Completely Charming Old Wind Up Tin Toy Seal /Seal Lion with Make Do Spinning Ball sheet iron cat and then his sadness at

and then  his sadness at its flying away to join its flock until he learns to be happy for its freedom (and learns a bit about Benjamin Franklin and his discovery of electricity via kite flying along the way

and black outlines delineating fingers and fingernails

The instructions included are--along with the original box--partial

and seems a good time for reflecting in the reflecting pool (and on the Capital and Lincoln memorial too

Completely Charming Old Wind Up Tin Toy Seal /Seal Lion with Make Do Spinning Ball sheet iron cat and then his sadness atTotal 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