The Policemen – number 181 from 1901

Martin made a special figure for the foreign market more often.
In 1901 he made 3 figures especially for the English market.
Here I present the second one the Englisch policeman ( the Bobby):

Produced from 1901
Product number 181
Hand lacquered
Mechanism: Clockwork
Height approx. 20 cm / 7,8 inches

Courtesy Spielmuseum Soltau Germany

Below is the only known image of this toy.
Here you can also see the product number 181.
From the text you can see that it was produced especially for the English market.

Courtesy Bertoia auctions, original box cover

This box label looks very similar to the catalog page of the French police officer (Les Agents number 178) see below.

Original catalog page from the catalog date 1908
The French and English policeman as friends together (Courtesy Spielmuseum Soltau Germany)

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