Louis Marx Red and Blue Tractor with Make Do Wheel black red green This lovely otter is by

This lovely otter is by Richard Thompkins (1930-1995)

I don't do much fishing

I have found one other reference to a signed toucan dating to the first quarter of the 20th century

I love the femininity of this especially happy looking little handmade Humpty Dumpty doll

I thought about listing these carved chains individually

Louis Marx Red and Blue Tractor with Make Do Wheel black red green This lovely otter is byWhen I first started doing this, I worried a good amount about the condition of things, but over time I've come to gravitate toward decidedly imperfect things, and especially those with overt repairs that show the care and creativity of their prior owners of which this is a great example. The tin key wind tractor itself was made by Louis Marx Co, c. 1940s or early 50s, and is pretty smart looking in red and blue I think, but it is the "make do" front