Set of Four Scrappy Scratch Made Houses animal illustrations Instructions are printed on the

Instructions are printed on the inside of the lid of the box

L Hammett  company was formed in 1863 by John Hammett

All of this is made even better by the old gold paint on the wood border of the school slate

The iron is in very good condition

Set of Four Scrappy Scratch Made Houses animal illustrations Instructions are printed on theThere are some very fancy folk art houses and then there are very humble ones like these, which I course fell in love with immediately. Hard scrabble feeling, which makes them feel very tender and empathetic to me, and with the two toned green one a great anchor for the group. The wonderfully tall and chunky chimney on the squat white one also makes a perfect pedestal for one of its companions. Honest, unfussy, and to my eye super charming. Sold as