Very Finely Crocheted, Hard-Shell Old Folk Art Humpty Dumpty...Rattle! south shore boston not visible with lid on

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tucked under the arm of the chair at left

Case Threshing Machine Company of Racine

(Much more common were hexagon quilts

Smallish face sized: 5 7/8" t x 5" wide

Very Finely Crocheted, Hard-Shell Old Folk Art Humpty Dumpty...Rattle! south shore boston not visible with lid onI could not look at this little face and walk away. I And while I know it can be hard to gauge from photos, what makes this great is how finely done it is those crocheted stitches are very tiny, and very tight. Also, Humpty Dumpty, with origins dating back at least to the late 18th century, is an interesting character: a personification of precariousness, making him feel like something of a metaphor for the moment. If you look closely you can see