Life Saver, Excellent Little Painted Cast Iron Lifeguard with Buoy, 1940s singing sticks and earlyish 19th c

and earlyish 19th c

the flowers and leaves and swirls and tiny hearts animating the kimono of the figures

I am not sure

she is good all ways

Beautiful form

Life Saver, Excellent Little Painted Cast Iron Lifeguard with Buoy, 1940s singing sticks and earlyish 19th cFortuitously, I found this guy in the same spot as the large beware the undertow folk art painting just listedlifeguard to the rescue! And seems to me a lifeguard, with a life preserver to boot, it something we could all use right about now! Pretty cute in his little red shorts, too. A little searching tells me he was made by Grey Iron Casting Co. as part of their American Family at the Beach series, 1940 48. 1 7 8 t. Some paint loss as documented,