Acrobatic Clown Paper and Wood Squeeze Toy white and orange canisters I think they are really

I think they are really fabulous and lend themselves to a variety of display permutations

I found it at the estate sale of an actress and philanthropist and like to imagine it was a souvenir from perhaps a first apartment rental in New York or London

which suggests perhaps she is actually better used for growing herbs to complete dishes gleaned from Moosewood or my favorite

Another curious tool

with a great silhouette and wonderful surface decoration rendered in a few shades of lighter brown plus a couple of spots of deep red at the center of what look little suns or flowers

Acrobatic Clown Paper and Wood Squeeze Toy white and orange canisters I think they are reallyThis sweet little acrobatic clown, made of paper with jointed wooden arms and legs, works great just squeeze the bottom ends of the wooden sticks to which he is attached, and he'll do a handstand or flip over entirely, depending on how much pressure you apply. He's definitely quite old I have found one other online like him, but with no information on his maker or exact age; I'd guess fairly early 20th century. He's in good shape, with a bit of