1920s German "Toilettez" Flip Open Surprise Clown with Mechanical Tongue old mechanical toy weighing almost 2 pounds) and

weighing almost 2 pounds) and I just love it as an object

This has lost some of its beading and some of the fancy wire that once entirely framed the mirror

Whoever assembled it did a pretty nice job

and just beautiful

but under magnification I believe they are some other metal and painted a brassy gold tone

1920s German "Toilettez" Flip Open Surprise Clown with Mechanical Tongue old mechanical toy weighing almost 2 pounds) andI found this a great delight when I first open it, and continue to be delighted by it each time I do! 1920s German, with "Toilettez" embossed in gold on the front, I believe to suggest it would be a pocket mirror held inside. (Translation is basically "you groom.") But instead of your face, here this clown, whose eyes roll and big red tongue extends incrementally as you open it, until that tongue is all the way out. Great graphics and good fun! 3 9