Rare Antique Black Americana Tin Toy Porter Pushing Wheelbarrow sewing supplies Really a very lovely little

Really a very lovely little piece

is just perfect

and some scratches and a few dark marks visible on one side

surrounded by silver hardware with engraved decoration

Sold as a pair

Rare Antique Black Americana Tin Toy Porter Pushing Wheelbarrow sewing supplies Really a very lovely littleThis very old Black Americana tin toy is pretty distressed, which makes it all the more beautiful to me. I have found a few versions, of both black and white figures, pushing wheelbarrows; the closest I've found (and which I'd guess this in fact is) was made by Ferdinand Strauss, NYC, c. 1910s, with a wind up key on the side of the wheelbarrow which would make it move. That key is long gone, as are the wheels on the wheelbarrow, and the cap on his