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The listing, Antique clown whirligig,folk art has ended.

What a cool item, certainly old...this has retained most of it's original paint of red, yellow and blue, and is only decorated on the one side..stands 9 3/4 in high, base is 7 1/4 in long..at one time it held something in its hands by the holes there, that was attached
from the back as a hole there too indicates, perhaps making a juggling motion...still a great piece to display..I will consider a get it now offer, but not below the starting bid

Questions & Comments

I don't even want to mention how much your Firetruck is worth! Haha!! Where are you finding these gems? Lol!!

Oct 18th, 2014 at 2:56:51 AM PDT by

I have collected at garage sales, estate sales and auctions for 35 years...I buy what i like, and I like a little of everything

Oct 18th, 2014 at 3:00:27 AM PDT by

Watching! Any date or signature on it? Thanks!

Oct 18th, 2014 at 2:03:12 AM PDT by

No markings I can see

Oct 18th, 2014 at 2:47:17 AM PDT by

Not on the bottom? Look carefully! It could be scratched into the wood somewhere

Oct 18th, 2014 at 2:49:37 AM PDT by

It looks like a very good piece, Is the nail on the arm machine made or handmade? (handmade usually look uneven

Oct 18th, 2014 at 2:51:00 AM PDT by

It's a crude nail..actually I took a last minute trip out of state to see my grandkids so I'm not home to look at it...

Oct 18th, 2014 at 2:57:57 AM PDT by

Nails are a good indicator of age.

Oct 18th, 2014 at 2:51:37 AM PDT by

Nice! I know it's hard to know all of the prices, but again this one looks good to me(lol!) if you have time it's good to do some research first. This could be a Jumping Jack (dances on a board you sit on) or it could have been part of an Antique sign post . Skinner Auctions (Boston and now Marlborough Mass I think sells a lot of Antique early American Whirligigs , signs, Jumping Jacks ect. same with your cast iron pieces. Early Americana can get very big bucks

Oct 18th, 2014 at 3:11:14 AM PDT by

Look under Folkart

Oct 18th, 2014 at 3:11:45 AM PDT by

Here's a link for you cast iron toy trucks http://www.antique-antiques.com/antiquefiretrucktoys.shtml

Oct 18th, 2014 at 3:14:11 AM PDT by

Limber Jacks or Flapjacks are other names here's a link to the Shiloh museum for description, there are many variations, as they were homemade toys http://www.shilohmuseum.org/pdfs/education/Toys%20and%20Games.pdf

Oct 18th, 2014 at 3:18:31 AM PDT by

Here's another link to the FolkArt Museum http://folkartmuseum.org/vanes

Oct 18th, 2014 at 3:20:18 AM PDT by

Antique clown whirligig,folk art is in the Antiques category