Antique Wooden Erzgebirge Noah's Ark with Two Guardians vintage train set otherwise it is in good

otherwise it is in good shape

Large: 7 3/8" l

” an innovative weekly that was especially pioneering in its extensive use of photography

painted black

The added bonus is the delicate trace memory of the design on what I assume was the adjacent page in the album

Antique Wooden Erzgebirge Noah's Ark with Two Guardians vintage train set otherwise it is in goodI am certain this old Noah's Ark is German, as it is so similar in form and manner to antique Erzgebirge examples, most of which one finds painted, but not always. It does appear that the roof (and maybe more) on this one might once have been papered, as there is a scalloped bit still hanging on at one end on one side. It is definitely an old one, late 19th very early 20th century I believe, with a roof that flips open and latches closed, for storing