Set of Five Old Carnival Knock Down "Milk Bottles", 4 Wood and One Iron napoleonic prisoner of war and reads as much as

and reads as much as a tabletop minimalist sculpture as a folk art carving

NY and put it in this early-mid 19th c

aged condition

with what looks like a few layers of paint on it

but I do think it is quite a special thing

Set of Five Old Carnival Knock Down "Milk Bottles", 4 Wood and One Iron napoleonic prisoner of war and reads as much asA great old set of carnival knock down bottles, shaped like milk bottles and thickly painted in white and red. What I really like about this set, in addition to the terrific surfaces, is that there is one painted cast iron bottle among them (the rest are wooden) the iron one being the trick bottle, which could never be knocked down! It looks like the bottom of one of the wooden ones once held lead weights as well. Great looking things for display, but