April 11, 2013: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/11/2013
We just can't tell you how funny this late 1960's walker toy is. You have to see it for yourself. With a few cranks of Sam's back-mounted windup key, off he goes, tottering like a drunken 5-1/2" tall penguin with both arms swinging stupidly at his sides. Of course he is also grinning idiotically, but that he can't help. He's a skeleton, after all. Moving like something from a Monte Python routine, offering a lot of play value, and in Mint in Mint Box condition, the Mikuni Company's Sam is one of the best walker designs we have ever seen. So come on and (as the box says) "Stroll with Sam." It will be one of the best walks you've ever taken.
Sam the Strolling Skeleton Japanese Tin Litho Windup Toy - Mint in Mint Box
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