Antique Weston Toy Company Mechanical 19th Century Wooden Boxing Toy Burmese coasters may just be my favorite

may just be my favorite

persisting underneath the array of cut marks

This one measures 8 1/4" tall x 5 5/8" long x 1 3/4" wide

They have been well loved

perhaps made to store crickets

Antique Weston Toy Company Mechanical 19th Century Wooden Boxing Toy Burmese coasters may just be my favoriteI'm becoming quite enamored of old wooden toys, especially ones with moving parts, and this is quite a charming one! It features two wooden boxers, painted white with black details, and when you press the button on at the center of the wooden base, the boxes lean in towards each other to butt heads, causing their arms to swing as well. (The arms, which are attached by nails, are not directly activated by the push of the button at least not any more;