Gorgeous Pair of Victorian Turned Croquet Posts in Original Paint - 22 Inches vintage chinese I'm a total sucker for

I'm a total sucker for a good wooden toy

little girl

though the individual components are so nicely crafted and great looking

I am pretty certain this old painted metal flag on wooden post would have been used as a hand-held railroad signal flag

The form of the blocks also allows for easily sliding one out along the groove without disrupting the rest of the structure

Gorgeous Pair of Victorian Turned Croquet Posts in Original Paint - 22 Inches vintage chinese I'm a total sucker forI've long been admiring both the forms and the glorious color on early croquet posts, so was delighted to finally find this pair in Maine a few days ago. Great original paint, terrific palette, beautiful turned forms looking like stacks of spools. The only thing missing is a base for display (one sometime sees stands composed of a couple of old croquet balls), but certainly there are also sorts of ways in which to show these. I look as readymade