C. 1930s Colorful Girard Tin Litho Top (No String) contract strip 8 5/8" long x 1

8 5/8" long x 1 3/16" wide and deep

7 1/4" x 6" and in very good condition

circa 1960

Ink and watercolor on wove

This fabulous birds in tree puzzle /balancing toy /display piece I think perfectly encapsulates the spirit and philosophy of the wonderful design company that was Creative Playthings

C. 1930s Colorful Girard Tin Litho Top (No String) contract strip 8 5/8" long x 1You need to wind a string around the base of this c. 1930s tin litho top to set it spinning (its original one, which would have come with it in a box, is long gone) but I think it's a beautiful thing whether one spins it or not. (And holding it by the handle, you can just manually spin it, like a pin wheel.) Made by Girard Model Works, an American toy manufacturing company established by Frank E. Wood in 1919 in Pennsylvania, which made some terrific