Wonderful Antique Folk Art Squeeze Toy Acrobat Mexican ex voto vintage drawing and textures on this make

and textures on this make it feel as much like sculpture as a functional object

formerly the property of the West Peabody Branch library in MA

with a bit of wear to the wood

000 with the help of investors and eventually forming the Pittsburgh Reduction Company which would later come to be known as the Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA)

Longest one: 4 7/8" long

Wonderful Antique Folk Art Squeeze Toy Acrobat Mexican ex voto vintage drawing and textures on this makeOh, this face! One of my favorite faces ever, and such a singular one, with huge almond shaped eyes, wispy hair framing giant ears, and hawking nose made all the better by the orange and black striped hat resting atop his head, and the carved slit defining his slightly open mouth, making it seem that surely he has something to say! I do believe this is my favorite acrobatic squeeze toy Ive found (and I've had a bunch), and definitely quite an old one,