Two Birds, Pennsylvania German Schoolgirl Fraktur Watercolor towel pewter shell game but these definitely have some

but these definitely have some age and the manner of the carving make me think they are fairly old

The Observer’s Books were a British series published by the Frederick Warne & Co from 1937 to 2003 covering a large spectrum of topics

A complete joy to find this tiny handmade book held together by three staples

describing the process of carving it and even more so implying the itch that is scratched by striking a match and lighting whatever one might light with it

There is a little loss to one far edge of the slide top box

Two Birds, Pennsylvania German Schoolgirl Fraktur Watercolor towel pewter shell game but these definitely have someNo great surprise that I had to go to Pennsylvania to find this one and I felt like I lucked into it, after several days of seeing schoolgirl fraktur watercolors like this priced through the roof. To my eye, a perfect thing, done by a young Edna, mid 19th c. I believe, who signed the paper on reverse, and painted a backward E at upper left. Framed: 7 1 4" x 5 7 8". Paper size: 6 1 4" x 5". All in very good antique condition. I placed the watercolor in