Antique Kangaroo Tin Penny Toy churches How much I love this

How much I love this seal

with the pins arranged in a diamond formation

I can't even imagine having the ability first to to envision and then execute something like this

which appears between the letters U & S

and one small crack in the lacquer on the bottom of the exterior-- all as pictured

Antique Kangaroo Tin Penny Toy churches How much I love thisI found a near exact match of this sweet old tin kangaroo that had been sold by an antique toy specialist online for $75. I love it, but that seems a little much, though I will take their description of it as a German penny toy dating to the 1910s 20s. There are a number of vintage tin kangaroo toys out there more recent, most which wind with a key and hop, which this one does not rather, it is unique in having curved fore legs, which allow it to rock