Le Chérif – The Sheriff – Number 118 from 1892

Produced from 1892
Product number 118 (In the books known to us, this toy has the Martin product number 38, but the latest discoveries show that the real number is 118, see on the 1898 catalog picture)
Partly hand-lacquered and lithography
Rubber band drive
Height approx. 18,3 cm/ 7,2 inches

An Arabian nobleman sits high on his camel, why he was given the name: Le Chérif, is still unknown

The rubber band mechanism needs to be wound up via its turban, by winding it about 10 to 15 turns and placing it on a flat surface it starts moving, with the wheels under the camel legs.
This is well explained on the catalogue page.

Courtesy Spielmuseum Soltau Germany
Original 1898 catalog page

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