A Gift of Affection, Victorian Paper Lace and Die Cut Valentine with Excellent Color and Faces carved swedish spoons which comes out the mouth

which comes out the mouth as its tongue

who produced the instructions (dated 1878) found inside the box

springs forth a dark green and gold arching snake

The hinged box

A Gift of Affection, Victorian Paper Lace and Die Cut Valentine with Excellent Color and Faces carved swedish spoons which comes out the mouthA handful of Victorian paper lace valentines today, because 'tis almost the season, and what a lovely thing to give to a beloved, including oneself. I'm fussy about ones I like, choosing these several from more than a hundred 19th c. examples I had the joy of perusing last weekend which had been collected over many years by a major Maine based paper dealer, whose collection was not long ago acquired by another Maine dealer and friend. And I must say