Wonderful Tramp Art House Shaped Still Bank with Mirror Windows captioned drawing Still pretty great

Still pretty great

Nicely aged and worn

Structurally sound

I've learned these old locks are often referred to as "smokehouse locks” because people commonly used them to lock the meat in their smokehouses to prevent poaching

Wonderful Tramp Art House Shaped Still Bank with Mirror Windows captioned drawing Still pretty greatI might guess that it was a shattered mirror that gave rise to this wonderful old house bank which to my mind makes it extra lucky! but whether the actual case or or not, I do think those mirror fragments behind each of the cutout windows and door make it an extra special one for sure. The whole thing, though, teems with love and care, with carved wood strips carefully laid in horizontal, vertical, and zig zag patterns across every surface, and carved