Marvelous Antique Folk Art Wooden House (Bank) with Alligator Paint roofers hatchet I wonder if these charming

I wonder if these charming old barber's pole whimsies were carved by a barber in his spare time

Simultaneously earthy and cheerful

moving glass plate negative post-mortem photograph

and several more siblings

Sold as a very charming pair

Marvelous Antique Folk Art Wooden House (Bank) with Alligator Paint roofers hatchet I wonder if these charmingThe challenge with this wonderful house is deciding which side to face front; there are strong arguments in all directions! With a slot cut under one arching window on one of the short sides, my guess is that a father or grandfather made this one as a coin bank for a child, though with no floor I'd guess the money inserted didn't stay there for long! Clearly tons of love was put into this, with wooden frames around each silver painted window,