Old Handmade Wooden Doll Cradle, Signed EL antique iron or in direct sun

or in direct sun

which is invariably full of fine and unusual things

The crayons are still in great usable condition

the pin is tight and they adjust with pressure

Old Handmade Wooden Doll Cradle, Signed EL antique iron or in direct sunThere are more than a few old doll cradles out there, but this one struck me as especially charming, and of just the right scale, with very sweetly carved rockers nailed to the underside, and its original pain on the exterior, which now shows as sort of a putty color. Early 20th century I would think, with all pieces joined by tiny nails, and EL on the underside (the E carved in, the L just written in pencil). Very sturdy and sound, and great home for