Wonderful 1937 Mechanical Folk Art Toy with Two Figures rusty red pottery bowls but it would also been

but it would also been easy to nail or glue a hook to the back and hang it

feature what can essentially be understood as rebuses

5" x 8" and in very good antique condition

he filed a patent application for a "Walking Toy

Not a master carving

Wonderful 1937 Mechanical Folk Art Toy with Two Figures rusty red pottery bowls but it would also beenThis was the first thing I found at Brimfield this past week, and it's among my very favorite finds. Turning the crank forces one loop of wire to press down on the carved handle attached to one figure, raising him into the air, and then releases him with a very satisfying clap as it raises the other. I find it all immensely satisfying and have not tired of playing with it yet (and have spent a fair amount time turning that crank!) And the primitively