1862 Schoolgirl Cut Paper and Hair Work Momento with Hearts Everywhere color band The raffia knot could easily

The raffia knot could easily be clipped off should one desire

made by Wagner Sign Service inc

It looks from the underside that this clay apple one was made by a student in 5th grade (class 5D it seems)

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3 3/4" l x 2 11/16" t with a bit of a curve

1862 Schoolgirl Cut Paper and Hair Work Momento with Hearts Everywhere color band The raffia knot could easilyI just listed five more pages of cut paper and hair work from about 140 years ago, but this single example I think is so special I wanted to list it individually. I would guess all of them came from one album, kept by a young girl, with one example noting the year: 1862. Kind of amazing how well they endured from the Civil War era until now, with the hair looking as if it might have been clipped yesterday! This larger one, with hearts everywhere and