Wonderful Old Painted Tin Folk Art Tower with Glass Windows notched ruler I might guess this was

I might guess this was was painted along the coast on the Black Sea

and also would make a wonderful subject for a stop motion animation

There's such a wealth out there of amazing Japanese Netsuke--finely carved miniature sculptures that traditionally functioned as sliding beads or toggles securing the cord attaching a sagemono

with a small fold to lower right corner

but appears just to be on the surface

Wonderful Old Painted Tin Folk Art Tower with Glass Windows notched ruler I might guess this wasI found this fabulous old folk art tower in Adams County, Pennsylvania perhaps made as part of a model train set? Its scratch made, lovingly constructed of tin with its original glass in three of the four top level windows, and a gutter all the way around that top level, leading to folded stairs. Painted a sort of taupe, with red roof, dark green trim, and brown at one lower corner, I assume to represent a door. "XR" is painted in black on one of the