Ethel and Helen, Top Hat and Big Bow, Wonderfully Easy and Much Handled c. 1930s Snapshot carved stone figure clinical looking dark green box

clinical looking dark green box with silvery white print and one initial--"M" in this case

and the maker an A

when this particular zig zag edge was the height of house number style

then the face--seeming to me exactly the face that a coffee cup should have--was incised and and clay eyes added

which looks to me to be wading in the water amid a painterly landscape

Ethel and Helen, Top Hat and Big Bow, Wonderfully Easy and Much Handled c. 1930s Snapshot carved stone figure clinical looking dark green boxFree and easy, full of warmth and joy. And someone loved this snapshot, looks like it was carried around in a wallet for a very long time. "Ethel and Helen" written on the back. Full of life in all regards. 3 15 16" x 2 1 2". Creases and folds and wear all over as evident, all to the good.