Pennsylvania Folk Art Turtle Pull Toy c. 1930s comics characters It's definitely got some years

It's definitely got some years on it

or to use daily around the house

I can never keep sets of these in stock for long

1903 at bottom right

a child sized version

Pennsylvania Folk Art Turtle Pull Toy c. 1930s comics characters It's definitely got some yearsI've seen a number of folk art turtle stools in this manner, made in Berks County, Pennsylvania I believe, but this is the first pull toy turtle I've come across and it's a pretty fun one. (Since finding this one, I've found a few other examples sold at auction.) It looks to me like it is the original string still attached, and pulling on it sets the two wheels on the underside turning, which are attached by wires to the front and rear of the body, so