ITALY and FRANCE, late 1950s MARTINI L'apéritif, by MARELLI. Electric tabletop fan made of painted sheet metal, 110 volts. As it rotates, the advertising message painted on the background appears and then disappears through the blades. 32 x 24 x 15 cm. Signs of wear and scratches on the paint. The base’s finish is cracked and dried out. Bibliography: Reproduced in the catalog for the “Automates de Pub” exhibition at the New National Museum of Monaco, summer 2008, page 12, and under No. 100 on page 95 of “Automates publicitaires” by Daniel Bordet.