Wonderful 1937 Mechanical Folk Art Toy with Two Figures rusty red pottery bowls but it would also been

but it would also been easy to nail or glue a hook to the back and hang it

in addition to the excellent spelling of whispering and cabinet

and surely one could come up with creative ways to put them to use (or just throw them in a bowl to admire them

Not a master carving

And so it makes perfect sense that he would also--perhaps in collaboration with Lilla--create photographs like these

Wonderful 1937 Mechanical Folk Art Toy with Two Figures rusty red pottery bowls but it would also beenThis was the first thing I found at Brimfield this past week, and it's among my very favorite finds. Turning the crank forces one loop of wire to press down on the carved handle attached to one figure, raising him into the air, and then releases him with a very satisfying clap as it raises the other. I find it all immensely satisfying and have not tired of playing with it yet (and have spent a fair amount time turning that crank!) And the primitively