Completely Charming Old Wind Up Tin Toy Seal /Seal Lion with Make Do Spinning Ball h manning and with what to be

and with what to be a couple of organic growths (seeds or pods of some sort) dangling from the sides

this large pen and ink drawing of a lion was based on a published one--with a little searching I identified the source

Cards measure 2 1/2" x 1 1/2"

the sides feature paper litho designs of musicians in clown costumes as well as flowers

Completely Charming Old Wind Up Tin Toy Seal /Seal Lion with Make Do Spinning Ball h manning and with what to beTotal joy finding this one, which is all the more charming in hand, including for the fact that with a little coaxing the ball will spin on its post and the flippers will flap around some too. Original peachy pink paint still holding on along the sides and up the neck, and painted red collar too. And then someone's happy addition of a hand decorated ping pong ball at some point (replacing original tin or celluloid ball, I believe) which I think makes