Large, Lead Weighted Old Carnival Knock Down Cat raku animal for amusing cats

for amusing cats

"The Modern House" by James Ford and Katherine Morrow Ford was first published by the Architectural Book Publishing Co

The sliding part on this old folk art climbing monkey toy is partially broken

It's really got a sweet presence

Large, Lead Weighted Old Carnival Knock Down Cat raku animal for amusing catsI've never seen another carnival knock down quite like this one, the double sided cat constructed of what look to be four layers of wood, and the base three fat ones, with heavy lead weights on the underside which, together with the thick layers of wood, make it quite a challenge to knock down! Though definitely built to endure a lot of carnival action, sadly at some point the cat lost one of his faces but displayed gray side facing remains pretty