Antique Mechanical Wooden Boxing Toy, Presumed Weston Toy Company cyanotype the moon over his shoulder

the  moon over his shoulder and halo of stars above him

including for the fact that the box they come in is pretty terrific

1940s I believe

descend and sing

but very soft and still holding together everywhere else

Antique Mechanical Wooden Boxing Toy, Presumed Weston Toy Company cyanotype the moon over his shoulderI've had a few of these old push button boxing toys in the shop, and love them so much I just can't pass them by. I believe this one was made by the Weston Toy Company in Weston, CT, which operated from 1859 to 1899, though there were several iterations of this so I am not 100% certain. When you press the button on at the center of the wooden base, the boxers lean in towards each other to butt heads, causing their arms to swing as well. I especially