SOLD Terrific Early Set of Wooden Jack Straws in Original Box hand-painted bird 1837)—the super bright and very

1837)—the super bright and very entrepreneurial youngest child of Durs Rudy (a Swiss immigrant who kept a store and hotel

and the raised sword against flag of the soldier below (who also looks to me quite like a French revolutionary

and the Old Maid herself

especially ones with marbled paper covers

I assume this double-sided 13 was once part of a carnival game or something like that--or perhaps it marked an especially challenging obstacle on some sort of course

SOLD Terrific Early Set of Wooden Jack Straws in Original Box hand-painted bird 1837)—the super bright and veryI believe this set of wooden jack straws dates to 1890s or so, and, incredibly, includes all 4 original hooks, which I know from experience is a very rare thing indeed! In pristine condition, and more or less complete, this is a perfect set to play with as well as to admire and it's quite a nice thing to have the choice of straight or bent hook depending on the form of the jack straw one is trying to lift! In their lovely original lidded cardboard