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    • Action Toys

    Simple and fascinating, the action of a twirling wooden ball on a string makes the bear, the favorite character of the woodcarvers, perform complex actions, such as masterfully juggling colored balls. Some of the toys are activated by a push-button action. These carvings are prized by collectors young and old. 

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      "Misha the Artist" Bogorodsk Toy

      "Misha the Artist" Bogorodsk Toy

      Misha Bear Creates a Matryoshka (Миша красит матрешку). Misha the Bear steps to consider his work. His expression is one of wonder. Has he fallen in love?  Unusual carving combines painted elements with carving. Ball activated toy. Signed "Художник"...

      $24.00 $22.00
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    • Playful Squirrel Bogorodsk Toy

      Playful Squirrel Bogorodsk Toy

      Playful Squirrel (Затейница). Cute squirrel resourcefully uses a hammer to crack open an acorn. Push button action, marked on the bottom, circa 1986. Zagorsk Toy Factory. 3½" x 4".  1 only. 

      $15.00
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    • Misha Rides His Tricycle Bogorodsk

      Misha Rides His Tricycle Bogorodsk

      Misha the Bear Rides His Tricycle. (Миша на трехколесном велосипеде). Misha the bear scoots around on his wooden tricycle. There he goes careening around the turn! Be careful, Misha! Nicely carved, wheels turn. Late 20th century with factory mark...

      $15.00
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    • "Fish Boil" Bogorodsk Carving

      "Fish Boil" Bogorodsk Carving

      Misha the Bear Prepares Fish for Dinner (Подготовка рыбы к ужину). Chef Misha the Bear stages a fish boil out in the woods. He has lifted the cover off of the pot and proceeds to drop the fish into it. Little bits of triangular orange-red cloth...

      $50.00
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    • "Ice Hockey" Bogorodsk Carving

      "Ice Hockey" Bogorodsk Carving

      Misha the Bear Plays Ice Hockey (Миша играет в хоккей). All-pro Misha the Bear finds a bit of ice between two pine trees and works on his flip shot. Ball activated toy with an ingenious mechanism. Finely carved and signed by the artists. Late 1990's. 5"...

      $50.00
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      At the Banya Bears Bogorodsk

      At the Banya Bears Bogorodsk

      Bears at the Banya (Медведи в бане). Bogorodsk toy with the bears atop two levers which are pulled back and forth. This creates the movement that allows one to smack the other with a venik  (веник)., or special bath broom These are bundles of oak or...

      $24.00 $18.95
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    • Bogorodsk Bear on a Raft

      "Paddling Down the River" Bogorodsk Carving

      On The Raft (На Плоту). Misha the Bear paddles furiously on a raft made out of logs. Ball-activated toy. Excellent detail. In Russian, the piece is signed ("исп. Градова В.") and titled "На Плоту" (On a Raft), Богородск( Bogorodsk) and 1992. 5" x 4"...

      $15.00
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    • Good Morning! Bear Bogorodsk Toy

      "Good Morning!" Bogorodsk Carving

      Good Morning! (С Добрым Утром). A bear stands under a water tank and the action of the swinging ball causes his arms to strike the water release plug (no actual water necessary, though). A nice vintage toy with delicate carving. Bogorodsk paper label...

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