Charming Old Welded Copper Folk Art Skier frame tobacco silk and a little bit Southwestern

and a little bit Southwestern

The adjacent side of the box is painted with stenciled black letters: "Keystone Mills 10 Lbs

I'd be inclined to hang it somewhere or else set it on the desk as a paperweight

I can't read more than a few words of German

I'm not sure if it was a kid or an artist who made it (it is signed S

Charming Old Welded Copper Folk Art Skier frame tobacco silk and a little bit SouthwesternIn addition to his excellent face, what I especially love about this copper skier is that his posture and position is exactly right for cross country skiing; I can just picture him gliding through the woods! He also seems as if he is likely a make do creation, composed of I'm not sure what all copper parts and pieces. And indeed, really a great face, with horizontal lines for eyes and a raised upside down triangle for a nose, plus a great cap with pom