Our Dazzler! Antique Homemade Painted Platform, For a Prize Rooster, I Presume! jointed marionett because it is just so

because it is just so much fun

A quick search found the Hugh F

red with yellow stripes and also known as the Tompkins King

8 1/2" x 4 1/2" x 1/3" and in great vintage condition

and the doubts of her friend Sue

Our Dazzler! Antique Homemade Painted Platform, For a Prize Rooster, I Presume! jointed marionett because it is just soThe first thing I found on my recent trip to Lancaster Country PA, and one of my favorites. At first I imagined "Our Dazzler" as a fluffy little show dog or exotic cat, but the more I've thought about it, and considering the primitive nature of the platform, I'd be willing to bet this was the stand for presenting a prize rooster! I'd think made for and used at the country fair, in hopes of a first prize ribbon or trophy (I like to imagine a young man