SOLD Old Carved Folk Art Leaping Deer with Nail Eyes tube which would have been used

which would have been used to cut leather for gloves and

Cast brass I believe and in good shape

8 7/8" t x 3 1/2" w x 3 1/8" d and in very good condition

I've had one other old toy mold in this shop similar in construction to this pig--which I just found along with what looks to be a tweety bird

Teppich was born in Germany in 1904

SOLD Old Carved Folk Art Leaping Deer with Nail Eyes tube which would have been usedI believe this sweet old carved deer once stood on a post, as there is a small hole in her belly, and certainly she could be given a stand once again, though I like her just as she is, simultaneously leaping and resting. A lot of years on her for sure, late 19th very early 20th c. I would think, with a beautifully elongated head that adds to a sense of (aero)dynamism, long ears pointing in the opposite direction, and brass nails for eyes. Plus