Lionel Tin Litho Milk Car Platform antique match striker variegated gray--darker and drippy in

variegated gray--darker and drippy in a few areas in response to the form of the vessel

then painting a thin red line for the lips

The wood shows some spotting but no cracking and has a nice warm patina

Surely there are a million things beyond pounding lead it might be employed to do--or just hang it on the wall

Canvas measures 8"t x10"w

Lionel Tin Litho Milk Car Platform antique match striker variegated gray--darker and drippy inI really love this thing, which feels like a modernist sculpture to me, and also the perfect tabletop stage on and around which to arrange other little things. I've learned that it was made by Lionel Electric Trains, c. late 40s I think, and would once have been sold along with a milk truck, which would pull up in front of the platform to unload milk. Now on its own it makes for a super satisfying little architectural object I think. It is well