Wonderful Old Painted Wooden Folk Art Crocodile on Tin Wheels open and clever

and clever

primarily dating to the mid- to late- 19th century

which stamped the insides of the covers--so we can't know for sure on this one

I'm listing these in pairs for ease but price is PER postcard

I just love the form of these two facing perched birds

Wonderful Old Painted Wooden Folk Art Crocodile on Tin Wheels open and cleverI've seen a few larger folk art pull toys (primarily dogs) made in this articulated manner, allowing the body to curve and snake, but I've never seen a crocodile, or one of this smaller (perfect!) scale. With a bit of a similar feel to those old Pennsylvania folk art turtle step stools I really love, and with a most excellent and perfectly aged paint job: sponged black paint animating the dark green, and yellow spots on top of that, plus eyes that