Carette Two-Door Limousine

Carette Two-Door Limousine, c. 1912 - 14, lithographed dark green with black-and-yellow pinstriping, beveled glass windshield and windows with red frames, black running boards, spoked red wheels with white tin tires, nickel-plated front and side lamps, hand-painted chauffeur on simulated upholstered seat, and clockwork mechanism with reverse and braking levers, (minor loss, driver has some paint loss), lg. 16 in. Literature: David Pressland, The Art of the Tin Toy , p. 97; Mary Hillier, Automata and Mechanical Toys (1976) , p. 174.