Tiny Antique Painted Tin Penny Toy Boats black and white bird eclectic collection of handmade objects

eclectic collection of handmade objects from around the world

Found in New Hampshire

this one with a more dense and saturated concentration of elongated triangular forms

I just love the silhouette

Tiny Antique Painted Tin Penny Toy Boats black and white bird eclectic collection of handmade objectsI just love these little tin boats, one happily still with an adventurous looking tiny figure standing inside, attached by his feet I think their forms, lines, and and old paint just makes them really beautiful things. I believe these are antique penny toys, late 19th century or so, most likely made in Germany but I'm not 100% sure. Larger measures 4" l. Smaller 2 5 8" l. Good condition with rusting and paint loss as evident. The smaller on sits