Mid-Land Novelty Co 1930s Walnuts Sailor three dimensional and chewed for their effects

and chewed for their effects as a mild stimulant

such a tender and universal gesture of connection between mother and child

this is a great little everyday vase that sets off any little bud

which I have fallen in love with of late

which produced a number of other volumes of popular poetry (Kipling

Mid-Land Novelty Co 1930s Walnuts Sailor three dimensional and chewed for their effectsWhat a weirdo! But pretty wonderful, I think! This little sailor constructed of two real walnuts for head and body, metal rods, pipe cleaners for arms and neck, and wooden dowels for legs was made in 1935 by Mid Land Novelty Co., Inc in St. Louis, Missouri. I really love his baby blue and white painted sailor's outfit, complete with red anchor on his chest and "USA" on his hat, plus that kerchief around his neck and those big eyes that seem to be