Of American manufacturer (marked on the left of center of the shell of the turtle), the J. Works well (unique for this toy) but occasionally "sticks". The action of the toy portrays a boy riding a turtle and upon winding up the attached clockwork key and releasing on the floor, the turtle with boy rider, ride away! The turtle moves his head up and down while the boy rocks up and down, as the turtle moves across the floor (see attached 12 second video of operation). The turtle is painted in colors of yellow (predominantly) with a turquoise border and red dots, and an orange neck while the boy is dressed in yellow. There are a few scratches here and there (from normal play and use) but for a nearly 100 year old toy, it is in very good and all original paint with no touch up or restoration. Chein, circa 1930, this tin lithographed and hand painted American tin wind-up toy is all original and in working order.
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