Antique Odd Fellows Mesh Mask with Original Elastic Strap folk art coin bank Lilley (1819-1882)

Lilley (1819-1882)

this is a perfect set to play with as well as to admire--and  it's quite a nice thing to have the choice of straight or bent hook depending on the form of the jack straw one is trying to lift

I am pretty certain this fantastic folk art dog is Canadian

probably for a home economics sort of class

and best of all this determined hunter marching straight up hill

Antique Odd Fellows Mesh Mask with Original Elastic Strap folk art coin bank Lilley (1819-1882)I continue to grab these when I come across them which is increasingly rarely it seems as I continue to find them such evocative things, including for literally carrying the facial imprints of Odd Fellows long gone into the present and future. I also like that the faces on these antique homemade ones often look quite goofy this one, to me, a bit as if just having feasted and now wearing a happy, satiated smile! With red painted lips and cheeks, black