Small Handmade Balsa Wood House with Porch tin box I fell madly in love

I fell madly in love with so called "Bactrian princesses" -- small ancient stone carved figurines made between the late third and early second millennia B

(1747-1822)--famous German publisher

I just think it's a great wooden puzzle

they still look great and have years of good use in them yet

It definitely lived outdoors for a good number of years

Small Handmade Balsa Wood House with Porch tin box I fell madly in loveI believe this little house was made for a model railroad set, and I must say I've really come to admire model railroad people for the tremendous care and effort put into creating structures like this. There are a couple of extra, unpainted posts on one side of the porch perhaps were later additions to add reinforcement in holding up the overhang, I'm not sure but other than little curling at its furthest reach, it's holding up and on just fine, and