Group of Three Little Squished Painted Tin Toys: Turtles and a Frog stylized I've had a few of

I've had a few of these 19th century tin banks before

Great patina and just great

in a lighting situation to accentuate the casting of shadows—so lyrical feeling to me

the wood on the handle of one side reads "Real Ebony" and the other bears some text I cannot read followed by "France

11" tall and 8" in diameter

Group of Three Little Squished Painted Tin Toys: Turtles and a Frog stylized I've had a few ofFunny little things, very charming, even, or perhaps all the more so, for being a bit squished. I believe these were penny toys of sorts, and I believe they've got at least 100 years on them. I found them together, and think they've very good as a group, with the rich green and gold of the frog a perfect complement to the mellower gold of the turtles. Pretty fabulous. Frog approx 2 1 2" l; turles approx 2 7 8" (including pins extending from their