Louis Marx Red and Blue Tractor with Make Do Wheel silver salt and pepper 1920s or so

1920s or so

which I assume was once used to advertise a flat for rent

it is the size of an real small envelope

I’d probably be inclined to frame this

The nutcracker is in good overall condition

Louis Marx Red and Blue Tractor with Make Do Wheel silver salt and pepper 1920s or soWhen I first started doing this, I worried a good amount about the condition of things, but over time I've come to gravitate toward decidedly imperfect things, and especially those with overt repairs that show the care and creativity of their prior owners of which this is a great example. The tin key wind tractor itself was made by Louis Marx Co, c. 1940s or early 50s, and is pretty smart looking in red and blue I think, but it is the "make do" front