Miniature Handmade Matchstick Water Tower century of progress exhibition It measures 5 5/8" tall

It measures 5 5/8" tall with a diameter of 4 5/8" at opening and a width of 7 1/2" from spout to handle

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

this piece is in very good condition and structurally very sound

This would make a sweet little paperweight on a desk

There are so many gorgeous textiles out there from so many places

Miniature Handmade Matchstick Water Tower century of progress exhibition It measures 5 5/8" tallI 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