Pennsylvania Folk Art Turtle Pull Toy c. 1930s huge handthrown pottery platter but also what feels perhaps

but also what feels perhaps like some paper inside his belly

4 3/8” t x 5 13/16” w x 2 7/8” d

I assume he was made as one of at least four others for a tossing game

and no stains whatsoever that I can find

Pennsylvania Folk Art Turtle Pull Toy c. 1930s huge handthrown pottery platter but also what feels perhapsI've seen a number of folk art turtle stools in this manner, made in Berks County, Pennsylvania I believe, but this is the first pull toy turtle I've come across and it's a pretty fun one. (Since finding this one, I've found a few other examples sold at auction.) It looks to me like it is the original string still attached, and pulling on it sets the two wheels on the underside turning, which are attached by wires to the front and rear of the body, so