first production date : 1899
production number: 169
height: 20 cm / 7,87 inch produced by Fernand Martin
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After winding up, this goose walks forward step by step, in a very natural way, moving its neck from left to right in the tempo of its walk.
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This goose was found with several different Martin keys and is marked on the bottom right with the round FM logo
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The accompanying text to this figure is:
Finally we find a goose gently shaking its neck, swinging from side to side, following the favorite movement of these birds, advancing little by little: “with majestic slowness”.
These small automatons are manufactured by Mr. Fernand Martin manufacturer of iron automatic and mechanical toys 88 Boulevard Menilmontant in Paris
In an earlier article I also wrote about this goose, it was then that the image of this goose was used on an edition of a piece of music composed by AD. Gauwin.
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