1873 Browers patent clockwork black man jig dancer made by Automatic Toy Works, Connecticut, jointed figure dressed in a red and white striped shirt with blue and white checked trousers, attached by a wire to a windup mechanism behind a lithograph on wood backdrop of plantation scene, box housing mechanism with stenciled very faded inscription 'BROWER'S AUTOMATIC DANCER Patd. Sept. 23, 1873," made of wood and lithographed paper, dancer made of paper mache, tin, jointed wood body with fabric clothing and papier mache boots, head and hands, toy measures overall 9" H. Condition: wear to backdrop, working condition - replaced original key.

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