Antique "High Striker" Folk Art Tabletop Carnival Game vintage agriculture crowned by a spread-wing eagle

crowned by a spread-wing eagle finial

a popular line with blue collar types on the East Coast before branching out to all knitware and becoming just "Anvil"

Exhibits minor signs of wear including some paint chip and scratches/scuffs

but struggled to stay afloat post-Depression and closed in 1946

and oxidation to the metal exterior

Antique "High Striker" Folk Art Tabletop Carnival Game vintage agriculture crowned by a spread-wing eagleHandmade tabletop carnival game modeled after the classic "high striker" strength tester, constructed from wood with a tall vertical scoring tower and spring loaded plunger mechanism. The player figure, carved and painted in a crouched stance, raises a small mallet overhead to strike the plunger, sending an internal block upward along the graduated scale inside the glass front tower. The housing is built with nailed plank construction and retains its