Bidspirit auction | Nomura T.N Japanese Battery Operated

Nomura T.N Japanese Battery Operated Tin Lithograph Bartender Automaton - A Japanese battery-operated automaton toy featuring a bartender figure standing behind a lithographed tin-plate bar. The figure is constructed with a composition head, synthetic faux fur hair, and dressed in a red velvet-style jacket over a white polka-dot shirt with a black bow tie and black trousers. The bartender is depicted holding a metal mixing cup in one hand and a bottle in the other. The base of the toy is constructed from lithographed tin, featuring the word BARTENDER in stylized green and white lettering on the front. The top of the bar displays graphic illustrations of three cocktails. A mechanical switch is located at the base to activate the motion and smoke-emitting functions. A printed trademark is visible on the inner side of the tin bar structure featuring the letters T.N inside a diamond-shaped border above the text MADE IN JAPAN. The underside of the yellow tin base features a recessed battery compartment and an original yellow paper instructional label. The label contains two numbered points of text regarding the replacement of batteries and the operation of the smoke mechanism.