AN ACCOMPLISHED BIRD
boxed set of 10 MECHANICAL MODELS WITH NOVEL MOVEMENT OF HAPPY CHILDREN, COMIC ANIMALS ETC., ETC., items are marked RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS LTD., LONDON-PARIS-BERLIN-NEW YORK-MONTREAL PUBLISHERS BY APPOINTMENT TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN AND TO QUEEN ALEXANDRA, SERIES NO 52, DESIGNED IN ENGLAND & PRINTED IN SAXONY. The individual title, a short verse by NORMAN GALE, and DIRECTIONS are on the reverse of each. This series is discussed in the book COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS BY BLAIR & MARGARET WHITTON on page 147. They give an illustration of the box and explain the mechanisms of movement.
AN ACCOMPLISHED BIRD
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WHEN UNCLE JACK RETURNED FROM SEA, HE GAVE THIS PRETTY POLL TO ME, AND NOW I OFTEN HEAR IT SPEAK GOOD ENGLISH WITH A FOREIGN BEAK!
NORMAN GALE
9 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.