The Cat’s Meow Village Ohio Collection – Large 16-Piece Wood Shelf Sitter Lot featuring Crestline &

A large, highly collectible 16-piece estate lot of vintage screen-printed wooden architectural shelf sitters from The Cat’s Meow Village, created by artisan Faline Jones. This expansive regional grouping focuses heavily on historical local landmarks from North Central Ohio, specifically highlighting civil architecture from Crestline, Ohio, along with several commemorative releases celebrating the 2003 Ohio Bicentennial.
Each three-quarter-inch thick wooden keepsake is intricately detailed on the front with multi-color architectural elevations and features comprehensive historical summaries printed across the reverse face. The signature trademark black cat silhouette appears prominently on the front of every piece to verify authenticity.
Historic Crestline, Ohio Landmarks (8 Pieces)
Crestline High School (Built 1910 Building): Classic beige-brick institutional facade detailing multi-pane windows and a detailed stone entryway lintel. Back Stencil: Dated 1993.
Hutson Stadium / Community Stadium (Built 1937): A bold orange-brick sports facility commemorating Crestline’s historic athletic grounds and legendary sports coaches. Back Stencil: Dated 2004.
Crestline Memorial Hospital (Built 1957): Mint-and-cream modern medical clinic facade showcasing surrounding green pine landscaping. Back Stencil: First Edition 1993.
Crestline Masonic Temple (Park Road Facade): A classic light grey gabled institutional sanctuary building honoring Arcana Lodge #272. Back Stencil: Dated 2002.
Becks Bakery / F.W. Beck (1891–1973 Storefront): A charming brown-brick downtown bakery facade complete with vintage window signage listings for sodas, milkshakes, sundaes, ice cream, and home-baked bread. Back Stencil: Dated 1995.
Hutson’s Dress Shop / Cloverdale Dairy Store: A multi-panel continuous commercial row building featuring a red-brick dress boutique storefront adjoined to a pale cream local dairy creamery parlor. Back Stencil: Dated 2004.
The First United Methodist Church (2 Pieces): Two identical, beautifully scaled multi-gabled stone sanctuary buildings detailed with intricate rose window stenciling and bold crimson double entry doors. Back Stencils: Both Dated 1998.
Commemorative 2003 Ohio Bicentennial Barns & Local Schools (4 Pieces)
Ohio Bicentennial Barn #47 (Holmes County, Ohio): A beautiful, large-scale red bank barn detailed with a stone foundation layer and the official blue-and-red stenciled Ohio Bicentennial 1803–2003 logo emblem. Back Stencil: Dated 2001.
Ohio Bicentennial Barn #80 (Marion County, Ohio): A clean white multi-gabled barn featuring the celebratory state bicentennial logo emblem across the upper loft wall. Back Stencil: Dated 2002.
Ohio Bicentennial Barn #81 (Logan County, Ohio): An angled profile red barn structure detailed with charcoal shingles and the celebratory state bicentennial logo emblem. Back Stencil: Dated 2001.
Morral School (Morral, Ohio): A soft blue-grey gabled rural schoolhouse structure honoring the historic Marion County community schoolhouse built in 1916. Back Stencil: Dated 2004.
Americana, Holiday & Custom Display Accents (5 Pieces)
Patriotic “USA” Dimensional Star Topper: A rectangular cream wood block cleanly stenciled with bold black text reading “USA”, topped with an elevated, structural metal star finished in a hand-painted American flag red, white, and blue stripe-and-star pattern motif.
Primitive Dimensional Star Stand: A low-profile rectangular cream base equipped with a vertical metal post supporting a classic five-pointed antiqued white metal star.
American Flagpole Accent: A narrow cream vertical spacer block detailed with a waving 50-star American flag atop a black pole, anchored by a sitting black cat silhouette at the base.
Winter Pine Holiday Trees (2 Pieces): Two identical teardrop-shaped display blocks showcasing a detailed screen-print of a snow-flecked emerald green winter fir tree.
Condition Report
Overall Grade: Excellent vintage condition. The screen-printed graphics across all 17 pieces are remarkably bright, crisp, and uniform with zero visible sun fading or heavy discoloration.
Wood & Finish: The solid wood cores remain dry and structurally sound. The edges show only minor, light shelf wear consistent with display storage. The metallic components on the star toppers are fully rigid and free of rust or pitting. All reverse text grids are clean, clear, and perfectly legible.