ROCK IN! 1908 Postmarked Real Photo Postcard, Branchport, NY primitive dice Gold/brass wire extending from the

Gold/brass wire extending from the legs was pierced through the wooden base to make it stand completely sturdy and stable

but I think these just add to its marvelous aura

10 3/4” t x 8 3/4” l x 6 3/4” w

Green house: 3 3/8" w x 3 3/4" d x 3 1/4" t

The wood is a beautiful warm brown and all the better for the scrapes and scratches--but no splits--all over

ROCK IN! 1908 Postmarked Real Photo Postcard, Branchport, NY primitive dice Gold/brass wire extending from theSuch a fun one. I have not done a very deep dive but a quick search pointed me to Frog Rock in Eastford, CT, a glacial boulder painted to resemble a frog in 1881 by state legislator Thomas J. Thurber, who thought its natural shape resembled a squatting frog. This frog painted rock does NOT appear to be that one, but suggests a late 19th early 20th century trend toward painting boulders to resemble frogs, perhaps especially common in Connecticut! And