE THAT FITS (ITS NOT ORIGINAL). I HAVE TRIED TO WIND IT, BUT CAN'T SEEM TO GET THE MECHANISM TO QUITE WORK. I AM NO TOY EXPERT AND BECAUSE OF THE AGE, I HAVEN'T TRIED TO DO MUCH WITH THE MECHANISM BUT I CAN MOVE THE WHEELS ON THE BOTTOM AND IT MAKES HIS TAIL SPIN AROUND. THIS LITTLE GUY CAME FROM THE ESTATE OF A FRIEND OF MY FAMILY WHO HAD IT AS A CHILD (HE WAS BORN IN 1932). THE CAT PAINT SHOWS WEAR ALONG THE SIDES WHERE LITTLE FINGERS HELD HIM. A REALLY IS CUTE LITTLE GUY! |
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