Wonderful Antique Painted Tin House with Carved, Spinning Couple Kabuza The Book of Tea circa 1930s-50s

circa 1930s-50s

Plus the lids

There is a slightly darker area at the very center of the interior

a stand-in for the recipient of the card

Wonderful Antique Painted Tin House with Carved, Spinning Couple Kabuza The Book of Tea circa 1930s-50sThis marvelous antique tin house I am pretty certain is German, from Erzgebirge, a mountain region on the border between Germany and the Czech Republic famous for folk art structures, toys and figures in this vein. There is wooden post that extends from the roof of the house through its center, attaching to the rotating platform upon which the couple stand by turning it manually, you can still get these two turning, and very fast if you do it right! I