Smiling Old Wooden Man with Dainty Jointed Arms and Legs casco bay labels still on it

labels still on it

and primary color stands made for lion tamers and the like--but I'd never seen platforms like these before

but occasions of finding true treasures digging through boxes in far corners happens less and less and less

Lovingly carved

revealed on the reverse side

Smiling Old Wooden Man with Dainty Jointed Arms and Legs casco bay labels still on itPhotos don't do much justice to this one, but it is a very joyful and full of life thing, with the delicacy of the jointed arms and legs really making it for me. (The red crayoned details, for smile and neckline and the fingers of one hand are pretty great too.) No hole in the back to hold him up, but there is an old nail at the top of his head, which he might have hung from, or maybe attached a hat. 10 1 4" t x 3 1 2" w. Earlyish 20th century I