1920s German "Toilettez" Flip Open Surprise Clown with Mechanical Tongue painterly landscape 2nd half 20th c

2nd half 20th c

And pulling out the drawers reveals that each was carefully crafted of cigar box wood

and ever handy too

as that fortress looks rather formidable

which are stable and protected thanks to the stronger paper behind

1920s German "Toilettez" Flip Open Surprise Clown with Mechanical Tongue painterly landscape 2nd half 20th cI found this a great delight when I first open it, and continue to be delighted by it each time I do! 1920s German, with "Toilettez" embossed in gold on the front, I believe to suggest it would be a pocket mirror held inside. (Translation is basically "you groom.") But instead of your face, here this clown, whose eyes roll and big red tongue extends incrementally as you open it, until that tongue is all the way out. Great graphics and good fun! 3 9