Colorful Old Wooden Acrobat Squeeze Toy on Stand pastel landscape very well worn and chipped

very well worn and chipped at this point

with what looks like just a few bristles missing near the very center

and great in a wide variety of contexts

There is a chip to the surface of the wood at the end of his nose on one side and to the tip of his hat on one side

Colorful Old Wooden Acrobat Squeeze Toy on Stand pastel landscape very well worn and chippedI find it impossible to resist these old acrobat squeeze toys when the acrobats are as good as this guy. How to resist this delightfully goofy, hand painted pink face, coupled with the fantastic turquoise and yellow of his outfit? I'd think he dates to the early 20th century, and extra nice that there is a base to squeeze handle, making for easy tabletop display. It takes a couple of squeezes to get him going, but once one does he's very acrobatic!