Vintage Brown Ceramic Train Toothpick Holder From Roadside America

Charming brown ceramic train toothpick holder. Perfect for collectors. This is a ceramic miniature train, a souvenir from Roadside America, an indoor miniature village located in Shartlesville, Pennsylvania. Roadside America: The late Laurence T. Gieringer crafted the tiny town his entire life -- as a lad, he thought that far-off structures were actually small and not just distant. This attraction is a long-standing miniature village featuring detailed models of buildings, landscapes, and transportation, including trains. It is made of brown glazed ceramic. It is vintage and in excellent condition with no chips or cracks. The sticker is in great condition, still intact and readable. Measures 2 1/4 inches wide and 2 inches tall. It is a toothpick holder. Roadside America is laid out in one big room, nearly 8,000 square feet of running trains, hand-built buildings, and tiny people, with walkways around the perimeter. There are lots of buttons to push to get mechanical things to work, trains to move, or lights to blink. The overhead observation deck is for parents, and has its own set of buttons. The beloved attraction closed in March 2020 due to the pandemic, and was permanently shuttered by the end of the year. In January 2021, hundreds of Gieringer's miniatures, displays, and signs were auctioned off, including the friendly waving Amish couple. What a great find from an era long gone. Reference: Veggie Box