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Singing Bird Cage Automaton by Georg Köhler, 1957 Spiel- und Metallwarenfabrik Georg Köhler, Nurem- berg. Tin cage, lithographed bird, key-wind clockwork, articulated wings and tail, bellow-operated birdsong, working, height 14 1⁄2 in. Introduced 1957 at the 8th German toy fair in Nuremberg. With key. Rare!
340: Pfeifendes Musikanten-Duo von Karl Gries- baum, 1930er Jahre € 800,-
Automaton Whistling Figure of Dr. Eisenbarth by Karl Griesbaum, c. 1930s
Triberg, carved limewood figure of a sinister-looking gentleman holding a surgical knife, with articulated head, going-barrel movement, bellows and whistle for the tune "Ich bin der Doktor Eisenbarth", height 12 in. (31 cm), with key. The figure depicts Johann Andreas Eisenbarth, medicine man and surgeon, who appeared at fairs and markets in Germany accompanied by his troop of musicians and dancers. Born in 1663, he was apprenticed as an optician in 1684 and purchased The Gilded Apple, an ale house in Magdeburg, from which he continued to practice in 1703. Credited as the inven- tor of a star-needle and polyp hook, he was given the title of "Royal Prussian Court Advisor" by the Prussian king Friedrich Wilhelm I. A fascinating piece of medi- cal memorabilia.
– (3/3) – € 800/1.200 – (300/23)
343: Seltener pfeifender Junge von Griesbaum, 1930er Jahre € 400,-
– (3+/3+) – € 500/800 – (202/10)
Pfeiferautomat, Triberg, geschnitzte und bemalte Figu- ren aus Lindenholz, Gitarrist und Akkordeonspieler, jeweils mit beweglichen Köpfen, 2 separate Mechani- ken mit Federwerk, Blasebalg und Pfeife, Höhe 34 cm, 1 Schlüssel in Vogelform. Der erste Musiker pfeift und dreht seinen Kopf, nachdem dieser seine Melodie been- det hat, fängt der Zweite an zu musizieren. Gut funk- tionierender Zustand.
Unusual Double-Whistler Automaton by Karl Gries- baum, c. 1930s
Triberg, carved and painted limewood figures depicting a pair of musicians with guitar, accordion and um- brella, both figures with articulated heads, separate going-barrel movements and 2 sets of cams, whistles and bellows, height 13 1⁄4 in. (34 cm), with bird-form brass key. The first figure turns his head, whistles and then pauses for his partner, who repeats the perform- ance but with a different tune ("For He's a Jolly Good Fellow")! Good working order.
Pfeiferautomat, Triberg, bezeichnet mit Bleistift "Nr. 2", vermutlich ein Prototyp von Matthias Griesbaum, geschnitztes Lindenholz, mit Darstellung eines barfüßi- gen Jungen auf einem Baumstamm, beweglicher Kopf, zweiteiliger Sockel mit dem Federwerk, der Nockenme- chanik, dem Blasebalg und der Pfeife, Höhe 23 cm, funktioniert.
– (2/2) – € 900/1.200 – (300/4)
Rare Whistling Boy Automaton by Griesbaum, c. 1930s
Triberg, marked in pencil "No. 2", probably a prototype by Matthias Griesbaum, carved limewood figure de- picting a barefoot boy seated on a tree stump, with articulated head, two-part base containing bellows, whistle and going-barrel movement wound from the underside, height 9 in. (23 cm). Working order. – Un- usual features of the figure – such as the impractical position of the winding arbour and the location of the sound aperture at the back of the tree stump – suggest that it was built as a prototype for a model which did not make production. The movement plays the tradi- tional pedlar's song "I Must Leave this Town".
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341: Pfeiferautomat "Der Laternensteher" von Griesbaum, 1950er Jahre € 400,-
Karl Griesbaum, Triberg; geschnitztes und bemaltes Lindenholz, beweglicher Kopf, Torso mit Federwerk, Mechanik und Pfeifenwerk mit der Melodie "Lili Mar- leen", elektrisch beleuchtete Laterne, Höhe 47 cm, kein Schlüssel, Lampe nicht getestet, ansonsten gut funk- tionierender Zustand.
Whistling Drunkard Automaton by Karl Griesbaum, c. 1950s
Triberg, carved and painted limewood figure leaning against battery-operated lamp post, with articulated head, rolled newspaper under his arm, going-barrel movement, bellows and whistle for the song "Lili Mar- leen", height 18 1⁄2 in. (47 cm). Good working condi- tion, no key, lamp not tested.
– (2–3/3) – € 600/800 – (300/25)
344: Pfeiferautomat von Karl Griesbaum, um 1950
€ 260,-
– (2–3/2) – € 600/800 – (300/24)
Triberg, Schwarzwald, geschnitztes Lindenholz, beweg- licher Kopf, Federwerkantrieb, mit Balgen und Pfeife, Höhe 48 cm, Lampe nicht getestet, ohne Schlüssel und Abdeckung.
342: Pfeiferautomat "Dr. Eisenbarth" von Gries- baum, 1930er Jahre € 550,-
Karl Griesbaum, Triberg; unheimlich blickende Figur mit einem Operationsmesser in der Hand, geschnitztes Lin- denholz, beweglicher Kopf, Torso mit Federwerk, Me- chanik und Pfeifenwerk mit der Melodie "Ich bin der Doktor Eisenbarth", Höhe 31 cm, mit Schlüssel. Jo- hann Andreas Eisenbarth war ein reisender Hand- werkschirurg von landesweitem Ruhm. Für seine augen- ärztlichen Leistungen an Soldatenkönig Friedrich Wil- helm I. wurde er zum Hofrat ernannt. Er ist in Erinnerung geblieben durch das gleichnamige Trinklied von 1880. Eine faszinierende Figur der Medizingeschichte.
Carved Wood Whistling Automaton by Karl Gries- baum, c. 1950
Triberg, Germany, with articulated head, going-barrel movement, whistle, bellows and battery-operated lamp, height 19 in. (48 cm), cover for mechanism one size too large, no key or battery-cover, lamp not tested.
– (3/3) – € 400/600 – (981/352)