1914 WW1 Folk Art House Shaped Match Dispenser + Striker carved mechanical toy but it does fully open

but it does fully open with just a little force

Clearly invested with a lot of care

I love the person who recognized the crocodile hidden in this old piece of driftwood

post office measures 9 1/4" x 7 1/6" t x 3 1/4" d

only pulling the trigger when I find an especially good and singular specimen

1914 WW1 Folk Art House Shaped Match Dispenser + Striker carved mechanical toy but it does fully openA lot of history housed in this great little match dispenser striker house, with the August 1914 painted across both long sides marking the month that World War I began. (On August 1, Germany declared war on Russia; three days later they invaded Belgium in order to attack France, which led to a British declaration of war on Germany on August 4.) The painted roof of the house I presume represent the colors of Germany and France on one side, and England