Vintage Lil Abner Dogpatch Band Mechanical Wind-Up Tin Toy * Excellent & Working

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Here's a very clean, working example of Lil' Abner's Dogpatch Band made by Unique Art Manufacturing in Newark NJ.
Litho is still nice, with areas of light wear, but nothing significant, and no touch-ups. The characters are nicely aligned at the seams where their pressed metal halves are joined, and this is typically not the case for the this toy, as you know if you're familiar with it. Mechanism is working properly, and no parts are missing or damaged.
When the spring is wound, Lil' Abner dances while Daisy Mae plays the piano, Pappy plays the drums and Mammy conducts the band from her perch atop the piano.
Makes quite a bit of noise.
The toy will be disassembled for safe shipping but takes only a few minutes to re-assemble. All of the parts are modular and can be re-connected to the mechanism quickly.
Approximately 10" wide x 5" deep x 8" high. Shipping weight, properly packed, will be approximately 5 lb.
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