German mechanical singing bird automaton in a silver snuff box (movement of the beak, the wings and the body) - Item# for this mechanical singing bird automaton : MMM-309

Mechanical singing bird automaton in a snuff box.

Mechanical singing bird automaton 2 cm high in a silver snuff box.

All the snuff boxes with a singing bird automaton are about 110 mm long.

When the button is pressed, the mechanical singing bird comes out from its nestle and starts to sing.

Movements of this mechanical singing bird automaton : movement of the beak, the wings and the body.

Once it has finished to whistle the happy melody, the singing bird automaton comes back to its nestle.

This singing bird automaton is a miniature masterpiece manufactured in Germany. The singing bird automatons have been invented in the 1780s by the Swiss family Jaquet-Droz from Chaux-de-Fonds.

Please note : There may be a delay of more than one week for this snuff box with a mechanical singing bird automaton.