Pair of Early Tin Litho Penny Toy Cars color study rock features

rock features

it makes for a great coffee table piece now

The greatest detail is given to the spindle legs of the table

I assume both Arts & Crafts

Pair of Early Tin Litho Penny Toy Cars color study rock featuresI'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;