Rare and Brilliant! 1867 Crandall's Acrobats (Set of Four) in Original Box collectible Such a charming wood carved

Such a charming wood carved and polychrome painted Madonna

with great detail to the carving of the marble

I would think it has 100 years on it at least and has surely stopped a lot of doors

>>one features text that is fairly loose and pretty light

Sampler itself measures 8 15/16" l x 4 3/8" t

Rare and Brilliant! 1867 Crandall's Acrobats (Set of Four) in Original Box collectible Such a charming wood carvedCharles Martin Crandall of Montrose, PA was an early American toy maker and produced some quite singular, and quite fabulous toys, especially notable for their use of a tongue and groove system for joining pieces. This Acrobats set, patented in 1867 and produced throughout the 1870s, makes exuberant and inventive use of that tongue and groove system, with a million different possibilities for configuring them, as every head or torso, arm or leg, can