Labors of Love: Wounded and Mended Large Old Erzgebirge Animal Fleet iron cat probably from an old barnyard

probably from an old barnyard set

super interesting

and painted green near the top of the handle

Perhaps the most unusual of all the dolls I've come across

what a beautiful

Labors of Love: Wounded and Mended Large Old Erzgebirge Animal Fleet iron cat probably from an old barnyardWell, of course I had a bring these home with me! Some wonderful person before me (I think of them as a soulmate!) took each of these wounded Erzgebirge animals and gave them new life by gluing their feet to plinths and, for a few with two or more legs lost given them a peg leg to balance them out! I have to believe there is someone out there who will love these empathetic creatures as much as I do, so here they are, in all of their wounded glory to