Fabulous c. 1940s Girard Mechanical Tin Litho Railroad Handcar, Working with Key miniature furniture When I saw this Mexican

When I saw this Mexican woman shaped bell at an antique shop going out of business in Liberty

These sorts of rigid paddle-shaped fans are called Uchiwa in Japanese

rather than wood

Made in Czechoslovakia in the 1920s or so and gorgeously decorated

Clarinetist 9 1/2" t x 5" w x 5" d

Fabulous c. 1940s Girard Mechanical Tin Litho Railroad Handcar, Working with Key miniature furniture When I saw this MexicanFor the most part I leave old toys, particularly tin litho ones, to the experts (a fierce bunch!) but when I spotted this one, I just fell in love with the aesthetics of it. Happily someone took excellent care of it; it is in terrific shape, with its original key, which winds smoothly, and makes it go. A little nudge helps to get it rolling, but then off it goes, with wheels rolling along, the hand pump moving up and down, and the arms of the two men