Funny Old Welded Iron Caterpillar mid-century toy with a tear at the

with a tear at the far left edge of the front cover running from top to first staple

Most are high quality black and white reproductions

2 3/4" wide and 2" tall and is nice and substantial

then trimmed

Funny Old Welded Iron Caterpillar mid-century toy with a tear at theKind of silly, but kind of sweet! I'm not sure, but wonder whether the cast iron balls that comprise his body might be old musket balls (?), which someone decided to turn into a little caterpillar at some point, welding on the iron legs, antennae, and button eyes and nose. At any rate, its definitely pretty old, and fairly rusty, and not fussy at all, which I think is much of what makes it good! 4 3 8" l x 1 3 4" w x 2 1 8" t.