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Hen and Chick

1915
© Saskatchewan Western Development Museum, WDM-1995-S-2180


A clockwork mechanism hidden in the cart animates this hen and chick. The 1916-17 Eaton's Fall & Winter catalogue describes the action: the hen walks very naturally, while the chick jerks the lines and keeps chirping all the times. It was priced at 45 cents.


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