Wonderful Carved, Painted Folk Art Figure with Checkerboard round painter duster brush ) He needs to lean

) He needs to lean against something to stand up

weighing in at a little over 3 pounds each

I found these two together

Lots of chipping to the white paint

I do believe this is the most beautiful advertising trade card I have ever seen-- combining perhaps the best company logo ever with the perfect graphic design (that lettering

Wonderful Carved, Painted Folk Art Figure with Checkerboard round painter duster brush ) He needs to leanI think it's an old blue Playskool block under the brown painted, carved stool upon which this wonderful figure sits, holding forth their checkerboard seemingly in perpetual hopes of soliciting a partner for a match. I love everything about this, including the fact that the figure seems both quite specific and also ambiguous in terms of gender, ethnicity, race and temperament such that this feels all about devotion to a game and a longing to play! 5 1