Miniature Handmade Matchstick Water Tower century of progress exhibition this piece is in very

this piece is in very good condition and structurally very sound

4 3/8" tall x 5" wide x 1/4" deep and in great condition

and no loss of lacquer on the interior It measures  It measures 3 7/8" tall x 4 3/8" wide overall

having seen pieces in a couple of exhibitions of Inuit prints (that blew me away) over the past few years

architect and MIT librarian and fell in love with it at once

Miniature Handmade Matchstick Water Tower century of progress exhibition this piece is in veryI assume this little structure is meant to represent a water tower, and I'd guess it was made as part of an elaborate model train set up which, if so, I'd really love to have seen in full! I just love it as a painstakingly constructed little object, complete with this terrific pointy roof made of what appears to be strips of bark. I'm not sure if the rest of it is constructed of actual matchsticks or just matchstick like little sticks, but the effect