Vintage Folk Art Penguin, Signed H. Sloan, Maine funny this horse rather cries out

this horse rather cries out "love me

I've learned these old locks are often referred to as "smokehouse locks” because people commonly used them to lock the meat in their smokehouses to prevent poaching

Signed on the bottom but I am not certain the maker

a well known Woburn

Vintage Folk Art Penguin, Signed H. Sloan, Maine funny this horse rather cries outThis is one of six carved and painted birds I found together, all signed H. Sloan, Maine, and I believe dating to the 1980s or so. I've found a few other birds signed by Sloan out there on the internet, but haven't been able to dig up anything about him, and don't have a first name. I rather like that he didn't just stick to birds found in Maine, as evidenced in this very sweet penguin, whose posture, and demeanor too, feel just right. 6 1 8" t x 1 3