A few weeks ago, I wrote about an abandoned, barbecue pit/trailer we discovered on our property. Turned out it was only temporarily parked here by someone who neglected to inform us. The barbecue trailer episode started us thinking--- again--- about a funny, little, homemade jewel that’s languished in a barn here for over 80 years. Like Rip Van Winkle. We first spied it two decades ago while…