Sweet Old Scratch Made Wooden Biplane Japanese box back of the neck

back of the neck

created by Pamela Colman Smith in 1909

) I have found no other like it out there anywhere

Made of ash splint and woven sweetgrass

syllabic signature and disk number on the underside

Sweet Old Scratch Made Wooden Biplane Japanese box back of the neckI purchased this one from a dealer who I believe found it in Pennsylvania, and I'd guess it dates to the 1920s or so. Nothing fussy about it, and quite elegantly constructed, with string threaded back and forth through holes in the top and bottom wings, and a carved propeller that rotates, attached by an old iron nail. All painted a solid dark red, with a a mix of old nails and wire holding the pieces together. 9 5 8" x 8 5 16" x 2 5 8" and in very