Extremely rare circa 1874 early American hand painted tin toy, few known to have surfaced, widely admired for its exceptional detail and realism to the once horse drawn fire pumpers of early American life, clockwork mechanism is housed in boiler and activates the rear wheels and bell ringing mechanism. 16" l. All original in (VG Condition) for such a scarce and early toy!
Extremely rare circa 1874 early American hand painted tin toy, few known to have surfaced, widely admired for its exceptional detail and realism to the once horse drawn fire pumpers of early American life, clockwork mechanism is housed in boiler and activates the rear wheels and bell ringing mechanism. 16" l. All original in (VG Condition) for such a scarce and early toy!
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