Wonderful Folk Art Workers on Railway Hand Car Pull Toy carved balustrade Each of the two ladies

Each of the two ladies has lost an arm

with shot marks on both fronts and backs

ancient to contemporary---and I fell in love with her immediately

praying figure at center

Wonderful Folk Art Workers on Railway Hand Car Pull Toy carved balustrade Each of the two ladiesI've included a short video clip of this toy rolling, which is not very good but gives a sense of what active workers these two are, bending two and fro as the cart is pulled along by the string (or just given a push.) I was though, of course, sold on this toy as soon as I saw this blue eyed pair in their orange uniforms and caps, whether they moved or not! Early 20th century I believe, found in Pennsylvania, and to me eye and sensibility completely