Early 20th Century Folk Art Topsy Turvy Doll with Two Great Faces! books for fun I'd guess it dates to

I'd guess it dates to the early 20th century if not a little earlier

but not a split

but once one does he's very acrobatic

one with petals open toward us

One finds some wonderful old hand-carved barber shop poles and signs

Early 20th Century Folk Art Topsy Turvy Doll with Two Great Faces! books for fun I'd guess it dates toLove at first sight with this one, even before I realized she was a topsy turvy doll, with a second face hidden beneath her skirt. It was the hand drawn face (looks like ink rather than pencil, with either heavier marker or paint for the eyes and lips) that sold me, so good, but I think I like the exuberantly embroidered eyes (and pencil drawn noise and mouth( of her alter ego just as much! Made of thin cotton sack cloth and early 20th century I