Fabulous Iron Folk Art Crocodile with File Body folk art winder I believe it would be

I believe it would be proper to call this a love token

This bright orange operable Tonka shoveler

17 1/8" x 14 1/2" and in very good condition for its age

smaller pedestal: 2 1/2" tall

Just minor toning

Fabulous Iron Folk Art Crocodile with File Body folk art winder I believe it would beI purchased both this one and the heart shaped love token paperweight I am listing next from a South Carolina based dealer at Brimfield who has been the course of a series of excellent things. This iron crocodile, with metal file of a body, I presume was made by a metalworker as a whimsy of sorts akin to a blacksmith's snake. It definitely has some age to it, with some rust showing on those wonderful teeth, especially. Very nicely done, imparting this