Wonderful 1937 Mechanical Folk Art Toy with Two Figures rusty red pottery bowls And so it makes perfect

And so it makes perfect sense that he would also--perhaps in collaboration with Lilla--create photographs like these

Not super old but with some years on them for sure

Not a master carving

feature what can essentially be understood as rebuses

Wonderful 1937 Mechanical Folk Art Toy with Two Figures rusty red pottery bowls And so it makes perfectThis was the first thing I found at Brimfield this past week, and it's among my very favorite finds. Turning the crank forces one loop of wire to press down on the carved handle attached to one figure, raising him into the air, and then releases him with a very satisfying clap as it raises the other. I find it all immensely satisfying and have not tired of playing with it yet (and have spent a fair amount time turning that crank!) And the primitively