Primitive Folk Art Cat-and-Mouse Whirlygig Toy Taylor giving it a truly industrial

giving it a truly industrial feel

and insulated lead wires

the latter being the director of Battle Creek Sanitarium in Battle Creek

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The cards are housed in an ornately carved wooden box with curved and straight linework

Primitive Folk Art Cat-and-Mouse Whirlygig Toy Taylor giving it a truly industrialHandmade wooden whirlygig toy featuring a stylized cat lunging toward a concealed mouse mechanism, mounted along a simple horizontal track system. The cat form is crudely cut with exaggerated posture arched forward with extended forelegs capturing a moment of pursuit. A central vertical housing contains the pivoting element, with a small protruding peg and internal wheel suggesting the original wind or push driven action that would animate the chase.