Antique Weston Toy Company Mechanical 19th Century Wooden Boxing Toy for bedside table seemingly endless library of old

seemingly endless library of old books

a dog with a ball

a few very minor surface scratches and some light stains visible on the white paint on the back side

the book documents mid-century modern homes built by 30+ working architects

and surely was part of some larger thing

Antique Weston Toy Company Mechanical 19th Century Wooden Boxing Toy for bedside table seemingly endless library of oldI'm becoming quite enamored of old wooden toys, especially ones with moving parts, and this is quite a charming one! It features two wooden boxers, painted white with black details, and when you press the button on at the center of the wooden base, the boxes lean in towards each other to butt heads, causing their arms to swing as well. (The arms, which are attached by nails, are not directly activated by the push of the button at least not any more;