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    • What Goes in Must Come Out. Elephant Automaton.
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      $500 - $700
      Lot 98

      What Goes in Must Come Out. Elephant Automaton.

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      $500 - $700
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    • Tick Bird Visits the Museum Automaton.
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      $200 - $300
      Lot 99

      Tick Bird Visits the Museum Automaton.

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      $200 - $300
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    • Carpenter Automaton.
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      $1,000 - $2,000
      Lot 100

      Carpenter Automaton.

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      $1,000 - $2,000
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    • Accountant Automaton.
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      $150 - $250
      Lot 101

      Accountant Automaton.

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      $150 - $250
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    • Dentist Automaton.
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      $150 - $250
      Lot 102

      Dentist Automaton.

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      $150 - $250
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    • Steve Armstrong Wooden Monks / Solar System Automaton.
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      $400 - $600
      Lot 103

      Steve Armstrong Wooden Monks / Solar System Automaton.

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      $400 - $600
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    • The Artist Formerly Known as Stud Walker.
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      $250 - $350
      Lot 104

      The Artist Formerly Known as Stud Walker.

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      $250 - $350
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    • Stud Walker “Peaches and the Tiger” Whirligig / Automaton.
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      $100 - $200
      Lot 105

      Stud Walker “Peaches and the Tiger” Whirligig / Automaton.

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      $100 - $200
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    • Stud Walker “Peaches” Exotic Bird Whirligig / Automaton.
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      $100 - $200
      Lot 106

      Stud Walker “Peaches” Exotic Bird Whirligig / Automaton.

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      $100 - $200
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    • Stud Walker “The Trouble with Peaches” Automaton.
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      $100 - $200
      Lot 107

      Stud Walker “The Trouble with Peaches” Automaton.

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      $100 - $200
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    • Stud Walker “Audrey” Bricklaying Automaton.
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      $200 - $300
      Lot 108

      Stud Walker “Audrey” Bricklaying Automaton.

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      $200 - $300
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    • Carlos Zapata “The Gardener” Automaton.
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      $400 - $600
      Lot 109

      Carlos Zapata “The Gardener” Automaton.

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      $400 - $600
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    • Madeleine Mathis “Tweeter Totter” Automaton.
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      $100 - $200
      Lot 110

      Madeleine Mathis “Tweeter Totter” Automaton.

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      $100 - $200
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    • Johan Scherft Fire-Breathing Dragon Automaton.
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      $300 - $500
      Lot 111

      Johan Scherft Fire-Breathing Dragon Automaton.

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      $300 - $500
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    • Laikingland Miniature Lazy Chair Kinetic Object.
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      $200 - $300
      Lot 112

      Laikingland Miniature Lazy Chair Kinetic Object.

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      $200 - $300
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    • The Waiting Hand Automaton.
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      $700 - $900
      Lot 113

      The Waiting Hand Automaton.

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      $700 - $900
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    • Bush Lying Machine. George W. Bush Automaton/Kinetic Sculpture.
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      $500 - $750
      Lot 114

      Bush Lying Machine. George W. Bush Automaton/Kinetic Sculpture.

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      $500 - $750
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    • Gordon Bradt / Kinetico Sculptures. Lot of Six.
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      $200 - $300
      Lot 115

      Gordon Bradt / Kinetico Sculptures. Lot of Six.

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      $200 - $300
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    • Gordon Bradt Six Man Kinetic Clock.
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      $300 - $500
      Lot 116

      Gordon Bradt Six Man Kinetic Clock.

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      $300 - $500
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    • Dozen Whimsical Wooden Automatons / Kinetic Sculptures.
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      $250 - $350
      Lot 117

      Dozen Whimsical Wooden Automatons / Kinetic Sculptures.

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      $250 - $350
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    • Arbolé Praxinoscope Viewer and Marbles Automatons.
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      $100 - $200
      Lot 118

      Arbolé Praxinoscope Viewer and Marbles Automatons.

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      $100 - $200
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    • German Composition Milking Cow Pull Toy.
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      $200 - $300
      Lot 119

      German Composition Milking Cow Pull Toy.

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      $200 - $300
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    • Wind-Up Somersaulting Bear Toy.
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      $200 - $300
      Lot 120

      Wind-Up Somersaulting Bear Toy.

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      $200 - $300
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    • Wind-Up Monkey Drummer Toy.
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      $200 - $300
      Lot 121

      Wind-Up Monkey Drummer Toy.

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      $200 - $300
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    • Egg-Laying Chicken Toy.
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      $50 - $100
      Lot 122

      Egg-Laying Chicken Toy.

