Empathetic One Armed Wooden Man in Red Cap old wooden lion I believe the whole bottom

I believe the whole bottom used to be covered in paper

8" x 4 7/8"

with that great drop downhill at the far right  It was done in the 1880s

it is still quite a lovely thing

to be used as drinking cups

Empathetic One Armed Wooden Man in Red Cap old wooden lion I believe the whole bottomPerhaps this guy was a jockey, and maybe once part of a whirligig, I'm not sure, but he's long since retired, whatever the case, and I really love him as he is now. Nice old paint, wonderfully weathered, and clearly a bid wounded now. He'll stand if leaned against something, or certainly a hook could be added to hang him on the wall. 14 5 8" t x 3" wide with arm down, 1 1 8" d. Structurally stable and sound, missing one arm and the toe of one foot as