Man in Hat with Folk Art Car, Perfectly Scratchy and Atmospheric Antique Tintype antique folk art votice and it is even better

and it is even better in person

the other shorter and with loose threads at one end)

with the pieces fitting together by way of posts and holes but my favorite thing is the numbers carved across the joints where the pieces meet

The lion shows one repair to the tail and maybe to the right rear haunch (there is a carved incision

Man in Hat with Folk Art Car, Perfectly Scratchy and Atmospheric Antique Tintype antique folk art votice and it is even betterThis car or cart looks to be a cardboard prop; what I really love about it is how much it just feels like pure drawing. And for me the relatively poor quality of the tintype to begin with it, combined with the scratches it has accrued, make it all the better. And the grass of the ground underfoot, and the drape of the pinned up backdrop. All adds up to feeling much more artwork than fairground photo to me. 3 9 16" x 2 1 2". Surface scratches and some