Vintage Small Painted Wooden Noah’s Ark with Miniature Animals

Miniature Noah’s Ark play sets have a long history as both educational and religious toys, especially popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries. This hand-painted example with a removable roof and enclosed pairs of animals is a later folk-style iteration, reminiscent of German Erzgebirge sets and American Sunday toys, though simplified in form and materials. These were often made post-WWII in the U.S. or Eastern Europe for export or domestic novelty markets, reflecting a return to handcrafted toy traditions.

Description:

Hand-painted wooden ark structure with stylized façade and painted green windows

Lift-off roof and side panel; painted red with folk-style scalloped trim

Includes 19+ individual animal figures (at least 9 matched pairs + Noah figures), painted in various colors

Animals are flat-profile wood cutouts with hand-painted details (horses, giraffes, goats, cows, pigs, camels, birds, and more)

Overall ark dimensions approx. 6.5" long × 3.5" high

Unmarked; likely handmade or small workshop origin

Condition: Some minor edge wear, scattered paint loss, consistent with age and use

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