Empathetic One Armed Wooden Man in Red Cap old wooden lion but this is the first

but this is the first one I've found in near perfect condition

I believe the whole bottom used to be covered in paper

8" x 4 7/8"

with that great drop downhill at the far right  It was done in the 1880s

as if he has a wedding ring in one of those pockets and is about to pop the question

Empathetic One Armed Wooden Man in Red Cap old wooden lion but this is the firstPerhaps this guy was a jockey, and maybe once part of a whirligig, I'm not sure, but he's long since retired, whatever the case, and I really love him as he is now. Nice old paint, wonderfully weathered, and clearly a bid wounded now. He'll stand if leaned against something, or certainly a hook could be added to hang him on the wall. 14 5 8" t x 3" wide with arm down, 1 1 8" d. Structurally stable and sound, missing one arm and the toe of one foot as