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475 - Optical Toys—Four paper strips in color lithography, each with a full-figure illustration on one side and six transformation pieces printed on the other. England or America, circa 1890. Each approx. 17.5 x 6 cm. Loose in an old gold-paper envelope and a modern cardboard sleeve.
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Optical Toys—Four paper strips in color lithography, each with a full-figure illustration on one side and six transformation pieces printed on the other. England or America, circa 1890. Each approx. 17.5 x 6 cm. Loose in an old gold-paper envelope and a modern cardboard sleeve. Humorous, caricature-style illustrations; the full-figure images depict a circus acrobat, a young Jewish teacher wearing a kippah (with a wine tasting scene in the background), a lawyer, and a countryman. Using the transformation strips representing various body parts, clothing, character, profession, gender, nationality, and entire scenes can be altered in a burlesque manner. - Slightly browned and stained, uncut, but with crease marks between the individual sections.
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