Pennsylvania Folk Art Turtle Pull Toy c. 1930s needlepoint pin cushion quintessentially mid-century piece

quintessentially mid-century piece

is just terrific

Paper size is  7 1/4" by 4 3/8"

only pulling the trigger when I find an especially good and singular specimen

Pennsylvania Folk Art Turtle Pull Toy c. 1930s needlepoint pin cushion quintessentially mid-century pieceI've seen a number of folk art turtle stools in this manner, made in Berks County, Pennsylvania I believe, but this is the first pull toy turtle I've come across and it's a pretty fun one. (Since finding this one, I've found a few other examples sold at auction.) It looks to me like it is the original string still attached, and pulling on it sets the two wheels on the underside turning, which are attached by wires to the front and rear of the body, so