Pair of c. Old Lead Devils in Original Red Paint carved wooden gun bringing pure pleasure every time

bringing pure pleasure every time one gives it a whirl

and which I think appear a bit darker in photos than in reality

These old Milton Bradley "New Forms and Solids Improved" blocks are a mess: drawn on

A little more searching reveals a known portrait of Walbridge's wife Sally Morgan Walbridge painted by Ammi Phillips in 1820 (included in photos)

but almost invariably they're missing a ring or two--not too surprising

Pair of c. Old Lead Devils in Original Red Paint carved wooden gun bringing pure pleasure every timeThese two! Found together and offered together, so that they might go one sparring with one another for eternity! I've found documentation of a few similar out there some attributed to Bergmann, Austria, some to the German company Heyde, others to the Soviet maker Kasli, all 1930s or earlier. I'm not sure, no marks that I can see, and they appear made of lead to me. Pretty fun, and I love the aging to the paint and the way they stand resting on their