Pair of Early Tin Litho Penny Toy Cars carved wooden curiosity I found this at a

I found this at a great estate sale in Shutesbury

but it finally showed up on a 90 degree day

There are small nubs on opposite sides of the vessel to which a handle likely once was attached

There seems to be just a tiny bit of warping to the wood of the lid such that it sits just a tiny bit higher on one side - very minor

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Pair of Early Tin Litho Penny Toy Cars carved wooden curiosity I found this at aI've got a weakness for old tin penny toys these were inexpensive little things, often smaller versions of larger sized models, first produced in Germany in the 1860s and as someone who believes little pick me ups are essential to life, I just like the idea of them. Anyway, I'm not sure who produced these two, but they are pretty old ones for sure, and I love the form of the blue racer especially. Both once wound up but the tiny keys are long gone;