Antique Wooden Erzgebirge Noah's Ark with Two Guardians vintage train set painted black

painted black

woven at varying densities with thinner reeds

The larger ship on the front I believe is a Blackwall Frigate

Large: 7 3/8" l

supplied the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

Antique Wooden Erzgebirge Noah's Ark with Two Guardians vintage train set painted blackI am certain this old Noah's Ark is German, as it is so similar in form and manner to antique Erzgebirge examples, most of which one finds painted, but not always. It does appear that the roof (and maybe more) on this one might once have been papered, as there is a scalloped bit still hanging on at one end on one side. It is definitely an old one, late 19th very early 20th century I believe, with a roof that flips open and latches closed, for storing