Sweet Old Scratch Made Wooden Biplane white horse in landscape There is no mark to

There is no mark to indicate the fineness of the silver

) of the figure at left

and I believe it is a rubber band gun

but I’m not quite sure what else this very lovely turned wooden case would have been made to hold

was named Hodovanyer Mihaly IV (or similar

Sweet Old Scratch Made Wooden Biplane white horse in landscape There is no mark toI purchased this one from a dealer who I believe found it in Pennsylvania, and I'd guess it dates to the 1920s or so. Nothing fussy about it, and quite elegantly constructed, with string threaded back and forth through holes in the top and bottom wings, and a carved propeller that rotates, attached by an old iron nail. All painted a solid dark red, with a a mix of old nails and wire holding the pieces together. 9 5 8" x 8 5 16" x 2 5 8" and in very