6th Dec, 2023 10:00

Dolls & Teddy Bears Auction

 
  Lot 624
 

624

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