Old Handmade Wooden Doll Cradle, Signed EL antique iron 8 1/2" across from handle

8 1/2" across from handle to spout

I purchased this lot of student-made book covers from a relative of the high school English teacher

complete with a trophy exactly at the center

The crayons are still in great usable condition

up on his eyelids

Old Handmade Wooden Doll Cradle, Signed EL antique iron 8 1/2" across from handleThere are more than a few old doll cradles out there, but this one struck me as especially charming, and of just the right scale, with very sweetly carved rockers nailed to the underside, and its original pain on the exterior, which now shows as sort of a putty color. Early 20th century I would think, with all pieces joined by tiny nails, and EL on the underside (the E carved in, the L just written in pencil). Very sturdy and sound, and great home for