Evocative Old Wooden Mannequin Hand in Chippy Paint carved folk art chair I think magic lantern "slip"

I think magic lantern "slip" slides are really fun--a very simple early mechanical means of creating a changing image

ready-to-dart-at-any-moment cat-ness

though perhaps their name or initials are hidden somewhere

it makes sense that its role here be most important as a handy convenient stepping stone for getting a better look at whatever's out there in the distance

solid and sturdy as could be

Evocative Old Wooden Mannequin Hand in Chippy Paint carved folk art chair I think magic lantern "slip"A wonderful thing, whether the hand of an old display mannequin or a life sized santos I am not sure, though I presume the former. Great old paint, white over flesh tone, with the wood showing through in beautiful ways, and revealing carved fingernails, too. One finder lost along the way, but who cares? Approx 7 1 4" l x 3 1 4" w x 1 3 4" t. Paint chippy but not much actively chipping; sound and not fragile.