Felix the Cat Hand-painted Little Folk Art Tin Wall Box stone salt and pepper and is still being made

and is still being made today

I'd never seen a rug beater like this before when I found it

in art history classes

illustrations including for several children's books) are held in the collections of the Whitney Museum

And with a pretty fabulous drawing of a horse on reverse

Felix the Cat Hand-painted Little Folk Art Tin Wall Box stone salt and pepper and is still being madeI'd guess this small tin wall box was meant to hold matches, which it could still, or one could, say, plant a sprig of creeping ivy in it, to ultimately give this Felix a head of hair! I might guess mid 20th c or so, with nice thick black and white paint for the face and red for the box. 4" tall x 3 1 2" wide x 1 3 4" deep and in good shape, with a little wear to the paint and a few small stains.