Fantastic Handmade Filene's Department Store, Boston, Scale Model frog-shaped It was during these years

It was during these years that he made his first sketches and watercolors of combatants

it would be great filled with flowers or foliage (I think winter greens would look especially nice in this)--or just on its own

clearly handmade from a scrap chunk of wood

and the interior enamel is in near perfect condition

the elephants (and companion donkeys

Fantastic Handmade Filene's Department Store, Boston, Scale Model frog-shaped It was during these yearsWhen I was growing up, visits to Boston always meant Filene's Basement the original and ultimate bargain basemen at Downtown Crossing, and later, living in Boston, it was a frequent stop en route home via the T. (Sadly, it closed in 2011, and Boston is not the same!) So when I spotted this fantastic model of it, it called to me in a special way but I know I'm not alone! The model, made for a model railroad I would guess, is fantastically done, with