Bottle cork (2) - Wood, Cork

vintage, Italian hand-carved mechanical bottle stoppers, believed to be manufactured by the ANRI company.

Design: The caricatures are carved from wood, and featuring hard plastic heads.

The man is missing his hat, but by pulling a string his arm raises and head bows
The drummer has no mechanism anymore for movement

Origin: Produced in Italy, specifically the Groeden Mountain area, from 1912 until the mid-1960s.

Originally designed as functional barware, they are now highly sought-after collector's items