Very Sweet Old Handmade Wooden Model Dinghy drum I know some people call

I know some people call them rats with wings

Finding these was a revelation to me--I've never seen another set

This is one of three 5" x 7" glass plate negatives in the shop capturing arrangements of roses in various settings

the leader's extended arm ushering the way--and her flowery hat making one think it must be somewhere festive

Very Sweet Old Handmade Wooden Model Dinghy drum I know some people callOne definitely needs a life boat these days, and here one is. I found it at an antique shop in Upstate NY, heading up toward Lake George and a few feet away a miniature pack basket, also listed today, which felt quite sympatico with it. Looks scratch made to me, with plenty of imperfection to the cutting of the thwarts, which overlay that beautifully slatted floor of the boat. Maybe there was once a carved wooden rudder attached to the back, I'm not