SCRATCH, Antique Carved Marble Folk Art Match Striker green on green vase but now they are just

but now they are just three

though I will take their description of it as a German penny toy dating to the 1910s-20s

and really nicely made

she was carefully and finely made

SCRATCH, Antique Carved Marble Folk Art Match Striker green on green vase but now they are justThis was of my favorite finds from my road trip this summer, which I found in Kansas City, Missouri, purchased from a dealer with a treasure trove of fabulous things, many of which he wouldn't part with. I finally coaxed him into selling me this one, which I find just about a perfect object, and which I had to hold on to for a bit to enjoy. Carved of marble and weighing about 6 1 2 pounds, it's an oversized match striker, with "Scratch" carved in