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Posted 8 months ago
amberina
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Here is the lion I wrote about earlier that is in the series that the monkey is in. His mouth also opens and his tail is moveable. It would be so nice if we could find more of this collection. But, like I said I've been searching for years and this was the first info I found about these guys. The catalog picture is great! What is the name of the catalog, and how did you find it? It is a fantastic find. Thank you both again.
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He is great !!!!!! Love him . Hope Steph see's him also . She is one that had brochure to ID the logo :-))) The only one other than mine I ever saw . Love love it !
Here is my Monkey with brochure Steph had and sent :-)
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/38713-old-toy-wood-monkey-stamped-zoo-germany
Wow, another one of these!!! Wonderful!!!
I got the lion at a storage auction about 10 years ago. Just like the buyers on the tv show I resold to collectors, did shows and flea markets, and sold at auctions. In that business you try and get rid of stuff as fast as you can so you can buy more lockers. lol But he was special and I couldn't part with him.