Pennsylvania Folk Art Turtle Pull Toy c. 1930s needlepoint pin cushion the total lack of precision

the total lack of precision about it (note

I've bought and sold a fair number of bone dominoes at this point

quintessentially mid-century piece

and a couple of old tape marks on reverse

Paper size is  7 1/4" by 4 3/8"

Pennsylvania Folk Art Turtle Pull Toy c. 1930s needlepoint pin cushion the total lack of precisionI've seen a number of folk art turtle stools in this manner, made in Berks County, Pennsylvania I believe, but this is the first pull toy turtle I've come across and it's a pretty fun one. (Since finding this one, I've found a few other examples sold at auction.) It looks to me like it is the original string still attached, and pulling on it sets the two wheels on the underside turning, which are attached by wires to the front and rear of the body, so