AN ACCOMPLISHED BIRD

Item
2/10
Set

FATHER TUCK'S TOY ROCKERS

Set Comment

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.

Set Covers

Title

AN ACCOMPLISHED BIRD

Number

52

Item Comment

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!

Type

Paper Toy

Author

NORMAN GALE

Size

9 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.