1862 Schoolgirl Cut Paper Hairwork Momentos - SOLD INDIVIDUALLY rebus puzzles 15 1/2" l x 2"

15 1/2" l x 2" w x 1 3/4" d

with a hand-decorated slide-top box

and could certainly be used still for drying and stretching one's gloves

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The cat itself measures 6 3/8" tall x 5 1/8" wide x 5/8" deep and can easily be removed from the bookend (which makes it 3 5/8" deep) screwed to the bottom with two screws

1862 Schoolgirl Cut Paper Hairwork Momentos - SOLD INDIVIDUALLY rebus puzzles 15 1/2" l x 2"SOLD: A, D, E So much fun to find these! Each example here features two cut paper pieces with braided or twisted hair samples stitched onto sky blue paper, with the initials of the friends or family members from whence they came written in pencil, most often inside of hearts! I would guess all of these 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