Wonderful Old Painted Tin Folk Art Tower with Glass Windows notched ruler And on the reverse

And on the reverse

There's such a wealth out there of amazing Japanese Netsuke--finely carved miniature sculptures that traditionally functioned as sliding beads or toggles securing the cord attaching a sagemono

both from the same estate

paint is not chipping

and also would make a wonderful subject for a stop motion animation

Wonderful Old Painted Tin Folk Art Tower with Glass Windows notched ruler And on the reverseI found this fabulous old folk art tower in Adams County, Pennsylvania perhaps made as part of a model train set? Its scratch made, lovingly constructed of tin with its original glass in three of the four top level windows, and a gutter all the way around that top level, leading to folded stairs. Painted a sort of taupe, with red roof, dark green trim, and brown at one lower corner, I assume to represent a door. "XR" is painted in black on one of the