Antique Swiss Boxed Set of Double-Sided Color Litho Standup Animals horsehair clothes brush The pin measures 2 3/4"

The pin measures 2 3/4" at longest

as we now know this fun tin litho scissor man was made by the German toy company Distler (whose antique tin toys do indeed fetch high prices)

with exposed wood on the bottom and underside of the lid

Gorgeous filled with flowers but also just on its own

and the painterly

Antique Swiss Boxed Set of Double-Sided Color Litho Standup Animals horsehair clothes brush The pin measures 2 3/4"I've found a few others sets of stand up animals and circus performers dating to the early 20th century, but no other Swiss ones, or boxed sets like this containing so many, with what I believe is an edition number on the box. They really feel little a pretty special set. Color lithography on a nice weight cardstock, they'd be pretty great marching along the edge of a shelf or two or three, though could also be used as note cards as they feature blank