Hand-painted Old Jointed Wooden Horse primitive wooden letter holder The little details

The little details

tied around one thigh

so you can imagine how excited I was to find these antique magic trick cards

In addition to two round cut holes

and have kept an eye out for similar pieces since--so immediately snatched up these

Hand-painted Old Jointed Wooden Horse primitive wooden letter holder The little detailsThere are no holes to suggest this horse ever hung from strings, and with his front legs jointed at the knees he can't stand up straight (though he will balance on his own if resting on a knee) so I'm not entirely sure what this very sweet old horse was made for, though now I think I might mount him on the wall balanced on a few strategically placed nails. The white details of the face (including smiling mouth) mane and tale were hand painted on top