Wonderful Antique Folk Art Squeeze Toy Acrobat Mexican ex voto vintage drawing formerly the property of the

formerly the property of the West Peabody Branch library in MA

with a bit of wear to the wood

which I must say makes her very nice to have around

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)

I just think it’s completely charming

Wonderful Antique Folk Art Squeeze Toy Acrobat Mexican ex voto vintage drawing formerly the property of theOh, 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,