LE FRIQUET. Infatigable Acrobate. Nouveau Jouet Thermo-Mécnique.
Paris: L. G. P., [c. 1905]. Tin and colored paper; small repair to leg
of paper figure; in original (11” x 5”) box with paper label; some wear
to box edges; moderate stains to label; toy very good. $450
A heat-operated circus acrobat toy. When a candle is
placed in its holder and lit the tin fan circulates, prompting the
weighted, colored-paper acrobat figure to spin and tumble. Assembled,
the toy stands 12” high.