Lovely Mid 19th C. Fold Out Paper Heart "Puzzle Purse" Valentine poster It would also be easy

It would also be easy to put a nail or hook on the back of the block to hang him--or just stand him up somewhere

To my eye akin to the treen brass nail decorated snuff boxes I like so much--but a little bigger

and good all the way around I think

I've got a bit of a thing for plumb bobs--beautiful forms

a widely collected sculptor and woodcarver from Saint-Francois-de-l’Ile-d’Orleans

Lovely Mid 19th C. Fold Out Paper Heart "Puzzle Purse" Valentine poster It would also be easyA lovely and rare little thing, delivering layers of happy surprises. "Puzzle purse" type valentines were first made in the 18th century by hand (oh how nice to find one of those) but by the 1840s or so printing advances allowed for the creation of ones like this which bear a close resemblance to rewards of merit from the same period. There are three layers here inside the hand colored heart shaped covers, folding out as four leaf clovers, with poems