Old, Charming Handmade Kewpie (?) Doorstop ice fishing tip up Still completely frame worthy as

Still completely frame worthy as far as I am concerned

with the final marble ending up in the centre hole

which included many fine things including glass

I do believe it would polish up some if desired

one of two in the shop that came  from a larger collection of drawings executed by the artist on a Grand Tour encompassing Italy

Old, Charming Handmade Kewpie (?) Doorstop ice fishing tip up Still completely frame worthy asThere are so many great old handmade wooden doorstops out there, which I rarely resist grabbing when I see them, but this I believe is an especially old one, and the first I have seen featuring this character. (Plenty of cats, dogs and dutch children, but I can't find another anywhere with this one). I believe it is likely a very early iteration of the kewpie, which first gained popularity as comic strip characters invented and drawn by NYC based