SOLD Rare Antique Conehead Figure with Chair Acrobat Toy, Made in Norway carved rabbit then later taught at Washington

then later taught at Washington University in St

or keep it on the desk to hold papers in order and pop the lid off a cold one when work is done

This is one of two pairs of antique ladies legs calipers I found in Maine this past week

(Clearly he's built for scissors a bit smaller than the large ones I photographed him with

SOLD Rare Antique Conehead Figure with Chair Acrobat Toy, Made in Norway carved rabbit then later taught at WashingtonCertainly I've bought and sold a few mechanical acrobats of various sorts, but I've never before seen one whose whole routine centers around standing on and flipping up and over a chair! I presume this white painted cone headed figure once wore a hat of some sort, but I quite like them as is (what a wonderful face) and with a little playing around one can use the wire handle to raise and swing him (or her) into all sorts of positions, and hold them