Marvelous Carved Folk Art Crocodile cloth puppet Strangest are the arms--one entirely

Strangest are the arms--one entirely missing

moving glass plate negative post-mortem photograph

and of course they're also handy to have around for games of many kinds-- and also in lieu of a coin flip or rocks paper scissors to resolve all sorts of domestic matters:) This batch of 23 old celluloid ones range from caramel to cream in color

but I think it's quite an elegant

These appear to be made of steel plate and welded to their bases rather than being made cast iron

Marvelous Carved Folk Art Crocodile cloth puppet Strangest are the arms--one entirelyAmong my favorite finds ever! This old carved crocodile appears to me to have been carefully crayoned green, with black for his beady eyes and red for the inside of his giant mouth. His little feet were each carved separately then fit super snuggly into holes carved out in his sides, and his was given wonderful carved texture all down his back. To me, the complete essence of a friendly crocodile and just a marvelous thing. 9 5 8" l x 1 7 8" w x 15 16"