1929 Wolverine, No.65 Sunny Andy Fun Fair in Original Box
Ingenious, mechanical non-wind, steel and tin litho toy by Wolverine complete with scarce original box. Features a colorful amusement park type ride with six, three dimensional children; three boys and three girls. Each is lithoed on both sides. In back of them are the yellow and red tent flagged roofs. The kids are connected together by a series of wired levers running underneath the green "grass" base. Movement of one will move them all. It's the mechanism of their movement that's so ingenious. On the reverse side of the toy are two square yellow columns connected to a swiveling brass hub. This unit is called the "magazine". Each column is called a "barrel". The magazine can be rotated right or left (see below). 13 chrome plated, steel ball bearings are placed into one of the hollow barrels. Rotating the magazine loads the balls into a "trap door" located near the lower left corner of the word "Fun" on the back drop. (See below) The toy comes with its full color box decorated with art deco shapes and various carnival graphics. Directions for loading the toy are printed on the inside bottom cover. Size: 14" x 3½" x 6" Sold: Feb. 2006
Price Sold: $ 659
