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Automaton of a Tug-of-war Competition, circa 1910, clockwork,…
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Melbourne
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22-May-2011
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Automaton of a Tug-of-war Competition, circa 1910, clockwork, in the form of a diorama showing two three-man teams of articulated crouching wooden figures performing a forward and backward tug-of-war action, with three standing figures to the centre, one side with team name on paper label 'Prahran', the other with similar label 'Toorak Wins', mounted in glass fronted wooden case, permanent key to back stamped 'Ansonia Clock Co.' 24 cm
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Industry Science & Technology: Natural History