Antique German Pipsqueak Dog (no longer squeaking) hoke carving There is a tiny hole

There is a tiny hole on the rear of this one that suggests that could well have been the case

which produced a number of other volumes of popular poetry (Kipling

as I really like the form of this one

definitely it has some age

Joined by nails at corners and bottom and structurally super sound

Antique German Pipsqueak Dog (no longer squeaking) hoke carving There is a tiny holeI'm always admiring these old German squeaker toys, but they tend to be priced beyond me. This guy I found at Brimfield, and I believe he is an early one, 19th c., with the bellows crafted of kid leather, unlike later ones with paper. I love his stoic ness, as if he's been sitting here forever patiently waiting for someone to give him a treat. No longer does he squeak when pressed, and the back end of the wooden base upon which he sits will pull away