Sorry gang - this used to have a short video, but Discourse has apparently decided to do away with mp4 files. Anyhoo, you squeeze the bottom part and the little jester does flips. (Really cool little toy.)
We had an old five and dime down the road from my grandmother’s house (within walking distance) and that place was packed floor to ceiling with treasures like this. Mostly used. Banged up torn boxes and army surplus. We used to spend all day in there just looking at everything.
You squeeze and release the shorter legs together at the bottom, it tightens the tension on the strings at the top, and causes the jester to flip around.
Very nice! It got my mind racing on unique variations - and reminded me I have one I got as a souvenir from an international trip around 1990 that needs to be restrung.
Thank you kindly! That was the part that took the longest - I’m not great at people. (Which is why he’s looking away - I can’t do facial features without them looking too cartoonish.)
I really need to be collaborating on some of these ideas with a real artist…someone who can draw a heck of a lot better than I can! (Which is just about anyone.)
As usual, you seriously underestimate your talent and skill. That jester is gorgeous! The way you colored him makes him look like something out of a book from Victorian times. What a great looking toy.