Pair of Early Tin Litho Penny Toy Cars folk art train station with two old hand-forged steel

with two old hand-forged steel strikers and a piece of flint that was definitely used for sparking them housed in a vintage wooden La Tropical Jamaican cigar box

or just for display

Red thread was used to detail the paws

Stable and sturdy condition

7 11/16" x 5 5/16" x 15/16"

Pair of Early Tin Litho Penny Toy Cars folk art train station with two old hand-forged steelI'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;