Antique Cut Tin Dancing Man Toy with Wire Handle hair braiding because I can never leave

because I can never leave behind a matte green vessel

) and the rest symbolizing all manner of attributes and occurrences

slide top lid is in very good shape

plus one bottom corner of the frame exposes the edge of the slate inside

but it is overall in very good vintage condition

Antique Cut Tin Dancing Man Toy with Wire Handle hair braiding because I can never leaveFound in Maine, this is an old one, with the fat iron nails at his joints and rust all over attesting to it. One sees these cut metal figures now and then, which, like their jointed wooden counterparts, were meant to be danced around, as this one still will, which is quite fun to do, with just a little stiffness in his right knee! I love the fingers on the hands most of all, but also his very long nose! Mid late 19th c. I believe. 14 1 8 t not