Canadian Goose Folk art Weathervane in original paint with surface wear.

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Canadian Goose Weathervane in original paint. Mid 20th century. I believe the hole in the middle resulted from a knothole falling out. The...

Ben Dowell and his Miniature Folk Art Masterpiece in Ohio

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The initial hand-carved rural diorama by Ben Dowell shows miniature figures performing farm chores. It was successful, so the maker added a...

Large Folk Art Whirligig with original traces of paint. 30". Found in Michigan c. 1940 - 1950

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Large traditional “sawing man” folk art whirligig with traces of white paint remaining. Long 30 inches, figure is nearly a foot tall. Cons...

Hand carved vintage folk art Puppet Head of a woman

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Hand carved vintage folk art Puppet Head of a woman, circa mid-19th c. Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Weird Fish Decoy "Thing" made of metal. Help identify?

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A mystery! While this thing has the appearance and size of a fish decoy, it’s metal of some sort with a circular copper “medal” or sign on...

Newly discovered real photo postcard of Daniel Rose Whimsical Miniture folk art carvings Collection Jim Linderman

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What is known about Whimsey in a Bottle carver Daniel Rose comes from "Genius in a Bottle" by Susan D. Jones, or at least the web...

Folky Clay Head unfired?

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A 6” tall clay head, appears never fired…and the surface cracks indicates as such. It’s not new…surface wear all over and some dark “clay ...

Florida Makeshift Roadside Attraction from 1979

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Fifty years ago Florida was cool. Now? Not so much. Original snapshot Roadside attraction 1979 Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim B...

Help with identifying the maker of a miniature Peach Pit Carving of a diner scene

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Civil War Vet Folk Art Wood Carving by Wm. Meyers

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Mr. Meyers carves a wonderful wagon and horse team using only a jackknife and an awl Real Photo Postcard collection Jim Linderman / Dull T...

Handmade Folk Art Mask of a Life-sized Tiger

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I collect handmade folk art masks. Life size Tiger Mask c. 1950-1970 Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Buld and others various.

Remarkable Outsider Art by Max Romain

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It is self-serving to claim one “discovered” an artist, but I guess I did. Early works here circa 1992 by 1930 Haitian born artist Max Rom...

Boy with a Flute Antique American Folk Art Sculpture RPPC Real Photo Postcard c. 1920 - 1930

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 Toot Toot! I am back to continue writing my 18 year old blog Dull Tool Dim Bulb. Boy with a flute concrete folk art sculpture circa 192...

Hello? It's for you.

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Hello? It’s for you. Pressed cardboard Walkie Talkie from a game. Circa 1950s. Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Early Miniature Landscape Lincoln Sideshow Annex Carnival original photograph c. 1910

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Early Carnival Sideshow Banners circa 1910. I can’t be sure how this snapshot will look online…it’s an odd, tiny size. I THINK taken by a Ko...

MAGA

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MAGA followers. Three articulated figures, Mid 20th Century Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

N. E. Galloway was a Wood Carver too. Totem and Snakes with Owls

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I’ve posted the monumental totem of N. E. Galloway before (shown also) but I have also learned he.was quite the woodcarver.  Here’s a carvi...

Drugstore Cowboys et cie A collaboration with HALO 3 Venus d'ailleurs

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Drugstore Cowboys et cie. (Drugstore Cowboys and Company) A 12 page collaboration with Halo digest (#3) and Jim Linderman of Dull Tool ...

Kicking Ass

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A Kicking Ass. Primitive handcarved wired motion toy late 19th, early 20th century. Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

African-American made Folk Art Cupboard with original Mirror with Provenance

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Sometimes things come with provenance. A 19th century cupboard in original paint once owned by Howard Campbell, noted North Carolina Roust...