Fabulous Red and White Painted Folk Art Sewing Bird (Duck) with Drawer china paint which has rusted a fair

which has rusted a fair amount

in 1948 with original name of Cooperative Design

which pops against the metallic black glazing of the rest of the plate

it took me a minute to find which piece on each had a little give to allow the taking apart process to begin--and the way the pieces fit together is pretty cool as it reveals itself

bleeding a little around the edges

Fabulous Red and White Painted Folk Art Sewing Bird (Duck) with Drawer china paint which has rusted a fairI've seen a fair number of vintage "sewing birds" around handy things, housing scissors, thread, and other sewing supplies but I have never seen another as good as this one! It's definitely the paint job that really makes it the perfect creamy white and blood red combo, with a great face on the duck and fabulous brush mark dabs all over. But the design is very good too, with a super long pull out drawer, spool holder posts along both sides, a hole for