Two Little Composition Men In Pink and Blue Suits sandstone where it had been created

where it had been created and resided since the very early 1900s or so

colors still nice and bright

with that perfect ring separating it from the beginning of the narrowest stretch of the handle

One on side are two holes-- blowing through the top one sets the hand-carved little wheel spinning

which carries a terrific patina from what I'd think is 150 years at least of use

Two Little Composition Men In Pink and Blue Suits sandstone where it had been createdIt is indeed the very little things that often make me the happiest, and also things that I can project all sorts of narrative onto. I found these two together, and would never think to break them up in my mind, these two gents have spent many decades together, wearing seersucker and pastel colored suits and I think likely have a proper English garden, and go antiquing together on Sundays! I believe likely German made and classifiable as "putz"