The metal looks like brass
Single faced jug: 4 1/4" tall x 4 1/8" wide x 3 1/2" deep
The colors are a bit brighter than in photos - the light green in pretty electric
Seems to me the person who kept this little notebook was planning or in the process of building a cabin in the woods
and for the flavor of drama it seems to set the scene for
Charm Our Eyes! Scarce and Marvelous Riedel, Nuremberg Mechanical Valentine c. 1830s native american diorama The metal looks like brassAmazing! I love going to Brimfield, but occasions of finding true treasures digging through boxes in far corners happens less and less and less. But then this, and a second early mechanical valentine also listed today the sorts of lucky finds that keeps me ever hopeful. This is quite a rare one, an early mechanical valentine, published by Riedel in Nuremberg, Germany, for English export, 1830s. I have found one reference to this particular valentine,