Lot 076 - Antique Wooden Lazy Tongs Clown Scissor Toy with Printed Paper Clown Figure

Lot 076 - Antique Wooden Lazy Tongs Clown Scissor Toy with Printed Paper Clown FigureAntique wooden lazy tongs toy with a printed paper clown head and hands mounted to an extending scissor mechanism. The clown figure wears a striped pointed hat with a pom pom and a ruffled collar. The scissor body is constructed of interlocking wooden slats with two finger holes at the base for operation. The printed paper components show wear and edge losses. The wooden slats show surface wear and scuffing throughout.

The interior pages show toning and occasional creasing

Pre-Auction Notes: this frame and mat likely originally held a religious print

Here is a great amateur folk art reverse painting on glass depicting the Statue of Liberty in New York City

simply move the knurled switch on the right side of the machine (see photographs)

Antique cabinet card photograph depicting twelve women arranged in a studio setting with an assortment of sewing-related items

Exhibits surface dust

Several of the smaller plates are gem or bon-ton size

/ Dundee and Croydon

Interior of a Hall of a Small Wood-Fired Glassworks

The typewriter sports a beautiful glass-keyed keyboard

Here is a stunning hand made mid-century cigar and cigarette ashtray that is marked Italy on the bottom

The pipe has been used and shows typical wear and tear