Rare Antique Black Americana Tin Toy Porter Pushing Wheelbarrow gift for hipster with no apparent wear at

with no apparent wear at all to the interior and just slight scratching to the surface

6 1/2" tall x 7" wide (with dress spread flat)

This clown seems to be a pure embodiment of happiness

This doll shows its age

Rare Antique Black Americana Tin Toy Porter Pushing Wheelbarrow gift for hipster with no apparent wear atThis very old Black Americana tin toy is pretty distressed, which makes it all the more beautiful to me. I have found a few versions, of both black and white figures, pushing wheelbarrows; the closest I've found (and which I'd guess this in fact is) was made by Ferdinand Strauss, NYC, c. 1910s, with a wind up key on the side of the wheelbarrow which would make it move. That key is long gone, as are the wheels on the wheelbarrow, and the cap on his