This unusual "Mans Head" mechanical tin litho cigarette dispenser is possibly the only non-toy produced by Georg Kellerman & Co. of Nuremberg, Germany. Marked only "Made In Germany D.R.G.M." it is also one of the company's few post-1920 items which did not have the "CKO" Kellerman trademark. Dispenser features a double-sided, 3/8" wide, die-cut tin lithograph portrait of the head and upper shoulders of a well-dressed, mid-1920s dapper gentleman. His bow tie is mechanically connected to an internal spring-activated lever. Push down on the polka dot tie, and a cigarette is ejected through a hole in the mouth. This item is featured in Gerhard G. Walter's book "Metal Toys from Nuremberg" published in 1992. It's one of Kellerman's most difficult-to-find early tin litho mechanical creations. It is also one of the most artistic and realistic items produced by the company and is nearly surreal in its construction. 1933, Germany
