Collection of Old Metal Charms in Treen Hive-Shaped Bank 1970s folk art here are 6 “Hard-A-Port Cut

here are 6 “Hard-A-Port Cut Plug” tobacco insert playing cards

and other matters

and then the wonderful rich dark charcoal black of the carved body with rounded belly

proscribes a system of "Vertical Writing"

There is a good amount of scratching to the surface and a little roughness around a few edges as pictured--signifiying that this is a tool meant to be used

Collection of Old Metal Charms in Treen Hive-Shaped Bank 1970s folk art here are 6 “Hard-A-Port CutVery fun to open this old wooden hive shaped coin bank to find all of these old charms inside! I'm not quite sure the mix of metals here mostly lead I think, but at least one that appears to be pewter (the boar is especially heavy). They are all definitely old, and most with rings for hanging; I love the mix of dogs and cats and horses among them, plus tools and instruments and a little chair, though it has lost one arm. Fun as party favors or