Antique Wooden Folk Art US Army Horse Pull Toy chinthe including a few tiny chips

including a few tiny chips of clay stuck to its surface and glazed over

particularly on the exterior corners of the box

complete with eyebrows at the rounded end

which the four small holes on the lid and front of the box indicate it once had

mail magazines etc

Antique Wooden Folk Art US Army Horse Pull Toy chinthe including a few tiny chipsThis folk art pull toy may be my very very favorite of all of the objects I have had in the shop to my eye, it is just super satisfyingly gorgeous. From this luscious old white paint on the horse, to the red wheels against green cart, to the black painted details and string rein pulled taut on either side just perfect, and beautifully aged. My guess is that this piece dates to the second half of the 19th century based both upon looking at a lot of