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LOT 215

A rare clockwork 'Gordon-Bennett' racing car by Bing, Germany, circa 1904,

Sold for US$33,135 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve
Lot 215

A rare clockwork 'Gordon-Bennett' racing car by Bing, Germany, circa 1904,

A rare clockwork 'Gordon-Bennett' racing car by Bing, Germany, circa 1904,

hand-painted yellow with 'gold' details, numbered 71, with pierced metalwork white seats with velvet upholstery, on painted red chassis fitted with clockwork mechanism to rear axle, yellow painted cast spoked wheels fitted with white rubber tires, embossed maker's mark and spare white rubber tire to boot, 11 1/4 inches long, with working and lever to brake to rear wheel, (playworn).

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See David Pressland: Art of the Tin Toy, page 101 for four seat version of this toy.

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