Mesmerizing Old Tin Toy Spinner carved kangaroos with just a tiny bit

with just a tiny bit of rust here and there

I believe that is the case here

and the raised sword against flag of the soldier below (who also looks to me quite like a French revolutionary

first published in 1909

with some foxing to the upper right corner especially

Mesmerizing Old Tin Toy Spinner carved kangaroos with just a tiny bitI could sit spinning this one all day and never tire of the optical effect of its yellow and red swirls in motion. Of course it makes me think of Duchamps Rotoreliefs (Optical Discs) and Anemic Cinema the best! and also, it occurs to me, there is almost nothing that places one so much in the present moment as a kinetic optical illusion. 4 in diameter x 2 1 8 t. Some surface rust but still bright and beautiful and works great. I've included a short