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Scarce and Marvelous Antique German Erzgebirge Mechanical Punch and Judy Show uncle sam with screw eyes used forI've found exactly one other of these over the years, which I thought was just about the best thing I ever saw when I found it, and I think so again with this one. It is German Erzgebirge, late 19th early 20th c. I believe, and I believe the puppet theatre taking place here is specifically a Punch and Judy show. The wooden lever on the side of the stage moves the pair to and fro, such that punchy Punch and his wife Judy might continue their ongoing