Collection of Old Metal Charms in Treen Hive-Shaped Bank 1970s folk art With a little googling I

With a little googling I turned up one other example (dating to the 1920s-30

proscribes a system of "Vertical Writing"

and know that he was creating drawings up until very near to the time of his death

Sprawled out as if soaking up the sun

There is a good amount of scratching to the surface and a little roughness around a few edges as pictured--signifiying that this is a tool meant to be used

Collection of Old Metal Charms in Treen Hive-Shaped Bank 1970s folk art With a little googling IVery fun to open this old wooden hive shaped coin bank to find all of these old charms inside! I'm not quite sure the mix of metals here mostly lead I think, but at least one that appears to be pewter (the boar is especially heavy). They are all definitely old, and most with rings for hanging; I love the mix of dogs and cats and horses among them, plus tools and instruments and a little chair, though it has lost one arm. Fun as party favors or