136th Specialty Auction: Science & Technology | Fine Toys & Automata

Wrought-Iron Tower Clock Movement, c. 1700 Probably Germany, forged and wedged frame, horizontal crown with verge escapement and pendulum, movemen...

Tower Clock Spare Parts, c. 1900 Ø 42 in. sheet metal dial, 2 pendulums, length 61 and 45 in., 6 hands, 2 regulators with blades and several gears...

Tower Clock in Original Case, 1903 Manufactured by "Aug. Hemberger, Uhrmacher in Erling-Andechs", 3 trains, cast-iron frame, pin wheel escapement,...

Vintage Clockmaker's Tools 1) Jacot tool with accessories in case. - 2) Depthing tool, brass and steel, in casket. - 3) Posing tool. - 4) Box with...

Large Tower Clock Movement Unmarked, mortised iron frame, 3 trains, size 53 x 37 ½ x 41 ¾ in. Condition: (3-4/-) Großes Turmuhrwerk Unbezeichnet,...

Rare Musical-Harp Hall Clock, c. 1820 With interchangeable pinned barrels, clockwork dial signed "Fischer a Potsdam", musical movement signed "Cur...

Dienst Barrel Orchestrion, c. 1905 E. Dienst & Co., Leipzig. Coin-operated, weight-driven, with piano, rotating mandolin, xylophone, drum and tria...

Faventia Miniature Barrel Piano, c. 1960 By "Faventia, Barcelona", no. 10544, 32-note piano action, wood block and triangle, hand-cranked, wooden ...

Concert Zither in Suitcase, c. 1900 Manufacturer: "Karl Kiendl in Wien", 38 strings (1 missing), carved neck, with tuning key. Condition: (3-4/-) ...

Mechanical Zither "Triola", 1919 onwards Manufactured by Paul Riessner, for 25-note paper rolls, played by turning a crank, original condition, wi...

Group of Interesting Mechanical Music Instrument Books "Das mechanische Musikinstrument", issue 1 to 16. "Automata - The Golden Age 1848-1914", Ch...

"Humor" German Barrel Orchestrion, 1906 onwards Manufacturer: Hugo Popper, Leipzig. Coin-activated, weight-driven, 31 piano keys, 18 of them vibra...

Reference Literature: Singing Bird Boxes, Fairground Organs and Musical Boxes 4 original catalogues (duplicates) of "Black Forest Singing Birds in...

Paul de Wit, "Welt-Adreßbuch der gesamten Musikinstrumenten-Industrie", 1912 Leipzig 1912, Verlag von Paul de Wit, 1.304 pages, new cover, good co...

Silver Singing Bird Box, c. 1940 With going-barrel movement, bird with brightly-colored plumage, articulated beak, wings, perch and tail, in serpe...

Barrel Organ on Cart, c. 1920 Marked: "Gebr. Richter", 25 notes, 8 tunes, 3 ranks of pipes (violin, covered pipes and bass pipes), painted front, ...

Barrel Organ Catalogues, Discs and Others Catalogue reprints: 10 x Frati & Co., 6 x A. Ruth & Sohn, 4 x Gebr. Wellershaus; 5 x Cocchi, Bacigalupo ...

2 Small "Serinette" Barrel Organs, c. 1800 Bird call boxes. 1) Tin pipes, 2 stops, 8 tunes, original tune sheet. - And: 2) Wooden pipes under the ...

"Ariophon" Cardboard Musical Box, c. 1894 Manufacturer: Plagwitzer Musikwerke, Germany. Music operated by folded cardboard sheets, 56 teeth, in st...

Carved Wood Whistling Automaton by Karl Gries baum, c. 1960 Triberg, Germany, modeled as a drunkard leaning against a battery-illuminated lamp pos...

Carved Wood Whistling Automaton by Karl Gries baum, c. 1950 Triberg, Germany, with articulated head, going-barrel movement, whistle, bellows and b...

Carved Wood Whistling Automaton by Karl Gries baum, c. 1960 Triberg, Germany, modeled as a drunkard leaning against a battery-illuminated lamp pos...

Carved Wood Whistling Automaton by Karl Gries baum, c. 1950 Triberg, Germany, with articulated head, going-barrel movement, whistle, bellows and b...

A Pair of Orchestrion Lamps Embossed and cast polished brass, with lamp sockets and wires, excellent recasts. Perfect for replacing the often miss...

Miniature Singing Bird Cage with Timepiece by Reuge Music Switzerland, with going-barrel timer movement, whistle and bellows, bird with iridescent...

Barrel Organ Case for Bacigalupo "38" System Suitable for barrel or paper-roll organ, bur-veneered case with inlay, size 26 ¾ x 15 ¾ x 28 1/3 in. ...

39-Key Manopan German Reed Organette, c. 1905 Manufactured by "Euphonia Musikwerke, Leipzig", handcrank, 2-part wooden case, unrestored, with 7 ca...

4 Unused Fratinola Music Rolls By Berliner Notenrollenfabrik Excelsior. No. 85F, 87F, 89F and 90F, with 3 titles on each roll, arranged by Giovann...

4 x Griesbaum Whistling Automaton Mechanism Triberg/Black Forest. Complete with clockwork drive, cams, bellows and pipes, playing 2 x "Bier her!",...

