Old Wood and Steel Kangaroo Toy Mold antique lead soldier I would guess this whimsy

I would guess this whimsy was made as a rattle for little one

with lovely outwardly curling lip and terrific banded pattern of frogs around its lower half

I especially love the gently tapering shape with rounded tip at one end

I've also got a particular penchant for pedestal shaped tamp boxes

Old Wood and Steel Kangaroo Toy Mold antique lead soldier I would guess this whimsyI've found a few old toy molds over time similar in construction to this one described by the seller as a cat, but I think surely meant to be a kangaroo? and find them quite evocative things, with these bolts and screws protruding on all sides, so always grab them when I see them. I especially like the pencil drawn eye on the wooden side of this guy. And how the ears could also read as an open beak tweeting at the sky. The mold side is still entirely