Beautiful Antique Pieced Oil Cloth Toy Ball mercantile sign While I have found later

While I have found later versions with a very similar design

And the design of some of the cards is great

Very nicely crafted

"A person has to have some work to do

Figures together measure 6" across x 6 1/4" tall x 1 1/8" wide

Beautiful Antique Pieced Oil Cloth Toy Ball mercantile sign While I have found laterI only recently came across another example of an antique oil cloth ball like this one, which someone else scooped up before I could, but it started me looking for another (really I've become sort of obsessed with them) and I've discovered they are pretty coveted things. This is a large one almost 6 inches in diameter and I've found a few others of this size out there described as juggling or carnival balls. I'm not sure, but it is definitely