Vintage 1960's Revolving Santa Music Box - Plays Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
With little tin horns and little toy drums...rooty toot toots and rummy tum tums...Santa Claus is coming to town...
{HISTORY}
If you ever wanted to know what Christmas sounded like in the 1960's, it would be this guy - perhaps the jolliest little vintage Santa Claus Japan has ever made! With an internal music box that plays Santa Claus is Coming to Town, he spins round and round delightfully spreading Christmas cheer with every turn. Fun for kids and adults he makes a lively choice for a holiday centerpiece on your dining table, mantle, bar cart or kids table. Whimsical, happy and altogether charming this is the type of whimsical distractions that get your spirit a mini break from the hustle bustle of the holiday.
{SPECIAL FEATURES}
- Stamped on the bottom with a made in Japan, most possibly manufactured by Sankyo
- Fantastic chippy patina
- Felt cotton puff at the tip of his hat
- Rotates completely in a 360 degree circle
- Colors include tomato red, celery green, black, soft white and blue
- Plays Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
{CONDITION}
Both the rotating platform mechanism and the music box operate smoothly. Santa bears some chippy parts on his red suit and near his eyes. These spots give him a lovely weathered patina that denotes an old soul. Please see photos.
{SIZE}
Measures 8.25" inches (height) x 4" inches (width)
{STYLE IDEA}
Layer fresh greenery and vintage ornaments around the base of this guy for a whimsical tablescape or place him among the drink glasses, bar accessories and liquor bottles on your cocktail cart for festive partying all night long.