A VINTAGE, HAND CRAFTED AND CARVED, WOODEN SCULPTURE OF A YOUNG BOY AFTER THE SUBJECT OF THE POPULAR, AND CLASSIC, COMIC STRIP CHARACTER "SKIPPY" INTRODUCED BY CARTOONIST PERCY CROSBY IN 1923 AND RAN UNTIL 1945.  "SKIPPY" BECAME A SUBJECT FOR A NOVEL, MOVIES, RADIO SHOW, POSTAGE STAMP, AND PEANUT BUTTER.  THE CHARACTER IS CARVED OUT OF PINE AND IS MOUNTED ON AN OAK STRIP. 

THIS WOODEN SCULPTURE MEASURES 3 3/4 INCHES HIGH; 1 1/2 INCHES WIDE; AND 4 INCHES LONG.  NOTE: PICTURES # 4&5 IN THE GALLERY SHOW A COPPER WIRE AND A HOLE DRILLED IN THE NECK.  APPARENTLY THIS CARVING WAS ADAPTED TO HANG AS A DECORATION OR ORNAMENT. 

 THIS WOOD SCULPTURE IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION.  IT IS A DELIGHTFUL, AND FINELY DETAILED WOOD CARVING, AND A WORK OF ART FROM THE 20TH CENTURY. 

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