Early Tin Toy Rocking Kangaroo fun jewelry How much nicer to reference

How much nicer to reference this sweet old perpetual calendar with lovingly hand-written inserts than to check the calendar on one's phone

It is worn and stained and aged with tears around the edges here and there

and one more equidistant up from the bottom

perhaps one to gift and one to keep for oneself

but he is my favorite by far

Early Tin Toy Rocking Kangaroo fun jewelry How much nicer to referenceI 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