Very Unusual and Very Excellent 19th Century Folk Art Steel Dominoes in Original Custom Carved Box cream and very satisfying paint job

and very satisfying paint job

Just a sweet little bird to perch somewhere

as there are so many different sorts of empathetic objects

printed on the face of an invitation to the First Annual Ball of the the Van Hornesville (NY) Lodge

Very Unusual and Very Excellent 19th Century Folk Art Steel Dominoes in Original Custom Carved Box cream and very satisfying paint jobI've bought and sold a lot of antique dominoes sets, but I've never seen, let alone had, a set of handmade metal ones and in their original hand carved slide lid box to boot, custom made exactly to their size and held together with old square nails. With a very satisfying weight to them, perfectly wonky placement of the dots, and producing a very satisfying sound when they clack against each other or are laid onto the table. Steel I believe, perhaps