Rare Antique Black Americana Tin Toy Porter Pushing Wheelbarrow african box Much more about her and

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I think all three are just exquisitely beautiful objects to look at and live with

as pure a form as can be

otherwise it is in great vintage condition

with no apparent wear at all to the interior and just slight scratching to the surface

Rare Antique Black Americana Tin Toy Porter Pushing Wheelbarrow african box Much more about her andThis very old Black Americana tin toy is pretty distressed, which makes it all the more beautiful to me. I have found a few versions, of both black and white figures, pushing wheelbarrows; the closest I've found (and which I'd guess this in fact is) was made by Ferdinand Strauss, NYC, c. 1910s, with a wind up key on the side of the wheelbarrow which would make it move. That key is long gone, as are the wheels on the wheelbarrow, and the cap on his