The Pecking Hens and A Rooster (2)

There is a definite rhytym involved as their beaks touch the paddle and the sound can be modulated by the speed and direction in which the pendulum is rotated.

The fall has got a positive result in the neck of one of the hens, when the pendulum moves the neck goes to the direction of the mouse next to it as if trying to "shoosh" it away. Wonderful! By the way, this wooden toy was made in Srilangka.

The future of toy collecting lies in repair and repainting. It is a wide open field and of course, related only to the 'in need of restoration' category. If one can restore a full size automobile then why not its toy counterpart? (Twenty-five Topics Pertaining to Toy Collecting by Al Marwick)