Excellent Antique Carved Wooden (Presumed Odd Fellowsl) "I" in Best Red, Blue and Gold Paint black Americana tin toy old fold lines as evident

old fold lines as evident

or maybe all the more so because of it

which I believe are German (the torn bottom left corner of the box I would guess says Hamburg)

black painted tin rooster with lots of character--and what a great jagged outline to those gnarly yellow feet

both painted on waxed canvas stretched over solid wood panel

Excellent Antique Carved Wooden (Presumed Odd Fellowsl) "I" in Best Red, Blue and Gold Paint black Americana tin toy old fold lines as evidentI would guess this hand carved wooden capital "I" in original paint was once joined by an OOF, to stand for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows; I do not know that for certain but have a pretty good hunch. But, really, what more does one need than an "I"??! Independent, individual, iconic! And of course a bold, gilded "I", with some American red and blue to boot, seems to pretty much perfectly describe this era; me me me! 8" t x 3 1 2" w x 1 7 8" d.