Excellent Folk Art Carved Alligator, Signed, 1971 unusual sewing box but my interest in buying

but my interest in buying

really a nice object

When I first discovered “ramp walkers” I thought they were the most charming and unexpected looking little things - and I still do

this is about as good as it gets

mostly around edges

Excellent Folk Art Carved Alligator, Signed, 1971 unusual sewing box but my interest in buyingA note on the underside of this carved alligator informs us that it won 3rd place in the Douval County Fair, Jacksonville, Florida in 1971 which must have been a fierce competition, as how could this wonderful guy not take take top prize??! It's maker carved a fancy monogram there too, which suggests he or she was pretty proud of it, and also makes me think it was not their first carving. Great carved scales all down its back, and tiny white teeth