123: A C.W. PARKER ANIMATED DEER SHOOTING GALLERY TARGET

The figure of a deer with texture as fur, integral antlers and tongue sticking out in true quirky Parker fashion. The head and neck on pivot at the shoulder drops forward when the protruding three-dimensional heart bullseye is struck. Signed 'Manufactured by CW Parker Abilene Kansas 9' in cast letters back side, 9B on the neck and and 9P on mechanism.

Pictured on page 35 of Sellers' book (Figure 2.14). Illustrated in Parker's Catalog of Shooting Galleries, Gallery No. 1 on page 3 and Gallery No. 33 on page 28.
Displayed on custom iron stand.
Measures 12.5 x 11 inches, excluding stand.
Good to fairly good, noting a break in the casting below the neck and a chip to the antlers, very nice patina.
$3,000 - $5,000