Pair of Early Tin Litho Penny Toy Cars color study Exulting in triumph now swell

Exulting in triumph now swell the bold notes

meaning one might put it to use now practicing the variety of alphabets printed across the top of each page

Just pretty

Equally curious is the text hand-written on the back of another: "Of Mr MacVaugh I sing this song / His soul is weary for the day's been long / I'm sure you'll think the question fair / Now tell me what he's doing there

Pair of Early Tin Litho Penny Toy Cars color study Exulting in triumph now swellI've got a weakness for old tin penny toys these were inexpensive little things, often smaller versions of larger sized models, first produced in Germany in the 1860s and as someone who believes little pick me ups are essential to life, I just like the idea of them. Anyway, I'm not sure who produced these two, but they are pretty old ones for sure, and I love the form of the blue racer especially. Both once wound up but the tiny keys are long gone;