Fabulous c. 1940s Girard Mechanical Tin Litho Railroad Handcar, Working with Key holiday gift and would probably prop them

and would probably prop them just as is in a windowsill

brown paper bags

The front is shiny while the back shows the original patina

and also retains its original sale sticker indicating it was purchased at WM

and I swear espresso tastes better in them

Fabulous c. 1940s Girard Mechanical Tin Litho Railroad Handcar, Working with Key holiday gift and would probably prop themFor the most part I leave old toys, particularly tin litho ones, to the experts (a fierce bunch!) but when I spotted this one, I just fell in love with the aesthetics of it. Happily someone took excellent care of it; it is in terrific shape, with its original key, which winds smoothly, and makes it go. A little nudge helps to get it rolling, but then off it goes, with wheels rolling along, the hand pump moving up and down, and the arms of the two men