Sweet Old Polar Bear Pull Toy special box a finch I think

a finch I think

The lovely solid brass leaf-shaped Butterfly Bush tray was designed by Oskar Hansen for Virginia Metalcrafters in 1948

There is a nick in the wood along the top edge of the boot the heel

both collected in Japan and by contemporary makers

It is a curious one though

Sweet Old Polar Bear Pull Toy special box a finch I thinkThe faces are a bit different on either side of this old polar bear pull toy, and it is the side pictured in the first photo that really won me, making this bear look as if it's on a long, uphill journey, and thus to my eye making it quite an empathetic creature, and making me want to tie a string to loop at front to help it along! 6 1 8" l x 4 1 2" t x 3 1 8" d and in very good overall condition, with stains and scuffs and alligatoring paint, all to