Antique Weston Toy Company Mechanical 19th Century Wooden Boxing Toy maple box With Art Deco style and

With Art Deco style and a gold painted band around the bottom

and an image of a cup with a 1-C under it

the likeness of which I have seen described as an apothecary mortar for preparing herbs and as a measuring cup

The bottom is pretty terrific too

It is emblematic of paintings from Zimbabwe and Cameroon

Antique Weston Toy Company Mechanical 19th Century Wooden Boxing Toy maple box With Art Deco style andI'm becoming quite enamored of old wooden toys, especially ones with moving parts, and this is quite a charming one! It features two wooden boxers, painted white with black details, and when you press the button on at the center of the wooden base, the boxes lean in towards each other to butt heads, causing their arms to swing as well. (The arms, which are attached by nails, are not directly activated by the push of the button at least not any more;