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I love monkeys . This little wind up tin monkey that eats his banana and turns it just cute , he is Stamped made in Japan who made some of the most wonderful early wind up tin toys you can find . Of coarse these now would be banned for a child could get cut or swallow they key .He just popped on CW to see what kind of monkey business he could get into :-)
Well where is the toy category ?????? I give up
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I think I worked for this guy once !!He was wound a little tight ! Very cool monkey Mani !!!
LOL Hedge that is to funny :-) Thanks for the thumbs up . I will check this guy out since I am a Nurse he will let me see if he is wound to tight and I will loosen him up a bit :-)
LOVE THE MONKEY MANI!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
hey amberrose i do have a new item coming next week , its a kosta boda paperweight by Bertil vallien 492 Atelije.
wrong space!!!!!!!!! ops!!! too many beers!!! lol!!!
Thank you Jamie, PhilDavid,vintagemad, Bellin,AmberRose,vontrike, and hedge :-) for the Thumbs up on Monkey
Thank you official !
hes just so cute mani!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you Bellin !
Thanks walksoft,kerry,official,PhilDavid ,jamiedpt, for liking my monkey :-)
Thank you scandi,junkman,walksoft !
Thanks Chevy !
Thank you beaux :-)
Thank you Lisa :-)
Thank you michell ,jackart and Mikko !
He is dead serious about his banana!!
Thanks Packrat , yep you better not try to grab it :-)
Thank you Mrcolorz !
Thank you Antigue toys :-) Glad to see a new face on my post :-)
Thank you Phil and Petey for finding my monkey , who knows what trouble he has been in to while in hiding :-) Appreciate the love