C. 1930s Colorful Girard Tin Litho Top (No String) contract strip This fabulous birds in tree

This fabulous birds in tree puzzle /balancing toy /display piece I think perfectly encapsulates the spirit and philosophy of the wonderful design company that was Creative Playthings

Larger measures 4 3/4" tall and wide x 1" deep at base' smaller 2 3/4" t x 3 1/16" w x 1" d

This coach was used for many years in the mountains of California

8 5/8" long x 1 3/16" wide and deep

Ink and watercolor on wove

C. 1930s Colorful Girard Tin Litho Top (No String) contract strip This fabulous birds in treeYou need to wind a string around the base of this c. 1930s tin litho top to set it spinning (its original one, which would have come with it in a box, is long gone) but I think it's a beautiful thing whether one spins it or not. (And holding it by the handle, you can just manually spin it, like a pin wheel.) Made by Girard Model Works, an American toy manufacturing company established by Frank E. Wood in 1919 in Pennsylvania, which made some terrific