Sam Zell automaton "Think It Over", his recorded voice gives financial commentary followed by the song "Stop in the Name of Love" by the Supremes, periodically the seated man raises his head as if listening, the stop light turns red and the base the man is sitting on rotates, operates, approx. 18"h, 11"diam, 10.50 lbs **Provenance: Austin, Texas estate. **Note: Sam Zell, American, b. 1941, billionaire investor and Chairman, Equity Group Investments founded in 1969. Zell manufactured a number of financial commentary automatons, each model being limited to 675, giving them as gifts to friends, colleagures and employees. Start Price: $300.00

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