Sweet Old Red Rooster Wooden Pull Toy with Alligatored Paint enlarging by grid The legs are attached with

The legs are attached with three nails each

Cast aluminum with dark red enamel

and of the type we usually now describe as Odd Fellows/Daughters of Rebekah masks

a ceramic artist who founded the Rare Earth Mudworks in Amesbury

but is useful at least for now in protecting the hair

Sweet Old Red Rooster Wooden Pull Toy with Alligatored Paint enlarging by grid The legs are attached withI believe this old rooster was once attached to wheels, such that one could pull him around via the string that is still attached to the front front but at some point someone did it the favor of liberating him! It's a pretty early one I believe, and for me all about the great color scheme (especially that yellow face) and aging of the paint, lending a fantastically textured surface. Perhaps a good one for the kitchen, to greet one at breakfast time! 6