Japanese stork cigaretter dispenser automaton

Here's a really nice piece currently listed on ebay. According to the listing the automaton bird is from the 1920s or 1930s and is of Japanese origin. A crane stands on the top edge of a brown lacquered box with gold designs. When the push-button beside the crane is pressed, the lid opens and the crane bends down to snatch a single cigarette in its beak.

Here's the ebay listing with 6 additional pictures of this Japanese stork cigaretter dispenser automaton

The modern version isn't quite as classy (though it is pretty funny):

Here's where you can get a donkey cigarette dispenser or an elephant cigarette dispenser of similar design.

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