Old Cigar Box-Carved Folk Art Squeeze Toy Acrobat aerial view of city The slots are shallow--for flat

The slots are shallow--for flat handled utensils

I really love how he is framed by the four painted posts on the porch

had a correspondence to the yarns they one held

opening it for the first time to find those six great spices boxes inside was a very happy surprise

to whom the French seller of this print pointed me

Old Cigar Box-Carved Folk Art Squeeze Toy Acrobat aerial view of city The slots are shallow--for flatI've got a weakness for these old acrobat squeeze toy, the folkier the better. This sweet, relatively humble one was made from cigar box wood I believe. I especially love the zig zag silhouette of the head. All arms and legs are well attached via wire pins, with the string threaded through two holes in his hands. 10 1 2" x 2 3 4" x 1" overall. Figure measures 4 1 2" tall. Nice warm dry wood patina.