Wilson Walkies 1930s Wooden Elephant Rampwalker curated object especially prominent antlers

especially prominent antlers

he moved to Wisconsin to establish his studio in Johnson Creek and opened his gallery in the fall of 2002

Conditions vary a bit and there a some little parts and pieces missing or loose here and there

as I found one in the collection of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts portraying the death of a general at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775

There is some spotting to the pith paper and one very light crease (visible only if viewed from a certain angle) and a few small holes in the paper near the right side

Wilson Walkies 1930s Wooden Elephant Rampwalker curated object especially prominent antlersNot 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