Pair of Early Tin Litho Penny Toy Cars color study with a 5" diameter opening

with a 5" diameter opening

Equally curious is the text hand-written on the back of another: "Of Mr MacVaugh I sing this song / His soul is weary for the day's been long / I'm sure you'll think the question fair / Now tell me what he's doing there

it makes for a great coffee table piece now

meaning one might put it to use now practicing the variety of alphabets printed across the top of each page

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Pair of Early Tin Litho Penny Toy Cars color study with a 5" diameter openingI've got a weakness for old tin penny toys these were inexpensive little things, often smaller versions of larger sized models, first produced in Germany in the 1860s and as someone who believes little pick me ups are essential to life, I just like the idea of them. Anyway, I'm not sure who produced these two, but they are pretty old ones for sure, and I love the form of the blue racer especially. Both once wound up but the tiny keys are long gone;