Old Folkart/Tramp Art ... Train TIN CAN Real Folk Art ... WOODEN TRAIN / FUN FUN

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THIS IS AN ITEM THAT WAS BROUGHT INTO MY ANTIQUE STORE BACK IN 2004 BY AN ELDERLY GENTLEMAN WHO WANTED TO SELL IT.  I THOUGHT IT WAS THE CUTEST THING I HAD EVER SEEN.  HIM BEING IN HIS 80'S HE STILL COULD PUT THINGS LIKE THIS TOGETHER.  HE SAID HE USED TO BE A HOBO AND IT WAS PART OF HIS ART.  I PAID HIM FOR IT AND HE LEFT.  A MONTH LATER HE BRINGS IN THIS COTTAGE LOOKING BUILDING MADE OF MATCH STICKS.  SO CUTE TOO.  SOON I HEARD HE HAD PASSED AWAY … WHEN I OPENED UP THE TOTE WITH THIS ITEM IN I HAD TO THINK HE SURE WAS A NICE GUY.  MAYBE HE WAS JUST TELLING ME A TALE BUT ITS STILL HIS ART IS STILL SO CUTE.
ANYWAY THIS TRAIN IS MADE OF HIS RECYCLED WOOD PIECES HE HAD FOUND.  IT MEASURES 7 1/2 X 4 1/8 INCHES WIDE X 4 1/2 INCHES TALL (not counting the wooden dowels at the top).  see the photos as you can see just how cute this wooden train is.  THE COW CATCHER NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED AS I NEVER FOUND THE PIECE THAT CHIPPED OFF IN THE TOTE.