Carved Articulated Folk Art Figure with Tin Helmet antique Parker and wood trade card Standing dimensions: 7 3/4" tall

Standing dimensions: 7 3/4" tall x 4 1/2" w x 4 5/8" d

one ear that is notably shorter than the other and a bright red drippy collar

made in the 1940s or so by a Richard King from Minnesota

as pictured--super minor

with initials in block letters on both sides and a mix of swirls across the top and a pice of old cloth tape at one one corner-altogether looking like it got a lot of use over a bunch of years

Carved Articulated Folk Art Figure with Tin Helmet antique Parker and wood trade card Standing dimensions: 7 3/4" tallI'd have to guess WWI on this guy, who I take for a soldier with a small bowl on his head for a make do helmet, and it would not surprise me if he was actually carved in the trenches. He was constructed as a jig figure, to be held up and danced on a platform, as his legs move backward but not forward at his knees. I really love his geometric facial features, carved in relief and colored orange, which give his a bit of a Mr. Potato Head aspect, while