Rare and Brilliant! 1867 Crandall's Acrobats (Set of Four) in Original Box creative I wouldn't have guessed that

I wouldn't have guessed that I might call a radiator one of the most beautiful things I'd ever seen

many of quite poignant and absolutely frame worthy

and I think probably Penobscot specifically

**First photo is a composite so relative scale is not exactly accurate

The saucers measure 4 3/4" in diameter and 3/4" tall

Rare and Brilliant! 1867 Crandall's Acrobats (Set of Four) in Original Box creative I wouldn't have guessed thatCharles Martin Crandall of Montrose, PA was an early American toy maker and produced some quite singular, and quite fabulous toys, especially notable for their use of a tongue and groove system for joining pieces. This Acrobats set, patented in 1867 and produced throughout the 1870s, makes exuberant and inventive use of that tongue and groove system, with a million different possibilities for configuring them, as every head or torso, arm or leg, can