Circa 1860's folk art Spencerian calligraphy angel/cherub in mahogany frame

Nicely executed penmanship signed by O.T. Brown with a variety of polychrome inks.  An internet search of O.T. Brown shows other works by him and states he was a student of Eastman Business College in Poughkeepsie, New York who graduated in 1867. 

Folk art home made child's toy pistol

Recently bought for my collection. Has nice crusty paint and considerable signs of use and play - child size at 6 inches long. The barrel has carving and the whole piece is very rustic. It has a small split on the top of the barrel where there is a hole where a nail would have been placed for a sight. Hard to date but I would guess late 19th / early 20th C.

 

 

Antique folk art carved head / ventriloquist doll head

Just 4.25 inches tall with a freely moving mouth/jaw and lots of remaining paint.  Very expressively carved and painted with a tacked on nose.  Appears to be made of pine.

Antique folk art carved face

Measures 3.5 inches by 2.25 inches.  Hand carved with a prominent nose.  I do not know what the purpose was for carving this unusual carving, but perhaps, given the screw in the back, it was mounted to larger piece?