Standard Screw Fastened Boots and Shoes 1881 Trade Card slab decoration Made of fruit woods I

Made of fruit woods I believe

are not what I imagine when I think of Russia

The incised text on this one reads: "Come gentlemen and try your skill /  I'll hold a wager if you will / that you cannot drink your fill /without a single drop to spill

and also indestructible

Though he has occasionally carved other small animals

Standard Screw Fastened Boots and Shoes 1881 Trade Card slab decoration Made of fruit woods II love the expression on the monk here I guess meant to be St. Crispin, patron saint of cobblers who looks positively rabid at the sight of the Standard Screw Fastened boot dangled in front of him! And the mustache on our knight is pretty great too! Just a fun one, but also from what I can tell a rare one, with a handy 1881 calendar on reverse! 6" x 3 3 8" and in very good condition.