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A mechanical card. A girl in a yellow dress and apron polishes a mirror. Pulling a tab at the b ...
Everything must sparkle and shine
A mechanical card. A girl in a yellow dress and apron polishes a mirror. Pulling a tab at the back of her apron causes her arm and the cloth she holds to move across the mirror. A tab at the bottom can be folded to make the card stand up.Printed in Germany.

Everything must sparkle and shine

Dateapproximately 1934
Format
Notes
A mechanical card.  A girl in a yellow dress and apron polishes a mirror.  Pulling a tab at the back of her apron causes her arm and the cloth she holds to move across the mirror.  A tab at the bottom can be folded to make the card stand up.
Printed in Germany.
Medium
Number of Pages (DOD only)1
Dimensions13 cm x 10 cm (5 1/8 in. x 3 15/16 in.)
Language
CollectionSpecial Collections in the Arts
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberSAR-GC-VAL-S-193X-112
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