Antique Kangaroo Tin Penny Toy antique demijohn with the three black dogs

with the three black dogs pulling that green sled

like a nod to a grecian urn

now missing its original stopper

Museum of Arts and Design

Antique Kangaroo Tin Penny Toy antique demijohn with the three black dogsI found a near exact match of this sweet old tin kangaroo that had been sold by an antique toy specialist online for $75. I love it, but that seems a little much, though I will take their description of it as a German penny toy dating to the 1910s 20s. There are a number of vintage tin kangaroo toys out there more recent, most which wind with a key and hop, which this one does not rather, it is unique in having curved fore legs, which allow it to rock