Early Wolverine Tin Litho Grocery Store Play Set, Two Tins handmade brass ashtray when attached to a larger

when attached to a larger whirligig

as what child would have any idea how to use this

3 1/8" tall x 1 1/2" wide x 1" thick

)--whose lodges are called aeries--was founded  in Seattle in 1898 by a group of six theater owners

as if he just stepped off the farm and into the spotlight

Early Wolverine Tin Litho Grocery Store Play Set, Two Tins handmade brass ashtray when attached to a largerLots of rusty and crusty today, these with plenty of the former, but I think they're fun and pretty cool, and actually pretty useful too. I didn't know it when I found them, but these two tins comprise, from everything I can tell, the earliest version the Wolverine Toy Company (Pittsburgh, PA, founded 1908)"Corner Grocery Store" play set, several editions of which were produced. Originally there would have been a bunch more boxes of toy food, and from