Beautiful Antique Pieced Oil Cloth Toy Ball clay figure on horse ) Both stand sturdy on

) Both stand sturdy on their bases

with these fantastic fat dovetailed corners

and understand that they were railroad signs--I'd guess this one signaled "caution" with stop ahead

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Beautiful Antique Pieced Oil Cloth Toy Ball clay figure on horse ) Both stand sturdy onI only recently came across another example of an antique oil cloth ball like this one, which someone else scooped up before I could, but it started me looking for another (really I've become sort of obsessed with them) and I've discovered they are pretty coveted things. This is a large one almost 6 inches in diameter and I've found a few others of this size out there described as juggling or carnival balls. I'm not sure, but it is definitely