Pair of Early Tin Litho Penny Toy Cars folk art train station or just for display

or just for display

Pours well as a milk pitcher and fun on the table

It measures 3" wide x 3 1/16" tall x 1 3/4" thick and in very good condition

Red thread was used to detail the paws

Super sculptural

Pair of Early Tin Litho Penny Toy Cars folk art train station or just for displayI've got a weakness for old tin penny toys these were inexpensive little things, often smaller versions of larger sized models, first produced in Germany in the 1860s and as someone who believes little pick me ups are essential to life, I just like the idea of them. Anyway, I'm not sure who produced these two, but they are pretty old ones for sure, and I love the form of the blue racer especially. Both once wound up but the tiny keys are long gone;