The seller definitely made a mistake in offering this rare German tin litho noisemaker for $198.95 or Best Offer. (Whomever stumbled across this listing didn’t even bother to make an offer, but wisely scooped it up for the too-low offer price.) The form of the noisemaker is odd in that the main cylinder is bare with only the two ends having any imagery - spare as it is. This guy was probably produced sometime between 1930-1935. I’ve never seen it before. The Germans didn’t produce that much Halloween tin litho - and the market coverts it. I feel if the seller had simply started it at $198.95 under an auction format it would have fetched no less than double what it did.
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