Antique Original Lehmann Tin Litho Toy Climbing Monkey c. 1900 mid-century West German vase The whole thing fits perfectly

The whole thing fits perfectly over one's head and face

And what a lot of service he has given over many years--punctured with stick pins on all sides and coming apart at a few of his seams

There is some faint text

but I really love how rough they are

(Plenty of good boxes in the shop

Antique Original Lehmann Tin Litho Toy Climbing Monkey c. 1900 mid-century West German vase The whole thing fits perfectlyThis guy is the real deal a very early issue tin litho Lehmann Climbing Monkey, made c. 1900 in Germany. I don't have his original box to date him exactly, but have seen his exact match dated between 1890 1903.) There were many versions of this produced by other companies that came later, including in the U. S., but this was the first from what I understand, particularly distinguished by this matte green jacket with felt like surface, combined with