Wonderful Old Painted Wooden Folk Art Crocodile on Tin Wheels sweet cat painting elevating a game of checkers

elevating a game of checkers to a serious (but joyful) pastime

both in terms of the arching handles that close to form a loop

a stars and stripes shield

Later 20th c

12" t x 12 3/8" l and in good

Wonderful Old Painted Wooden Folk Art Crocodile on Tin Wheels sweet cat painting elevating a game of checkersI'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