Fabulous c. 1930s Large Wind Up Mechanical Tin Toy Drummer, Still Drumming! pink mermaid with a great shape and

with a great shape and arc to the teeth

The lid opens easily and snaps tightly closed

so perhaps it was meant to press a wax seal

but in my opinion all the better for it

Fabulous c. 1930s Large Wind Up Mechanical Tin Toy Drummer, Still Drumming! pink mermaid with a great shape andI fell in love with this guy, with wonderfully faded alligatored surface, just standing still but was then completely delighted to find that his wind up still winds, and sets him drumming! And not just a steady one two beat either, but a syncopated and unpredictable one! That beat slows pretty quickly, and the motor makes a little noise too, but I like a hard try er most of all! Video clip gives a sense, but the sound of those mallets hitting is his