Scarce and Marvelous Antique German Erzgebirge Mechanical Punch and Judy Show uncle sam This is the second table

This is the second table snuff box I've found

with screw eyes used for the pegs

ruin and resilience

all hardened now

or--super soft and very tactile-- maybe even better sewn onto the back of coat

Scarce and Marvelous Antique German Erzgebirge Mechanical Punch and Judy Show uncle sam This is the second tableI've found exactly one other of these over the years, which I thought was just about the best thing I ever saw when I found it, and I think so again with this one. It is German Erzgebirge, late 19th early 20th c. I believe, and I believe the puppet theatre taking place here is specifically a Punch and Judy show. The wooden lever on the side of the stage moves the pair to and fro, such that punchy Punch and his wife Judy might continue their ongoing