Antique Painted Tin Folk Art Pair of Figures in Bowlers with Pointing Arms chalk woven of oak splint I

woven of oak splint I believe

usable as paper weights when not in play:) The set of three shells comes in its original blue box

Perfect on the counter filled with fresh fruit or veggies

I will never pass up a sweet old cow drawing

Antique Painted Tin Folk Art Pair of Figures in Bowlers with Pointing Arms chalk woven of oak splint II bought this one at a very good antiques show in Pennsylvania, from a dealer who had had it in her personal collection for many years. Perhaps obvious to someone else, but I'm not sure if once part of a sign or a weathervane or what, but I'd guess the pointing fingers on these two articulated, painted tin men in bowlers were meant to point toward something! Perhaps the round balls fists at the ends their other arms giving a clue? maybe part of a