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      $50 - $100
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    • Wind-Up Performing Circus Bear.
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      $300 - $500
      Lot 123

      Wind-Up Performing Circus Bear.

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      $300 - $500
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    • Harlequin Circus Acrobat Musical Automaton.
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      $300 - $500
      Lot 124

      Harlequin Circus Acrobat Musical Automaton.

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      $300 - $500
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    • Mr. Fox the Magician Battery-Operated Toy.
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      $150 - $250
      Lot 125

      Mr. Fox the Magician Battery-Operated Toy.

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      $150 - $250
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    • Trio of ALPS Proud Peacock Wind-Up Toys.
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      $150 - $250
      Lot 126

      Trio of ALPS Proud Peacock Wind-Up Toys.

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      $150 - $250
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    • Lot of 7 Wind-Up Animal Toys.
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      $150 - $250
      Lot 128

      Lot of 7 Wind-Up Animal Toys.

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      $150 - $250
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    • Group of 9 Sand Acrobat Motion Toys.
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      $250 - $350
      Lot 129

      Group of 9 Sand Acrobat Motion Toys.

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      $250 - $350
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    • Trio of Magician Wind-Up Toys.
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      $150 - $250
      Lot 130

      Trio of Magician Wind-Up Toys.

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      $150 - $250
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    • French Jeu De Course Horse Race Games.
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      $200 - $300
      Lot 131

      French Jeu De Course Horse Race Games.

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      $200 - $300
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    • Group of Five Mechanical Cast Iron Banks.
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      $100 - $200
      Lot 132

      Group of Five Mechanical Cast Iron Banks.

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      $100 - $200
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    • Group of Four Kobe Doll Moving Toy Figures.
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      $200 - $400
      Lot 133

      Group of Four Kobe Doll Moving Toy Figures.

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      $200 - $400
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    • Archer Karakuri Mechanical Doll / Automaton.
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      $200 - $300
      Lot 134

      Archer Karakuri Mechanical Doll / Automaton.

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      $200 - $300
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    • Trio of Gakken Karakuri Automata Kits.
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      $200 - $300
      Lot 135

      Trio of Gakken Karakuri Automata Kits.

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      $200 - $300
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    • Assortment of Automaton / Mechanical Toy Kits.
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      $200 - $300
      Lot 136

      Assortment of Automaton / Mechanical Toy Kits.

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      $200 - $300
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    • Lot of 14 Wind-Up Music Boxes with Moving Figures.
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      $100 - $200
      Lot 137

      Lot of 14 Wind-Up Music Boxes with Moving Figures.

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      $100 - $200
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    • French Figural Automaton Match Striker Clock.
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      $300 - $500
      Lot 138

      French Figural Automaton Match Striker Clock.

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      $300 - $500
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    • Didisheim Goldschmidt Fils & Co. Automaton Desk Clock.
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      $200 - $300
      Lot 139

      Didisheim Goldschmidt Fils & Co. Automaton Desk Clock.

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      $200 - $300
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    • Three Vintage Jefferson Golden Hour Mystery Clocks.
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      $100 - $200
      Lot 140

      Three Vintage Jefferson Golden Hour Mystery Clocks.

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      $100 - $200
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    • Lot of Four Singing / Musical Bird Boxes.
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      $200 - $400
      Lot 141

      Lot of Four Singing / Musical Bird Boxes.

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      $200 - $400
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    • Pelham Puppets Animated Counter Display.
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      $200 - $300
      Lot 142

      Pelham Puppets Animated Counter Display.

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      $200 - $300
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    • Three Large Pelham Display Marionettes.
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      $200 - $300
      Lot 143

      Three Large Pelham Display Marionettes.

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      $200 - $300
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    • Large Disney / Pelham Goofy Display Marionette.
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      $100 - $200
      Lot 144

      Large Disney / Pelham Goofy Display Marionette.

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      $100 - $200
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    • Large Mickey and Minnie Mouse Disney / Pelham Display Marionettes.
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      $200 - $300
      Lot 145

      Large Mickey and Minnie Mouse Disney / Pelham Display Marionettes.

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      $200 - $300
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    • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Pelham Marionette.
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      $80 - $125
      Lot 146

      Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Pelham Marionette.

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      $80 - $125
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    Auction Description

    Automata: Life & Other Illusions by Potter & Potter Auctions

    This sale features the automaton collection of Michael Kam. Over 150 vintage and modern mechanical marvels will go on the block, including rare and unusual examples by Vichy, Lambert, Phalibois, and their contemporaries. Fine and unique examples by modern makers of these intricate living sculptures will also be represented. The automatons will be complemented by a selection of kinetic art, puppets, mechanical toys, and associated objects. Catalogs ship approximately three weeks before the auction. 

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