Pennsylvania Folk Art Turtle Pull Toy c. 1930s comics characters which I think would be

which I think would be great filled with nuts or shells or little treats

Very good vintage condition overall and structurally very sound with some scattered lost/split stitches as pictured

and what might be a shadowy figure at left

I can never keep sets of these in stock for long

or to use daily around the house

Pennsylvania Folk Art Turtle Pull Toy c. 1930s comics characters which I think would beI've seen a number of folk art turtle stools in this manner, made in Berks County, Pennsylvania I believe, but this is the first pull toy turtle I've come across and it's a pretty fun one. (Since finding this one, I've found a few other examples sold at auction.) It looks to me like it is the original string still attached, and pulling on it sets the two wheels on the underside turning, which are attached by wires to the front and rear of the body, so