Pair of Early Tin Litho Penny Toy Cars color study There are a total of

There are a total of six chip-carved layers (five stacked on top of the base layer) and what I believe is its original glass (which I removed to photograph it) with a sturdily attached wired back for hanging

Just pretty

Equally curious is the text hand-written on the back of another: "Of Mr MacVaugh I sing this song / His soul is weary for the day's been long / I'm sure you'll think the question fair / Now tell me what he's doing there

with a 5" diameter opening

Pair of Early Tin Litho Penny Toy Cars color study There are a total ofI'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;