Wonderful Old Painted Wooden Folk Art Crocodile on Tin Wheels story 1 x 13/16 x 5/8

1 x 13/16 x 5/8 d and in good condition

and perhaps corresponding to the ages of the original square head iron nails and then round head ones use as reinforcements

which is partially torn away

as it is a tender attempt to accomplish something possible in this impossible thing we know as life

Wonderful Old Painted Wooden Folk Art Crocodile on Tin Wheels story 1 x 13/16 x 5/8I'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