Product Description
Our Red Barn Plastic Miniature This unique miniature plastic red barn is a perfect addition to a farm animal collection or diorama scene. It makes a perfect addition to go with your other small farm toys. Our barn is made of one solid, durable, piece, 1 1/2 inches wide and 1 3/8 inches long. It has a shingled gable roof with a hayloft, a hint of wood siding and large double doors which are permanently affixed in an open position. It is clearly a functional barn and most resembles a "double crib barn," a style which was common in the 1800's in America. Such barns were small but sturdy, had a first story that had one to six cribs used for stabling animals, a breezeway used for access and threshing, and a second story loft used for hay and grain storage. This barn is also an excellent decoration for cakes, or as a partry favor or can be used in a country or farming display. See our huge selection of farm and barnyard animals to complete the scene. Unfortunately the animals don't fit inside the barn, but will look great nearby.
A barn is an agricultural building usually on farms and used for various purposes. In the North American area, a barn refers to structures that house livestock, including cattle and horses, as well as equipment and fodder, and often grain. As a result, the term barn is often qualified e.g. tobacco barn, dairy barn, sheep barn, potato barn. In the British Isles, the term barn is restricted mainly to storage structures for unthreshed cereals and fodder, the terms byre or shippon being applied to cow shelters, whereas horses are kept in buildings known as stables. On the Continent, however, barns were often part of integrated structures known as byre-dwellings (or housebarns in US literature). In addition, barns may be used for equipment storage, as a covered workplace, and for activities such as threshing.