Mechanical toy in the form of a caricatured boy in a mule led racing cart

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A cast iron, mechanical toy in the form of a caricatured boy in a mule led racing cart. The boy’s face and hands are painted black. He has wide eyes and wide, opened mouth with white teeth displayed. He is wearing blue pants with white knee patches, black shoes, a yellow jacket, and a light blue bowtie. The boy is also wearing a red, white, and blue baseball cap. The boy is holding a whip in his proper right hand and is holding his proper left hand up with his elbow bent. The cart has two (2) red wheels and a yellow and red carriage. The mule is brown and has a red and black harness. There is a red loop at mule's mouth and a wheel between mule's two front legs. When the toy is pulled, the boy’s arms move.

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