Antique Kangaroo Tin Penny Toy antique demijohn 5ʺw × 8ʺd × 5ʺh

5ʺw × 8ʺd × 5ʺh

Museum of Arts and Design

I'd pour them into a pretty bowl and keep it nearby

like a nod to a grecian urn

and all the better for the fact that it can be arranged in all sorts of different permutations

Antique Kangaroo Tin Penny Toy antique demijohn 5ʺw × 8ʺd × 5ʺhI found a near exact match of this sweet old tin kangaroo that had been sold by an antique toy specialist online for $75. I love it, but that seems a little much, though I will take their description of it as a German penny toy dating to the 1910s 20s. There are a number of vintage tin kangaroo toys out there more recent, most which wind with a key and hop, which this one does not rather, it is unique in having curved fore legs, which allow it to rock