Polka Dot Painted Large Handmade Wooden Clown Acrobat Squeeze Toy 1880s autograph book it's really a wonderful object

it's really a wonderful object deserving of a a very special spot

Syroco was founded in 1890 in Syracuse

10 1/2" in diameter and 5 1/2" tall

Based on its marks (there are actually three different marks on the set)

with what look to be arrows extended in different directions and a sort of bird-like form rendered in unglazed clay

Polka Dot Painted Large Handmade Wooden Clown Acrobat Squeeze Toy 1880s autograph book it's really a wonderful objectI have a super soft spot for these old acrobatic squeeze toys, and this old one is the real deal and about my favorite I've seen. Pull the ends together at the base of the handle with the right pressure and he'll do a handstand, flip all the way over, or assume a few positions in between! Hard to beat that yellow costume with red polka dots, clown hat and booties, and then stippled black hair and red crosses for his eyes perfectly offset by the great