Marvelous Old Folk Art Noah's Ark Animals (Polar Bear and White Dog?) - A Pair vintage accesories What could be a better

What could be a better valentine than this

who I think quite charmed the artist as he sketched them nearly 200 years ago

I find the labor put little things like this pretty amazing

" (In 1929 the company outfitted Charles Lindberg for his  his historic flight across the Atlantic Ocean

Marvelous Old Folk Art Noah's Ark Animals (Polar Bear and White Dog?) - A Pair vintage accesories What could be a betterThese are from a group of wonderful old handmade animals I found this past weekend in New Hampshire (and splurged a bit on as I think they're pretty special) I believe from a Noah's Ark set, though I'm not entirely sure all from the same set. I've divided them into a few pairs, and thought these two a perfect match. The larger, I would guess a polar bear, has jointed front and back legs; the smaller, who also looks a bit like a polar bear, though