Antique Mechanical Wooden Boxing Toy, Presumed Weston Toy Company cyanotype 1940s I believe

1940s I believe

descend and sing

who was himself to the son of Abijah Crane (1741-1817)

with cut paper trim around the top and what appears to be brass ornamentation at center

Antique Mechanical Wooden Boxing Toy, Presumed Weston Toy Company cyanotype 1940s I believeI'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