Faulty 1930s Japanese Celluloid Wind-up Toys in Suitcase

(faulty) with wind-up mechanism (in suitcase) celluloid wind-up…
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(faulty) with wind-up mechanism (in suitcase) celluloid wind-up toys comprising 'Baby having Tantrum' with mechanism controlling arm and leg movement, 'Cat and Ball' with movement enabling cat to chase the ball, 'Couple arm-in-arm carrying suitcase' with wind-up mechanism (in suitcase) controlling leg movement, plus a long-legged African American woman; all with faults, c.1930s, made in Japan, tallest 17 cm.

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  • Celluloid - In 1864 an American scientist by the name of Parkes mixed camphor with nitrocellulose, etc. The result was what came to be known as "celluloid", the first form of plastic, and a product for which Parkes could find no use.

    Some time later when the supplies of ivory for making billiard balls were becoming difficult to obtain, an inventor produced a perfect billiard ball from a mould using "celluloid".

    Toys, dolls and other products such as combs, cutlery handles and costume jewellery made from celluloid began appearing on the market from 1913 and continued to do so until the early 1950s by which time it was superseded by more modern products due to safety concerns because it was highly flammable and brittle product.

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