GAMA VINTAGE NO. 520 CLOCKWORK MOUSE TRAP ORIGINAL & FULLY WORKING W/BOX & KEY!

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HERE I AM OFFERING A PERFECTLY WORKING (IN ORIGINAL SHAPE/CONDITION) WITH IT'S ORIGINAL BOX, PLASTIC & TIN BOWL/TRAP, TIN CLOCKWORK MOUSE AND KEY A VINTAGE GAMA "MOUSE TRAP" NO. 520.
THIS GAMA ITEM NUMBER:
520
HAS BEEN WITH ME FOR MORE THEN A FEW OF DECADES NOW. THIS MODEL WAS USED, BUT ONLY FOR A VERY SHORT TIME AS MY DAD KEPT BRINGING HOME NEW AND BETTER (WAY COOLER) TOYS. AS ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL'S OF A TOY DISTRIBUTOR, HE WAS ENTITLED TO THIS ADDED BENEFIT AND WITH A BOAT LOAD OF CHILDREN AT HOME, THIS BENEFIT BECAME A NECESSITY AS WE ALL GREW AND BECAME PAINS IN HIS ASS!
THIS GAMA 520 HAS A PLASTIC & TIN BOWL/TRAP WITH A SWINGING DOOR. AT SOME POINT, A CRACK ON THE PLASTIC TOP OCCURRED. THIS CRACK IS PICTURED AND IN NO WAY DOES IT EFFECT IT'S USE AND/OR OUTCOME. THE BASE OF THIS SECTION IS TIN WITH REALLY NICE TIN LITHOGRAPHY FOUND THROUGHOUT IT. YOU HAVE A CLEVER SWINGING DOOR WHICH IS DESIGNED TO ALLOW THE MOUSE TO ESCAPE IT'S TRAP (MORE ON THIS LATER).
THE CLOCKWORK MOUSE LOOKS LIKE IT WAS PRODUCED JUST LAST YEAR! IT'S THAT PRETTY!! IT ALL 100% ORIGINAL AND YOU EVEN HAVE THE ORIGINAL GAMA KEY. THE TAIL, EYES AND EARS ARE STILL FACTORY ATTACHED.
THE CHASSIS OR UNDERSIDE OF THE MOUSE IS IN EQUALLY GOOD SHAPE/CONDITION AS IT'S BODY. THERE IS NO HALLMARKED ON THE MOUSE AND ON THE BOWL/TRAP, YOU HAVE THE HALLMARK "MADE IN WESTERN GERMANY","GAMA" AND "520".
THIS GAMA NR. 520 IS ALMOST AS NEW AND HAS NO ISSUES OTHER THEN THE HAIR LINE CRACK MENTIONED ABOVE!
YOU DO HAVE A FAIR AMOUNT OF BOX RASHING ON THE ORIGINAL BOX, NONE REALLY THAT BAD, BUT, I DO FEEL COMPELLED TO POINT THIS OUT. YOU HAVE NO ADDED GLUE OR TAPE ON THIS BOX, SO WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS ALL ORIGINAL AND BEING SUCH A LIGHT AND ROUND ITEM, ALL OF THE CORNERS OF THE BOX HAVE GIVEN IN SLIGHTLY DUE TO IT'S SHAPE.
I HAVE ADDED SOME BUBBLE WRAP TO PROTECT THE MOUSE AND PLASTIC BOWL/TRAP.
THIS IS  VERY SIMPLY TOY TO USE. YOU SIMPLY WIND UP THE TIN MOUSE WITH THE PROVIDED KEY, AND HERE I DO ADVISE YOU TO USE CAUTION AS THESE OLD CLOCKWORK SPRINGS BECOME BRITTLE OVER THE DECADES AND AN OVER-WINDING OF THIS MOUSE COULD BE FATAL!! I ALWAYS START OFF CONSERVATIVELY AND SLOWLY BUILD IT UP TO WHERE I FEEL COMFORTABLE.
