I love old tin toys, and a tin toy of a classic cartoon character is just icing on the cake! Marx was one of the tin toy kings back in the day, and this wind-up is just one of the many great examples of their craft. Porky here is similar to many wind-ups Marx produced - a simple mechanism enables it to waddle across the floor, while also producing a secondary motion. In this case, Porky twirls an umbrella as he strolls. It's a decent likeness, as far as being on-model goes. The technology of…
