Louis Marx Red and Blue Tractor with Make Do Wheel Edvard Lindahl owl with hand-stitched velvet face

with hand-stitched velvet face

and the booklet nearby--which is super useful and also super fun reading

with its elegant long neck and satiny glaze the perfect shade of green

is the wit of many of those who signed it

Dimensions: 6 1/2" tall x 3 1/2" wide x 1 1/2" deep

Louis Marx Red and Blue Tractor with Make Do Wheel Edvard Lindahl owl with hand-stitched velvet faceWhen I first started doing this, I worried a good amount about the condition of things, but over time I've come to gravitate toward decidedly imperfect things, and especially those with overt repairs that show the care and creativity of their prior owners of which this is a great example. The tin key wind tractor itself was made by Louis Marx Co, c. 1940s or early 50s, and is pretty smart looking in red and blue I think, but it is the "make do" front