" but it must have been lost quite some time ago as the wood has aged enough to make the loss pretty much disappear
In my experience it's a pretty rare thing to find an old tramp art box that wasn't varnished or painted
Though I didn't know it when I found him
Truly a wonderful thing to live with
with swing hinges on the sides that allow the lid to rest in an open position
Empathetic One Armed Wooden Man in Red Cap early celluloid checkers " but it must havePerhaps this guy was a jockey, and maybe once part of a whirligig, I'm not sure, but he's long since retired, whatever the case, and I really love him as he is now. Nice old paint, wonderfully weathered, and clearly a bid wounded now. He'll stand if leaned against something, or certainly a hook could be added to hang him on the wall. 14 5 8" t x 3" wide with arm down, 1 1 8" d. Structurally stable and sound, missing one arm and the toe of one foot as