Description:
From The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900):
One of the big trees had been partly chopped through, and standing beside it, with an uplifted axe in his hands, was a man made entirely of tin. His head and arms and legs were jointed upon his body, but he stood perfectly motionless, as if he could not stir at all.
From Ozma of Oz (1907):
…And then came Nick Chopper, the Tin Woodman, with his funnel-shaped cap tipped carelessly over his left ear, his gleaming axe over his right shoulder, and his whole body sparkling as brightly as it had ever done in the old days when first Dorothy knew him.
From The Road to Oz (1909):
Nick Chopper, the Emperor of the Winkies, who was also known throughout the Land of Oz as the Tin Woodman, was certainly a remarkable person. He was neatly made, all of tin, nicely soldered at the joints, and his various limbs were cleverly hinged to his body so that he could use them nearly as well as if they had been common flesh. Once, he had been made all of flesh and bones, as other people are, and then he chopped wood in the forests to earn his living. But the axe slipped so often and cut off parts of him—which he had replaced with tin—that finally there was no flesh left, nothing but tin; so he became a real tin woodman. The wonderful Wizard of Oz had given him an excellent heart to replace his old one, and he didn’t at all mind being tin. Every one loved him, he loved every one; and he was therefore as happy as the day was long.
The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman are often described and depicted as best friends.
Images (spoilers – click only if you really want to see!):
How W. W. Denslow drew the Tin Woodman: 1 2
How John R. Neill drew the Tin Woodman: 1 2 3
How Dale Ulrey drew the Tin Woodman: 1
How Dick Martin drew the Tin Woodman: 1 2
How Skottie Young drew the Tin Woodman: 1 2
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