Godey's Ladies Cards Victorian Playing Cards cast iron animal Sitting on top of them

Sitting on top of them are a couple of barrel shaped boxes

There is a chip in the wood at the point of the blade

Wichita Art Museum

The wood on the face of the chest is in very good condition

but structurally sound and the sort of thing that one should not be precious about to begin with

Godey's Ladies Cards Victorian Playing Cards cast iron animal Sitting on top of themHere is fun double deck set of Godeys Ladies cards, made by King Press, c. late 1920s. "Godeys Ladies" references Godeys Ladys Book, a the hugely popular Civil War magazine published in Philadelphia, by Louis A. Godey from 18301878, which contained poetry, articles, and engravings created by prominent writers and other artists of the time. The magazine was best known for the hand tinted fashion plate that appeared at the start of each issue, which