SOLD 1895 Gold Painted Carved Whimsy with Letters, Numbers and More, On Stilts! pocket toy 4 1/4" x 5 7/8"

4 1/4" x 5 7/8"

it became a spa town and has since been called "Bad Windsheim"--and perhaps the "3 KL" under R

Both are actual fruit size

with disc numbers carved into the bottom

I really love these wire baskets

SOLD 1895 Gold Painted Carved Whimsy with Letters, Numbers and More, On Stilts! pocket toy 4 1/4" x 5 7/8"Every inch of this carved whimsy is covered with letters, stars, the year 1895, and more. I believe they all together likely tell a story about the person who carved it, the letters not just being monograms but also speaking to where they were born or lived or were educated, etc. The number 60 appears, too, perhaps indicating the age of the carver or, it is possible that whole thing commemorates the life of someone who has passed, as I believe was