Charming Old Embroidered Beanbag Boy Number Five lock box I only occasionally come across

I only occasionally come across sphere-shaped boxes like this one

silver and black lacquer

1940s or 50s I'd think and in great structural shape

several verses

And look at those unmatched socks

Charming Old Embroidered Beanbag Boy Number Five lock box I only occasionally come acrossThis guy! Constructed as a beanbag with an embroidered "5" on his back, I assume he was made as one of at least four others for a tossing game, perhaps at a carnival, where one tried to land him in a basket or hole and it does look like he's been tossed around a bunch, with a bit of mending reinforcement here and there. I really love his face, with smile turned up to one side, and his flurry of red hair on top and back of his head. But I especially