Cut Tin Folk Art Crescent Moon Match Holder toys that teach angle design Whether the white band that

Whether the white band that runs vertically over the house on the left side was part of the original photo or native to this photo is unclear

I'll never pass by an antique Burmese cinnabar-colored lacquer betel box if I can afford it--which increasingly I can't

and a few Weidlers who were teachers

with pink mouth and mustache and the brim of his cap overhanging his face

Cut Tin Folk Art Crescent Moon Match Holder toys that teach angle design Whether the white band thatLike the carved horseshoe plaque I just listed, this moon shaped match holder feels friendly and fortuitous a force for good watching over one's world day and night. I really like the idea of striking a match to light a candle at the end of the day, illuminating this moon just as the one outside rises. Charming, and lovingly crafted, with a great flip side too, which shows how the match holder was joined to the hand cut moon by folded tabs. Great old