Bliss Manufacturing Co. Litho Animals on Wood Bases 1860s ashtray but when I purchased this

but when I purchased this one at an antiques store in New Hampshire was told that with bristles this long it is actually a clothes brush

Born in 1966 in New York

and other cherished things

or—as he himself has travelled at least one ocean and more than a century—perhaps to be tucked into a suitcase as a good luck talisman

38” wide x 26” tall

Bliss Manufacturing Co. Litho Animals on Wood Bases 1860s ashtray but when I purchased thisI'm pretty certain this gang of seven was once part of a larger animal fleet produced by R. Bliss Manufacturing Company (Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 1832 1935), which came along with a wonderful Noah's Arc. Very late 19th or early 20th century, I believe, they're still in very good shape, litho on die cut cardboard (printed on both sides) and mounted on wooden bases. I think I'd just march them along the front of a shelf to make myself happy! Set of