Purchased from a private party in the Sacramento, California area, circa 2020 (reported). The owner was in Sacramento to pick up another animal and acquired this piece opportunistically. "We were there to pick up another animal, and they had that. And we bought that and brought it back" (reported).

Pre-purchase provenance is unknown. The Sacramento-area private party has not been further identified. No documentation — receipt, prior catalog listing, or provenance chain — has been supplied. The coin-operated tripod stand suggests this figure was at some point in commercial service, likely outside a grocery store, drugstore, or similar retail location, as was standard practice from the 1930s through the 1970s (inferred).

Cast-aluminum animal figures became common on children's coin-operated rides starting in the 1930s, when manufacturers shifted away from carved wood toward aluminum to reduce weight on motorized rides (sourced). Goats were one of several animal forms produced across this category by multiple manufacturers, alongside horses, which were by far the dominant form.

One transcript passage uses a phrase that could be a garbled reference to "Parker" — meaning this piece may carry an unconfirmed link to the Parker brand, rather than being fully unattributed. This has not been checked against Parker's documented aluminum kiddie-ride output and should not be treated as attribution until confirmed.

Given the lack of a maker mark, an unclear transcript reference, and no comparable auction record identified for this specific figure, rarity cannot be assessed with confidence at this time.

Unknown

Low — No maker attribution confirmed. The "Parker" reference is unverified. Acquisition account contains an unresolved discrepancy between two interview passages. No photographs or independent auction comparables are on file.

• Owner interview, Int-1

• Owner interview, Int-2

• General reference on aluminum kiddie-ride manufacturing history