ARNOLD A643 PRE-WAR GERMANY TIN LITHO CLOCK WORK WIND UP MOTORCYCLE - $849 - (Waterford, MI)
HOLY COW! ACQUIRED THIS BEAUTY FROM THE FAMILY OF THE ORIGINAL OWNER... COULD NOT BELIEVE MY EYES WHEN I REALIZED THAT THIS GERMAN TIN LITHO CURIOR CLOCKWORK WIND UP MOTORCYCLE WAS MARKED "MADE IN GERMANY" NOT, "MADE IN U.S. ZONE GERMANY", MAKING IT PRE-WAR.... THIS WONDERFUL TOY FROM THE PAST ACTUALLY STILL WORKS BUT, Does Not Have The Original Key... This Key Is Likely Available Online... The Mechanism Is a Bit Sticky From Years Of Storage But Works... The Only Other Shortcomings Of This Iconic German Work Of Art Is The Head Light Lens Is Missing (Available) (Head Light Has The Flint That Spins And Throws Sparks But Needs Looking At To Restore It To The Throwing Sparks Mode)... AND, It Needs One Small Balance Wheel (C-PICS) to Complete This Wonderful Collectible.... NONE OF THESE ARE DEAL BREAKERS OR STOP THIS FROM BEING A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR PRE-WAR WIND UP TIN LITHO COLLECTION JUST THE WAY THAT IT IS... THIS TOY HAS THAT DECADES OF AGE PATINA ON IT THAT YOU WILL ENJOY... CERTAINLY NOT NEW... THIS ONE WILL NOT STAY AROUND LONG... GOOD LUCK...
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