Lot 187 - Vintage Marx Battery-Operated "Bengali" Growling And Prowling Tiger Toy, Made In Japan, 1961, Not Working

Lot 187 - Vintage Marx Battery-Operated "Bengali" Growling And Prowling Tiger Toy, Made In Japan, 1961, Not WorkingVintage battery operated "Bengali" tiger toy produced by Louis Marx and Company and manufactured in Japan, dated to circa 1961. The toy features a molded and plush covered tiger in a prowling pose, originally designed to move and emit a growling sound when activated. Characteristic painted facial details, glass or plastic eyes, applied stripes, and a curled tail reflect mid 20th century mechanical toy design and postwar Japanese manufacture for the

Please note that at rest the scissors do not stay completely closed - there is a small gap that must be closed my using the scissors (please see the last photo - that is how they sit at rest)

The hall closed in 1900 and was converted into a vaudeville theater named the Orpheum Theatre

Micawber” (3-1/2" H)

a Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co

The wick knob operates smoothly and moves a new-looking wick up and down nicely

one can infer that this folk art piece has some thematic relation to slavery or field labor

Here is a lovely copy of Charles Eugene Banks and Opie Read's history of disaster

75" L x 7" W x 4" H

Antique 1/9th plate tintype photograph depicting a young man with long dark hair and a large bowtie

inexpensive modern plastic and glass frame

but it is possible that there are parts missing

Antique near half plate tintype photograph of two girls posed outdoors with a horse beside a barn