C. 1930s Colorful Girard Tin Litho Top (No String) contract strip Likely painted when Henrietta was

Likely painted when Henrietta was just a school girl

Ink and watercolor on wove

This fabulous birds in tree puzzle /balancing toy /display piece I think perfectly encapsulates the spirit and philosophy of the wonderful design company that was Creative Playthings

(It should be easy to remove from the hinges

C. 1930s Colorful Girard Tin Litho Top (No String) contract strip Likely painted when Henrietta wasYou need to wind a string around the base of this c. 1930s tin litho top to set it spinning (its original one, which would have come with it in a box, is long gone) but I think it's a beautiful thing whether one spins it or not. (And holding it by the handle, you can just manually spin it, like a pin wheel.) Made by Girard Model Works, an American toy manufacturing company established by Frank E. Wood in 1919 in Pennsylvania, which made some terrific