Polka Dot Painted Large Handmade Wooden Clown Acrobat Squeeze Toy 1880s autograph book it's really a wonderful object

it's really a wonderful object deserving of a a very special spot

Spanish born (the brothers moved to Uruguay with their family after the outbreak of the Spanish Civil war in 1936)

Based on its marks (there are actually three different marks on the set)

Syroco was founded in 1890 in Syracuse

Polka Dot Painted Large Handmade Wooden Clown Acrobat Squeeze Toy 1880s autograph book it's really a wonderful objectI have a super soft spot for these old acrobatic squeeze toys, and this old one is the real deal and about my favorite I've seen. Pull the ends together at the base of the handle with the right pressure and he'll do a handstand, flip all the way over, or assume a few positions in between! Hard to beat that yellow costume with red polka dots, clown hat and booties, and then stippled black hair and red crosses for his eyes perfectly offset by the great