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Barking Bulldog

Bulldog
This British Bulldog was made on papier mache in France around 1880. He has the very rare feature of a wagging tail as well as the ferocious bark. The restoration was an exercise in planned surgery as access to the mechanism was very difficult. The bark is made by a serrated wheel rasping against a steel diaphragm in the neck.

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