Wonderful Old Scratch Made Elaborately Painted Tin House Still Bank with Wild Chimneys doll cradle and quite an old one

and quite an old one I believe

painted on what appears to me to be linoleum (glass like surface) with masonite back is a terrific example

Though he has occasionally carved other small animals

with a few small hairline cracks around the neck of the crane on side 1 and one scrape to the surface of the lower section of the planter on side 2

but for me of course it is the incredible faces and postures and gestures of these men (and dog) that I love

Wonderful Old Scratch Made Elaborately Painted Tin House Still Bank with Wild Chimneys doll cradle and quite an old oneCollector dealer Pat Hatch, well known for her extraordinary black doll collection, has been selling some small things at an antiques shop I heavily frequent in Maine; I scooped up several pieces from her this week, including this scratch made, hand painted tin house (and bank with a coin slot at the top of one chimney and underside that slides open) along with a carved wooden cottage also listed today. You know I love a piece of folk art