Right Time Peek-a-boo Cheerful Tearful Wooden Hammer Toy c. 1950s scarf And then those great trees

And then those great trees and islands in the background

and a mark that looks sort of like a “C” on the bottom

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James Frederic Bone (1929-2015) a prolific and endlessly inventive Chicago artist

in the powder room

Right Time Peek-a-boo Cheerful Tearful Wooden Hammer Toy c. 1950s scarf And then those great treesA little research reveals that Right Time made a few different hammer toys, but this is definitely the best! The hammer is long gone, but a finger or any sort of mallet will do to punch down "tearful", prompting "cheerful" to pop up! Very satisfying, and to my eye a pretty fantastic object. I haven't find another like this for sale out there anywhere because really who would ever part with one? 5" w x 4" t (4 7 8" with one head fully up!) x 1 5 8" d.