WITH THE MOUSE ALL WOUND UP, YOU SIMPLY PLACE IT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF A LEVEL AND SOLID FLOOR. AS YOU CAN SEE ON ONE OF THE BOXES SIDE PANELS, THE DIRECTIONS CLEARLY POINT OUT THAT YOU SHOULD PUSH THE TINY LEVER AT THE REAR OF THE MOUSE FORWARD. THIS WILL ALLOW YOU TO WIND UP THE MOUSE WITHOUT IT DISCHARGING ..... TILL YOUR READY TO RELEASE IT, IT'S LIKE A BRAKE.
THIS MOUSE IS THE KEY TO THE WHOLE SET. THAT TINY LEVER WHICH I JUST MENTIONED, HAS A SECOND FUNCTION AS WELL AND THAT IS THAT WHEN THIS MOUSE IS CAPTURED  IN THE BOWL/TRAP IT WILL RUN DIRECTLY INTO THE INTERNAL WALL. THIS WILL ALLOW THE TINY LEVER, LOCATED AT THE FRONT OF THIS MOUSE TO RETRACT. THUS ALLOWING THE CLOCKWORK MECHANISM TO GO INTO THE REVERSE MODE AUTOMATICALLY. THEN WHEN THE MOUSE BACKS INTO THE OPPOSITE SIDE WALL, IT WILL ONCE AGAIN, TRIP THE TINY LEVER AT THE REAR OF THE MOUSE AND CHANGE IT'S DIRECTION BACK TO THE FORWARD MODE.
THE CLEAR TOP OF THE BOWL/TRAP WILL ALLOW YOU TO SEE THE CAPTURED MOUSE GOING BACK AND FORTH TILL IT LOCATES THE TINY SWINGING TRAP DOOR. SUDDENLY, THE MOUSE WILL BUST OUT OF IT'S TRAP AND SCURRIE OFF TILL YOU CAPTURE IT ONCE MORE! THE CLEVER CENTER HOLE ON THE TRAP/BOWL ALLOWS YOU TO USE YOUR FINGER TO PLACE THE BOWL ON TOP OF THE MOUSE. OF COURSE YOU SHOULD REMOVE YOUR FINGER ONCE YOU HAVE THE MOUSE SECURED INTO THE TRAP/BOWL.
THIS REALLY IS A COOL TOY AND DOES HIGHLIGHT A CLASSIC TIME IN OUR PAST, WHEN LIFE WAS MUCH SIMPLER!
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT MY PICTURES AS THESE DO A FAR BETTER JOB OF SHOWING YOU EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING FROM ME VS. MY WORDS HERE.
DOMESTICALLY SENT VIA THE USPS FULLY INSURED.
INTERNATIONALLY SENT VIA EBAY'S GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM (GSP). OTHER SHIPPING ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE WITH PRIOR CONTACT VIA EBAY'S MESSAGING AND PRIOR TO MAKING THE PURCHASE. YOU THE BUYER BECOME SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY AND ALL "IMPORT FEES" AND ANY ADDITIONAL "OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES". WHEN BEING SHIPPED OUTSIDE OF EBAY'S GSP, PROOF OF DELIVERY IS MANDATORY.
ONCE AGAIN, MY PICTURES DO A FAR BETTER JOB THEN MY DESCRIPTION ABOVE, PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE PHOTOS DO BECOME A VITAL PART OF THE DESCRIPTION, SO BE SURE TO CHECK THESE OUT REALLY THOROUGHLY AND IF ANY QUESTIONS DO ARISE, FEEL FREE TO ASK.
I AM TRYING A SHORTER CONDENSED APPROACH TO MY LISTINGS AS I HAVE LITERALLY MORE THEN A THOUSAND MODELS TO ADD.....
WHOEVER PURCHASES THIS VINTAGE, PERFECTLY WORKING GAMA NR. 520 MOUSE TRAP WILL BE PROUD TO ADD IT TO THEIR COLLECTION, IT'S A RARE ITEM IN REALLY GOOD OVERALL SHAPE/CONDITION. I WILL MISS THIS 520 AND HERE I DO KNOW THAT I WILL EXPERIENCE SELLERS REMORSE AS I REALLY LOVED THIS AS A CHILD AND I AM STILL MESMERIZED BY THIS AS AN ADULT.
JOE