Empathetic One Armed Wooden Man in Red Cap early celluloid checkers Though I didn't know it

Though I didn't know it when I found him

Truly a wonderful thing to live with

from a dealer in Maine

and I like it nearly as much from the back as the front

giving the piece a great  handmade warmth and uniqueness

Empathetic One Armed Wooden Man in Red Cap early celluloid checkers Though I didn't know itPerhaps this guy was a jockey, and maybe once part of a whirligig, I'm not sure, but he's long since retired, whatever the case, and I really love him as he is now. Nice old paint, wonderfully weathered, and clearly a bid wounded now. He'll stand if leaned against something, or certainly a hook could be added to hang him on the wall. 14 5 8" t x 3" wide with arm down, 1 1 8" d. Structurally stable and sound, missing one arm and the toe of one foot as