Wonderful Folk Art Workers on Railway Hand Car Pull Toy carved balustrade Happiness is found in virtue

Happiness is found in virtue

it could be worse

or else taken on the road

with its shaggy hair given intensive attention

" and Toran would be hung in the home

Wonderful Folk Art Workers on Railway Hand Car Pull Toy carved balustrade Happiness is found in virtueI've included a short video clip of this toy rolling, which is not very good but gives a sense of what active workers these two are, bending two and fro as the cart is pulled along by the string (or just given a push.) I was though, of course, sold on this toy as soon as I saw this blue eyed pair in their orange uniforms and caps, whether they moved or not! Early 20th century I believe, found in Pennsylvania, and to me eye and sensibility completely