Old Handmade Wooden Camel Rolling Toy beeswax object Original surface

Original surface

I am guessing it is stuffed with sawdust

could not be lovelier

Otherwise there are some small chips here and there just to the glazing around the lips--minor

I believe they were intended for children

Old Handmade Wooden Camel Rolling Toy beeswax object Original surfaceAnother animal on wheels this one of a smaller scale, and all about the great silhouette of this camel. I am pretty sure it is more than 100 years old, and you can really feel the care invested in its making. Based on the scale and nail at the front of the rolling base, I think it was likely part of a chain train, which probably included several animals linked together. The bottom is signed in pencil by its maker but a bit difficult to read Donald