Set of Five Old Carnival Knock Down "Milk Bottles", 4 Wood and One Iron schoolgirl valentine smallish tear coming in from

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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

Set of Five Old Carnival Knock Down "Milk Bottles", 4 Wood and One Iron schoolgirl valentine smallish tear coming in fromA great old set of carnival knock down bottles, shaped like milk bottles and thickly painted in white and red. What I really like about this set, in addition to the terrific surfaces, is that there is one painted cast iron bottle among them (the rest are wooden) the iron one being the trick bottle, which could never be knocked down! It looks like the bottom of one of the wooden ones once held lead weights as well. Great looking things for display, but