Pair of Old Handmade Painted Wooden Model Staircases ladders The leather fold over cover

The leather fold over cover is pretty beaten and torn

and if it did not house part of Hawthorne's original copy of the novel

I’d like to think this this handy guide accompanied Ms

I believe it dates to the 1930s and originally held candy

Pair of Old Handmade Painted Wooden Model Staircases ladders The leather fold over coverI really love the look of these, and all of the possibilities for display such staircases leading to nowhere might allow for. They will stand upright balanced against one another, but also could be hung extending straight out from the wall, which is what I think I'd do (one might need to add a little hardware to the back at the top), making for for minimalist sculptures of sorts, with a conceptual bent, too. Also good for arranging various little