Well Knocked Around Old Wire Jointed Man with Red Stockings and Large Hands tinsel painted sign it's a miniature treen bottle

it's a miniature treen bottle

this one I believe made as a rattle for a baby long ago

one of the oldest and largest photographic studios in Upper Michigan

perfectly wonky placement of the dots

with a (very large

Well Knocked Around Old Wire Jointed Man with Red Stockings and Large Hands tinsel painted sign it's a miniature treen bottleA sweet old painted, wire jointed figure, who looks rather French to me, and who I love most of all for those large hands with black paint against oyster white detailing each of his fingers. Perhaps there were once strings running through the wire loops at his joints that tugged at his limbs like a puppet, I am not totally sure. Now, he will balance in various positions on his own, including in a partial headstand! 8 7 8" t x 3 1 4" w arms down x 1".