Antique Mechanical Wooden Boxing Toy, Presumed Weston Toy Company folk art bookends minor and not visible from

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and I should probably take it to an expert to learn more--but I'm a bit lazy about that sort of thing and trust someone who knows more will find it and treasure it

Another carved whimsy

He measures 4 3/4" tall and  2 1/2" wide x 3" deep at base

and if one looks closely a tiny nest perched on one of the branches

Antique Mechanical Wooden Boxing Toy, Presumed Weston Toy Company folk art bookends minor and not visible fromI've had a few of these old push button boxing toys in the shop, and love them so much I just can't pass them by. I believe this one was made by the Weston Toy Company in Weston, CT, which operated from 1859 to 1899, though there were several iterations of this so I am not 100% certain. When you press the button on at the center of the wooden base, the boxers lean in towards each other to butt heads, causing their arms to swing as well. I especially