It's been a year or two since I last used Ann's - English version of a 'Nuremburg Kitchen' - to illustrate a blog entry. Since then we've found several more items suitable for illustration. As you can see, there are two floors - the kitchen below - and the maid's bedroom above.
This is the kitchen. There are now several small treen kitchen items on the left hand side table top.
On the right hand side of the picture above is a mouse trap, with a pewter mouse placing himself in grave danger, the whole being watched by an ivory white kitten .
On the 'tiled' floor of the kitchen in the centre of the picture, is a pewter case containing a small pair of pin fire pistols, six blank cartridges and a few accessories. Once again I advise enlarging the picture to see full details (embiggening is, I think the professional blogger's term for this).
Considering that this is a very old fashioned toy, I'm always pleasantly surprised by the interest shown in it by our daughters, grand daughters, and the two great grand daughters, both of whom are well aware that it is NOT to be played with, but only admired through the glass doors. They seem happy too, to stick to the rules!!
Good Night All.
4 comments:
What size is that delightful little pen-knife on the left-hand table Mike?
With the blade open it is just over an inch and a half long. The blade is seven tenths of an inch long. The handle is of bone- A nice little item as you say.
A marvel of the cutler's craft!
And it's a sharp little beast, too.
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