Colorful Set of Five Handmade Pennsylvania Painted Nesting Boxes dog with trees A tear and fold at

A tear and fold at the bottom left corner and a little wear along the bottom edge but overall good condition

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It may be the case that all three were once part of a larger piece

who signed it on the bottom

which could be easily replaced (there are open holes into which new carved teeth could be stuck) but their lack doesn’t bother me a bit

Colorful Set of Five Handmade Pennsylvania Painted Nesting Boxes dog with trees A tear and fold atI am forever looking for colorful old staking nesting boxes like these, but only very very rarely do I find them. This set was handmade, and I bought from a seller in Lancaster County, PA, which I would bet is where they originated some 100 years ago or so. There's some paint loss here and there and the yellow box is pretty dinged (with some slightly off shade touch ups made at some point), but they look fantastic displayed in all sorts of ways, and