Life Saver, Excellent Little Painted Cast Iron Lifeguard with Buoy, 1940s antique label Easy to roll up and

Easy to roll up and throw in a bag

9 1/4" x 9 3/8" and in very good condition

I take him to be African American

which I am loving for their finely etched designs

Of course I do like "Delays are Dangerous

Life Saver, Excellent Little Painted Cast Iron Lifeguard with Buoy, 1940s antique label Easy to roll up andFortuitously, I found this guy in the same spot as the large beware the undertow folk art painting just listedlifeguard to the rescue! And seems to me a lifeguard, with a life preserver to boot, it something we could all use right about now! Pretty cute in his little red shorts, too. A little searching tells me he was made by Grey Iron Casting Co. as part of their American Family at the Beach series, 1940 48. 1 7 8 t. Some paint loss as documented,