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PMO-030 Figural Tanoki
 

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IMSA #: PMO-030

Estimated Date: 1890

Country of Origin: Japan

Manufacturer: Unknown

Catalog No.: No

Material: Brass

Markings: No

Patent/Design No.: No

Patent/Design Date: No

Size (Inches): 2 x 1 1/4

Reverse: See Photo

Description and Comments: Figural tanoki, head hinged at back, striker on bottom. A tanoki is an animal that lives in the woods, at night it comes out and rubs its stomach. A tanoki is a type of ferret.

Submitted By: Anonymous
 



 
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