Old Tin Litho Jockey with Yellow Boots carved bone seagull pin Initialed at center

Initialed at center

red with a yellow stripes around the perimeter

who I found a few days ago in New Hampshire

18" drop on strap

Old Tin Litho Jockey with Yellow Boots carved bone seagull pin Initialed at centerI wasn't sure who this guy was but a friend just pointed out that he's surely a jockey, the blue disk in his hand actually his hat, which he is, perhaps victoriously, waving. I love the combination of red shirt, white pants, and tall yellow boots, and the wear and rusting to his surface all over. The sulky I assume he once sat upon is long gone, but he can perch on other things now, and to me, with one arm forever raised, he feels like a cheerful and