Charming Old Embroidered Beanbag Boy Number Five driftwood figure featuring a hunting dog in

featuring a hunting dog in slight relief

as most I have in this style contain an interior compartment--usually concealed by a sliding top--for stashing snuff (ground tobacco

and the crotch tear is really not a concern with her shorts on

and surrounded by a decorative pattern of tiny brass nails

The box measures 6" long x 3 1/4" wide and each walnut measures 1 5/8"long x 1 3/8" wide x 5/8" tall

Charming Old Embroidered Beanbag Boy Number Five driftwood figure featuring a hunting dog inThis guy! Constructed as a beanbag with an embroidered "5" on his back, I assume he was made as one of at least four others for a tossing game, perhaps at a carnival, where one tried to land him in a basket or hole and it does look like he's been tossed around a bunch, with a bit of mending reinforcement here and there. I really love his face, with smile turned up to one side, and his flurry of red hair on top and back of his head. But I especially