SOLD WIFE, 1912 Folk Art Love Token Wheel Barrow with Velvet Pin Cushion, Signed antique needlebook But best are the two

But best are the two figures: a (somewhat confused looking

From a second batch of drawings by Chicago artist James Frederic Bone (1929-2015)

These were made using molds and vary based on how many times the mold had been used

which is likely where it was made

There appear to be three hairline cracks in the base

SOLD WIFE, 1912 Folk Art Love Token Wheel Barrow with Velvet Pin Cushion, Signed antique needlebook But best are the twoI found this one at an antiques show in Maine to my great delight a love token and a pin cushion and miniature wheel barrow rolled in one! Constructed of cigar box wood, painted gold around the perimeter, wire, and just right blue velvet for the pin cushion, with wonderfully carved arrow pierced heart at center, and WIFE spelled out in pins what could be better? Ah, a handwritten dedication, to EMR from MHR 1912, on the underside, too! One imagines a