Early Tin Toy Rocking Kangaroo woman in asian dress I really love the scalloped

I really love the scalloped edges of the wrapped bark (a bit like the chip-carved edges of wood on a tramp art frame or box)

speaking to its one-time function

Very expressionistically black painted details on his face and for hair

3 3/4" long x 1 7/8" wide x 1 1/8" tall

not expecting to find anything

Early Tin Toy Rocking Kangaroo woman in asian dress I really love the scallopedI believe this tin toy kangaroo dates to the 1910s 20s and is likely German, distinguished from later versions by its curved legs among other things, allowing it rock foreword and back. I've rarely met a kangaroo I didn't like such curious animals! and think this is quite a sweet, as well as pretty rare, one. 6 1 2" l x 2 3 4" t with head up, 1 7 8" wide including pins, which hold the legs in place. This kangaroo doesn't hop along in its own (!) but