German Hide Covered Pull Toy Moo Cow Fabulous
Got milk? This beautiful and amazing late 19th to turn of the century German cow can certainly provide plenty of that silky white liquid as she comes from good stock! She sports a hide covered body with remarkable detail that expresses each curve, rib cage, hind quarters along with “stick leg” construction that is also commonly found in the Putz sheep variety. The hand painted facial features include bold eye highlights, along with a brush stroke of whimsy for her nose and mouth done in jet black. Glass eyes seem to follow you wherever you go that render a main focal point and delightful element! Her horns were fashioned from authentic horn that was probably heated to comply with the scale of her head. The right horn is not as tall as the left and a tiny portion of it may have broken off at one point in time. There is also some separation in the hide just below her chin area as shown in image 11. Her leather ears are intact and so is her original leather collar boasting a bell