Old Dancing Folk Art Boxer in Red writing instruction Mid to late 19th century

Mid to late 19th century I am pretty sure

4 1/2" tall x 4 1/2" wide x 1 1/4" deep

the effect of which really like as it lends it some extra tooth

which operated through the 1980s

There is a very faint—noticeable only in certain light—ring mark (water stain) on the top of the box

Old Dancing Folk Art Boxer in Red writing instruction Mid to late 19th centuryI take this guy for a boxer in his red shorts with green waist band and brown gloved handsand one can dance him around like a butterfly from the dowel in his back! One can position his swinging arms to stay in a posefists raised, or arms over head as if just declared champion! Early 20th c. or so I believe, with the dowel firmly stuck in him, making for easy hanging when not being danced around! 9 5 8 t x 9 7 8 d with dowel. Very good condition. Dowel