Rare Antique Black Americana Tin Toy Porter Pushing Wheelbarrow sewing supplies and some scratches and a

and some scratches and a few dark marks visible on one side

then trimmed

documented in photos

and out (up

The box measures 6 1/2" long by 3 3/8 inches wide and deep

Rare Antique Black Americana Tin Toy Porter Pushing Wheelbarrow sewing supplies and some scratches and aThis very old Black Americana tin toy is pretty distressed, which makes it all the more beautiful to me. I have found a few versions, of both black and white figures, pushing wheelbarrows; the closest I've found (and which I'd guess this in fact is) was made by Ferdinand Strauss, NYC, c. 1910s, with a wind up key on the side of the wheelbarrow which would make it move. That key is long gone, as are the wheels on the wheelbarrow, and the cap on his