This looks like something pretty old. It does look like it wasn't made with much purpose. I guess the design is kind of original. I think the spring neck. It has a pretty good cartoonish feel to it. It just doesn't come off as too creative.
I like how you told why you made this. I bet this could be a toy someday. It would have been better to just take a picture of that. You could have just built a model. There shouldn't be so much negative space on the right side.