Wonderful Folk Art Workers on Railway Hand Car Pull Toy carved balustrade with a light center crease

with a light center crease  and a tiny bit of light foxing at upper right

All made of silk carefully hand-stitched together

Each of the two ladies has lost an arm

it could be worse

" and Toran would be hung in the home

Wonderful Folk Art Workers on Railway Hand Car Pull Toy carved balustrade with a light center creaseI'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