Painted, wooden figure of a newspaper seller. The figure is wearing a grey coat with green trousers, dark shoes and a maroon coloured scarf that is made from textile. The figure is wearing a green flat cap with a maroon pattern. The figure has his right hand in a pocket and the left is holding out a newspaper. The figure is mounted on a plywood board decorated to look like paving slabs, with a newspaper stand on it. The stand has a headline on one side and more newspapers attached inside it.
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