Sweet Little 19th C. Tole Painted Bank little wooden utensils the Vegetarian Epicure (pub 1972)

the Vegetarian Epicure (pub 1972)

The little red heart at upper left feels rather like a distant sun or moon

but I can't find another anywhere with this one)

to the black painted details and string rein pulled taut on either side

Sweet Little 19th C. Tole Painted Bank little wooden utensils the Vegetarian Epicure (pub 1972)I just can't resist these little painted tin house shaped banks when I come across them, which is not very often with early ones like this. In its original blue paint with gold stenciled "Bank" and black painted roof. Something so nice about about any little old thing shaped like a house and given the housing market, a house shaped bank feels pretty apt! 2 3 4" t x 2 1 2" l x 1 3 4" d. Plenty of wear and paint loss, but in good structural shape with