Little Man in a (Treen) Box Spring Toy Murad Really a lovely little thing

Really a lovely little thing

with the grain of the wood adding to the terrific sculptural quality of the man and his horse

with great Western-inspired fonts and lasso

and glued back together again

I really love how old and dark and briny it feels

Little Man in a (Treen) Box Spring Toy Murad Really a lovely little thingI'm not entirely sure whether this toy was created as I found it, or a one off creation of creative maker who combined treen canister, spring, and little man; I think likely the former a genie in a box but am not completely sure as I can't find another example out there like it. At any rate, the lid is threaded, and when you screw it off, up and out he springs! I believe most likely German Erzgebirge, and definitely with a good amount of age. One