A child’s play from years past with a lot of fun.
A competition to reach the finish line, while jumping in a potato bag as quickly as possible.
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This toy was made in 1906 by Fernand Martin and currently very rare and therefore a very popular piece.
A toy from the second “Martin” period and it was given the Martin number 205.
At the top the potato bag is kept closed by a red thread
Height 19 cm ( 7,5 inch)
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The Martin logos are depicted on both sides of the bag.
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At the bottom there are two slots, after turning up two bars per slot come forward to simulate the jump, it makes a very nice almost natural movement.
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The drawing below shows the inside.
This drawing is from the old French magazine La Nature from 1908
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THE TOY AND THE CATALOG ARE FROM MY OWN COLLECTION.