Very Sweet Old Handmade Wooden Model Dinghy drum and I find it a

and I find it a complete charmer of a thing--with "Selection" arching across the top

was born in 1877

Finding these was a revelation to me--I've never seen another set

I know some people call them rats with wings

This is one of three 5" x 7" glass plate negatives in the shop capturing arrangements of roses in various settings

Very Sweet Old Handmade Wooden Model Dinghy drum and I find it aOne definitely needs a life boat these days, and here one is. I found it at an antique shop in Upstate NY, heading up toward Lake George and a few feet away a miniature pack basket, also listed today, which felt quite sympatico with it. Looks scratch made to me, with plenty of imperfection to the cutting of the thwarts, which overlay that beautifully slatted floor of the boat. Maybe there was once a carved wooden rudder attached to the back, I'm not