Fabulous c. 1940s Girard Mechanical Tin Litho Railroad Handcar, Working with Key holiday gift 1 of the Amalgamated Lithographers

1 of the Amalgamated Lithographers of America (ALA)

in openings of 1/4”

and would probably prop them just as is in a windowsill

21" long fully extended

There are some unique attributes to the baskets of each tribe

Fabulous c. 1940s Girard Mechanical Tin Litho Railroad Handcar, Working with Key holiday gift 1 of the Amalgamated LithographersFor the most part I leave old toys, particularly tin litho ones, to the experts (a fierce bunch!) but when I spotted this one, I just fell in love with the aesthetics of it. Happily someone took excellent care of it; it is in terrific shape, with its original key, which winds smoothly, and makes it go. A little nudge helps to get it rolling, but then off it goes, with wheels rolling along, the hand pump moving up and down, and the arms of the two men