Mechanical "Kissing Lambs" Automaton Store Display by Silvestri safety first The base of the statue

The base of the statue reads 'Armco Iron Man

5"W x 24"D x 30

it was seized by the federal government in 1869 due to unpaid taxes and sold to James G

MM - 9896 - 070524

Mechanical "Kissing Lambs" Automaton Store Display by Silvestri safety first The base of the statuec. 1950s; Silvestri Art Manufacturing Co., Inc. Chicago A charming mechanical store display automaton featuring a pair of anthropomorphic lambs one dressed in a pink pinafore, the other in a gingham jacket mounted to a circular wooden platform concealing the original Silvestri motor and linkage assembly. When powered, one lamb intermittently leans forward to "kiss" the other, a gentle, rhythmic motion characteristic of Silvestri's midcentury animated