Old Handmade Wooden Toy Ladder antique checkers with some scattered smearing/staining and

with some scattered smearing/staining and corner wear/small corner folds to the white card

beleaguered wife of Alfred

I am really not certain the age on this piece

It looks to me like it did some actual work in the field

These appear to be made of steel plate and welded to their bases rather than being made cast iron

Old Handmade Wooden Toy Ladder antique checkers with some scattered smearing/staining andI love a little ladder, and this is a nice old one, maybe made for a folk art circus set, or model farm, or who knows? Pine for the rails, hand cut steel rod for the rails, very sturdy, nice dry patina, lovely and sweet. 10" l x 2" w x 7 16" d and in great shape.