Black-Forest Flute Clock, c. 1840 German, weight-driven 24-key movement with pinned wooden barrel for 6 tunes, 24 pipes, brass weight-driven mecha...

Miniature "Serinette" Barrel Organ, c. 1860s France, playing 8 airs including "La Vie Parisienne" and "La Marseillaise", with hand-cranked 10-key ...

Bacigalupo Violinopan Barrel Organ, c. 1895 Model no. 20, signed: "Cocchi, Bacigalupo & Graffigna; Berlin, Schönhauser Allee 78". 32 keys, 8 tunes...

Rare Empire Timepiece with Organ c. 1790 Probably by Christian Ernst Kleemeyer, Berlin, with weight-driven brass organ movement, 1-air 14-inch (36...

Automaton Whistling Figure of Dr. Eisenbarth by Karl Griesbaum, c. 1930s Triberg, carved limewood figure of a sinister-looking gentleman holding a...

Carved Wood Whistling Automaton by Karl Griesbaum, 1950s Triberg, Germany, No. 40 EC, modeled as a gentlemanly tramp leaning against a battery-ill...

Singing Bird in Cage Automaton, c. 1910 France, nightingale with original plumage, articulated head, beak and tail, perched on naturalistic papier...

Rare Carved Carousel Lion, c. 1890 Probably Spain, signed "AS", carved wood, heavily-elaborated mane, open mouth, inset glass eyes, length 41 in.,...

Friedrich Heyn Carousel Horse, c. 1900 Manufactured by: Caroussel-Pferde und Kunstfiguren Fabrik, Neustadt an der Orla. Hand-carved limewood, embo...

Rare Carved Carousel Goat, c. 1890 Probably France, carved wood, heavily-elaborated goatee beard, inset glass eyes, length 46 ½ in., height with s...

3 Fairground Shooting Gallery Targets, c. 1900 3 different weight-operated mechanical targets, hand-painted sheet metal, height up to 38 ½ in. 1) ...

Fairground Target Figures "Deer" and "Fox", c. 1900 Mechanically operated, spring-driven shooting gallery automata, made of hand-painted metal, 18...

2 Fairground Shooting Gallery Targets, c. 1900 2 different weight-operated mechanical targets, hand-painted sheet metal, height each 27 ½ in. 1) "...

2 Fairground Shooting Gallery Targets, c. 1900 2 different weight-operated mechanical targets, hand-painted sheet metal, height 26 and 27 ½ in. 1)...

6 Interesting Books on Automata and Fairgrounds 1) Geoff Weedon and Richard Ward, "Fairground Art", London 2005. - 2) John Barker, "Roundabout Rel...

German Coin-Activated Bagatelle Game, 1933 Probably by Tura-Werke, Leipzig. 5 and 10 RPf coin slots, for 10 balls (not included), restored, with l...

French "Frog's" Coin Toss Game, c. 1930 Skill game with winning points (20 to 2.000), for aiming metal discs (not included), painted wooden cabine...

3 Models of Dutch Street Organs Hand-painted wood, on typical handcarts, marked "De Arabier", "Arnoldi, System Carl Frei" and "De Panter", widths ...

3 Models of Fairground Organs Hand-painted wood, partly with decals, marked "A. Ruth & Sohn, Waldkirch", "De Twe Engelen" and "Th. Mortier", width...

Model of Fairground Sweets Sales Wagon Model with detachable front, made of wood and metal, electric illumination, a very detailed model. Conditio...

Model of Fairground Waffle Parlor Model of a traveling coffeehouse, made of wood, metal and canvas, with electric illumination and complete interi...

Models of Ball-Toss Stand and Fish Parlor Fairground stands, made of wood, metal and canvas, with electric illumination, very detailed and equippe...

Working Model of a "Ferris Wheel" Detailed fairground model, named "Het Reuzenraf", constructed of wood and metal, hand-painted and with decals, 1...

Animated Fairground Chairoplane by Doll & Co., Ferris wheel by Mohr & Kraus, and aeroplane roundabout, driven by electric motors, on ground board,...

Working Model of a "Swing Boat" Detailed fairground model, constructed of wood, metal canvas and mirrors, hand-painted and decals, 6 boats, fairgr...

Working Model of a "Waltzer" Detailed fairground model, constructed of wood, metal and mirrors, canvas roof, hand-painted and decals, 8 cars, elec...

Working Model of a "Carousel Pavilion" Detailed horse carousel model, named "Stoom Caroussel", constructed of wood, metal and mirrors, canvas roof...

Working Model of a "Caterpillar Ride" Detailed children's roundabout model, named "Hobbelnde Geit", constructed of wood and metal, canvas roof, ha...

Working Model of a "Himalaya Roundabout" Detailed fairground model, constructed of wood, metal and mirrors, canvas roof, hand-painted and decals, ...

Working Model of a "Caterpillar Ride" Detailed fairground music express model, constructed of wood, metal, mirror and canvas, hand-painted and dec...

Working Model of a "Polyp" Detailed fairground model of an Octopus Ride, constructed of wood, metal and canvas, hand-painted and decals, 20 cars, ...