SOLD 1895 Gold Painted Carved Whimsy with Letters, Numbers and More, On Stilts! pocket toy it became a spa town

it became a spa town and has since been called "Bad Windsheim"--and perhaps the "3 KL" under R

4 1/4" x 5 7/8"

which seems it might have just driven off of a film noir set of the 40s or early 50s

and the stems of the hairpin are a bit bent

the presumably sanded down remnants of each creating a hybrid that is its own special thing

SOLD 1895 Gold Painted Carved Whimsy with Letters, Numbers and More, On Stilts! pocket toy it became a spa townEvery inch of this carved whimsy is covered with letters, stars, the year 1895, and more. I believe they all together likely tell a story about the person who carved it, the letters not just being monograms but also speaking to where they were born or lived or were educated, etc. The number 60 appears, too, perhaps indicating the age of the carver or, it is possible that whole thing commemorates the life of someone who has passed, as I believe was