Cymbal-banging monkey toy
A battery-operated musical jolly chimp manufactured by Kuramochi Company. | |
| Type | Mechanical toy |
|---|---|
| Company | Louis Marx & Co. |
| Country | United States |
| Availability | 1930s–present |
A cymbal-banging monkey toy (also known as Jolly Chimp) is a mechanical depiction of a monkey holding a cymbal in each hand. When activated it repeatedly bangs its cymbals together and, in some cases, bobs its head, chatters, screeches, grins, and more. There are both traditional wind-up versions and updated battery-operated cymbal-banging monkeys. The cymbal-banging monkey toy is an example of singerie and kitsch.