Beautiful c. 1890s German Xylophone with Litho Decorated Sides antique playing card pips Snake charmers

Snake charmers

some left dry and others given a thin coat of varnish

5 1/4” across at handle

Originally used for holding cutlery

and polished right up with no effort

Beautiful c. 1890s German Xylophone with Litho Decorated Sides antique playing card pips Snake charmersI really love the look of this antique toy xylophone, which I would hand vertically on the wall from one nail at the top, looking like a beautifully wonky ladder and also ready to serve as a dinner bell! Made in Germany, c. 1890s, the sides feature paper litho designs of musicians in clown costumes as well as flowers, and the faces of its metal bars are engraved with their notes on the scale. No mallets included, but any old stick or dowel would do