Wooden Cutout Folk Art Boy Cook, 1940s, by Richard King dominion of canada or as a vase used

or as a vase used with a flower frog or foam brick

with some wear to the paint and rusting that I think just makes it better

It is comprised of four tiers

The cards measure 3 5/8" x 2 3/4" and are show some use--I think it's so much fun to picture these being performed with

From what I understand

Wooden Cutout Folk Art Boy Cook, 1940s, by Richard King dominion of canada or as a vase usedThis guy arrived in the mail detached from his green painted flat wooden base, and I was just about the glue his feet back to it when I though maybe he's better just on his own? Either way, I think he's pretty sweet, made in the 1940s or so by a Richard King from Minnesota, who I understand from the seller died just recently at the age of 85. I really like that the the spoon in his hand is a separate object, glued to the tips of his fingers, and that