Sportettes! Fun Graphics, Very Scarce c. 1920s British "Ice Breaker" Card Game carving target but I'm not entirely sure

but I'm not entirely sure which

faded blue and red paint on two of the links

a very marvelous thing

The diagonal lines carved into the eyes make it feel especially as if staring straight at

though these erasers were also branded for use by dry cleaners

Sportettes! Fun Graphics, Very Scarce c. 1920s British "Ice Breaker" Card Game carving target but I'm not entirely sureThis set of "Sportette" cards was produced by the Scottish publishing company Valentine & Sons, Ltd., best known for topographical postcards, but which also produced parlor games, novelty cards, and miniature sports sets. I guess the point of this "ice breaker" game was to identify the sport for which the piece of equipment pictured was associated. (And maybe then to go one to play the sport this card game just breaking the ice!) I really like the