A mid-20th-century lithographed tinplate clockwork toy in the form of a mouse, accompanied by its original illustrated cardboard box. The toy features a grey and white lithographed body with pink ears and a black wire tail, with an integral metal winding key to the side. The yellow cardboard box is titled A WIND-UP TOY WONDER MOUSE and includes a diagram illustrating the variable-speed movement: RUNS SLOW – SPRINGS QUICK – RUNS SLOW AGAIN. A diamond-shaped maker’s mark containing the characters T and N is printed on the box, identifying the manufacturer as Nomura, Japan.
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