Wilson Walkies 1930s Wooden Elephant Rampwalker round lidded basket it is signed Beveridge N

it is signed Beveridge N

The plate/dish measures about 6

It seems to me to show the influence of South American figurative pottery (Shipibo pottery comes to mind)

18 1/2 tall x 15 1/2" wide with arms spread

Wilson Walkies 1930s Wooden Elephant Rampwalker round lidded basket it is signed Beveridge NNot too long ago I fell in love with old Czechoslovakian wooden ramp walkers, which were make to represent a wide variety of humans and animals, but I had never come across a Wilson Walkie, made in the U. S. A, until now and am even more smitten, especially for the fact that a few of them, like this elephant, have four legs! (I found it in Maine along with a donkey, listed separately rather a perfect pair for an election year!) They were created by