Fabulous 1920s Hustler Toy Co. Rowers in Skull Wooden Push Toy rebus painting on paper 2 1/2" across at base

2 1/2" across at base

highly magnified photo

It makes me think of everything from the paintings of Albert Pinkham Ryder to those of de Chirico to the work of Ana Mendieta to the early 20th century photographs of Anne Brigman (look her up

in Buffalo

but I've never seen all of these rolled into one

Fabulous 1920s Hustler Toy Co. Rowers in Skull Wooden Push Toy rebus painting on paper 2 1/2" across at baseSuch a great one, and a pretty rare one too, produced by the Hustler Toy Co. of Sterling Illinois in 1925. It never had a string to pull it by; rather, if you give it a push not will roll along with the rowers moving forward and backward as it does. I just love those sky blue painted tin arms, which move in sync, and if there were ever a toy to embody the spirit of teamwork, this is surely it! Great old white paint on the boat, red painted wooden