Granada Minnesota Historical Museum

Here is the second item selected for the online museum. This little item caught my eye at a local estate sale. It was purchased from the Ruby Chaffee estate in the Summer of 2010. At first I didn't know what it was but it is in the shape of a log cabin and appears to be dated 1949. Beings it is a log cabin and the 1949 date I could only think of one thing. Maybe this is a souvenir of the 1949 Minnesota Territorial Centennial Celebration of which Martin County held a four day long shindig in July of that year and the local communities held their own at various times during the year.

Ruby moved to the Granada Minnesota area in 1920 and was a teacher in Martin County for many years. With her husband, Fenton, they would certainly have attended if not participated in this territorial anniversary. This miniature log cabin is an incense burner. Once the incense was lit and dropped down the chimney it would have looked like smoke was coming out of the chimney. Is this a novelty from the Martin County Minnesota territorial celebration?
Please email granadaminn@hotmail.com if you can confirm this or have any other information. Any help is greatly appreciated, Thank you.