Fabulous c. 1940s Girard Mechanical Tin Litho Railroad Handcar, Working with Key miniature furniture Made in Czechoslovakia in the

Made in Czechoslovakia in the 1920s or so and gorgeously decorated

These sorts of rigid paddle-shaped fans are called Uchiwa in Japanese

In a dying

A visible reminder of what time

Clarinetist 9 1/2" t x 5" w x 5" d

Fabulous c. 1940s Girard Mechanical Tin Litho Railroad Handcar, Working with Key miniature furniture Made in Czechoslovakia in theFor the most part I leave old toys, particularly tin litho ones, to the experts (a fierce bunch!) but when I spotted this one, I just fell in love with the aesthetics of it. Happily someone took excellent care of it; it is in terrific shape, with its original key, which winds smoothly, and makes it go. A little nudge helps to get it rolling, but then off it goes, with wheels rolling along, the hand pump moving up and down, and the arms of the two men