Sweet Hand-carved Folk Art Squeeze Toy, Acrobat in Green Shorts trick box but he’s smiling widely still

but he’s smiling widely still

Photos show the wonderful alternating and layering use of purple

(Details give a good sense of both color and surface

I've come across old Magic Lantern slides before

with black flourishes that look a bit like mustaches and snake-like spiral at center hinting at what is inside

Sweet Hand-carved Folk Art Squeeze Toy, Acrobat in Green Shorts trick box but he’s smiling widely stillIt's been a while since I grabbed a squeeze toy, but I really like the little man on this one, with his black hair and green shorts and pointy nose and chin. And with crosshatching carved into his chest on one side. Original string, and works great, with a squeeze to the posts at the bottom sending him flipping and flying around. 9 1 8 t x 2 1 2 w x 7 8 d. Excellent condition. Earlyish 20th c. I believe.