Incredible Folk Art Painted Antique Iron Cow Bell With Cast Iron Clapper allied forces Thanks to the original research

Thanks to the original research of another seller out there who found a similar toy and did a lot of digging to figure out its origins (these are quite rare

It has been backed with a bright white heavy weight sheet of rag paper just to protect it and which is easily removed

The sulky I assume he once sat upon is long gone

but also for the sense of self-possession and a sort of serene power

5 1/8" across x 2 1/2" tall and in great vintage condition

Incredible Folk Art Painted Antique Iron Cow Bell With Cast Iron Clapper allied forces Thanks to the original researchThis amazing thing, quite a potent object I think, resonating in all sorts of ways. What a face, smiling but also perhaps a bit haunting, in very old, very crusty paint that clearly weathered the elements for many many years, with a red painted mouth stretching from one end to the other and perhaps a second eye like a shadow below the right one. Some old yellow paint around the edges too. The round, cast iron clapper inside produces the most wonderful