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A rare Bollards (British) floor standing Penny in Slot ‘The Egyptian Tomb’ Working Model circa 1954
Sold for £3,200
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000
A rare Bollards (British) floor standing Penny in Slot ‘The Egyptian Tomb’ Working Model circa 1954, black and gold painted wooden case with ‘Working Model’ front aluminium casting, working with 1d, the gold painted wooden tomb entrance way with mechanical metal Egyptian sat outside, the doors open to reveal the tomb, hand painted sign at top of glazing (small crane size case) —67in. (170cm.) high x 21 1/2in. (55cm.) wide x 18in. (46cm.) deep (locks and mechanism need some attention) - for reference see ‘Penny in the Slot Automata and the Working Model’ by Darren Heskith