Fabulous Red and Green Painted Handmade Soap Box Car carved wooden puppet with a great patina to

with a great patina to boot

I bought this box with three sets of cards inside based on one photo not revealing much

it is reminiscent of pottery of the arts and craft movement

there has been some deterioration to the bronze: one of the hinges connecting the lid to the rod on the back of the box is broken

Fabulous Red and Green Painted Handmade Soap Box Car carved wooden puppet with a great patina toI'm not sure if this car and another by the same maker listed separately was made as a model for a full scale soap box derby race car, or just as its own thing, but I sure love it. (And I personally am more than happy to see the driving left to a non human say a little wooden figure one might set on the seat who can't get too hurt!) The front axle turns a full 360 degrees, and it rolls along great, so it would certainly make a wonderful toy for the