c. 1860s Osborne's Toy Watercolors Set Manufactured by Lewis Haehnlen, More than Complete pin up girls Everything about this makes me

Everything about this makes me happy

only visible if you are really looking for them

Perfect for all the time use (and a wonderful gift for most anyone)

making me think it bore witness to at least one painting of the house or barn or garage near which it was perched

I love a Shaker type hand mirror

c. 1860s Osborne's Toy Watercolors Set Manufactured by Lewis Haehnlen, More than Complete pin up girls Everything about this makes meI decided not to touch this, but if one wanted, I believe a light swipe with a damp paint brush across the surfaces of the individual watercolor blocks would remove whatever light scattered soil sits on their surfaces (I don't think they've been touched in well over a hundred years) and make them all look bright and (old )new again. This is a "toy" watercolor set, meaning the blocks are smaller than full scale in size, I believe dating the 1850s 60s,