Another Charming Old Wire Spinning Toy, Interlocking Rings in Red and Green Laura smily and then one more on

and then one more on the toe and two on the sliding lid

I have lots of love for the person who created this whimsical construction--no small effort

I found her at a wonderful estate sale chock full of mid-century and contemporary ceramics

expressive face that keeps reminding me of a rooster

There's a large ink smear to the left of his arm and smaller stains all over

Another Charming Old Wire Spinning Toy, Interlocking Rings in Red and Green Laura smily and then one more onAs sometimes happens, I had never found one of these old spinning toys until on a recent trip to Pennsylvania where I found a pair, one with intersecting rings like this (that one a bit longer than this), and one with a spinning bird. Then last week at a shop near Brimfield, this one! Hold it flag side down and the rings drop to that end, then turn it right side and they spin down, circling one another. Quite a joy. And feels an apt one to wave at