Very Tender 1952 Signed Folk Art Hand-cranked Carousel painted doorstop The bristles are in perfect

The bristles are in perfect condition

to the cabbage leaves rolled up in our girl's apron

with no splits or cracks or notable rough spots

minor staining and fading to (what is now) a very pale blue watercolored background

I've been looking at a fair number of cyanotypes lately

Very Tender 1952 Signed Folk Art Hand-cranked Carousel painted doorstop The bristles are in perfectI found this very very sweet folk art carousel in New Hampshire last week and paid for it about what I'm asking, but it called very loudly to me to be its steward, and I could not ignore the call! The underside of the base tells us that it was created by George P. Denck in the winter of 1952, I'd be willing to bet for a child or grandchild and all signs are that it was much loved and played with. On the carousel which still rotates very smoothly by