Antique Wooden Erzgebirge Noah's Ark with Two Guardians vintage train set The added bonus is the

The added bonus is the delicate trace memory of the design on what I assume was the adjacent page in the album

elegantly and dexterously capturing one handsome

but I would guess they date to the 1920s-40s or so

painted black

supplied the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

Antique Wooden Erzgebirge Noah's Ark with Two Guardians vintage train set The added bonus is theI am certain this old Noah's Ark is German, as it is so similar in form and manner to antique Erzgebirge examples, most of which one finds painted, but not always. It does appear that the roof (and maybe more) on this one might once have been papered, as there is a scalloped bit still hanging on at one end on one side. It is definitely an old one, late 19th very early 20th century I believe, with a roof that flips open and latches closed, for storing