Sweet Old Wooden Duck on Post with Extreme Alligator Paint artwood toy co claws and faces have been

claws and faces have been darkened with ink

great presence

painterly rust and creamy white swirled glazing

This one--of which I have found no exact match

but the paint remains bright and all the better for some wear

Sweet Old Wooden Duck on Post with Extreme Alligator Paint artwood toy co claws and faces have beenI assume this duck was just made to be decorative rather than as a decoy, since its just a domestic duck though I suppose it could have been used as a sign advertising ducklings or duck eggs? for sale! It definitely lived outdoors for a good number of years, with almost all of the white paint gone from one side, and this terrific alligator cracking to the paint on the "good" side. Still firmly attached to its metal post and perfectly ready to stick