Bacon and Eggs and Fried Potatoes, c. 1940s-50s Wax Breakfast! carved by Sue Card: 5 1/8” x 4

Card:  5 1/8” x 4 1/8”

was a Jamaican folk carver and that the piece dates to the 1970s

One can tell from the gorgeous patina that it was indeed much used

1950s pair of glasses with "Vari-Vue" lenticular lenses

Bone had a great line and terrific sense of humor- which this pen and ink drawing animating a Victorian wicker rocker cut from an old catalog wonderfully exemplifies

Bacon and Eggs and Fried Potatoes, c. 1940s-50s Wax Breakfast! carved by Sue Card: 5 1/8” x 4Maybe it's the freezing temps, but it was beyond me to walk away from a large lot of wax food when I spotted it at one of my favorite antique shops in New Hampshire this week. I'm dividing it up, as perhaps a whole grocery list's worth is more than one needs, and must say it's pretty fun to arrange and photograph in groupings with these eggs and bacon and potatoes being perhaps my favorite of all. I know there are some contemporary makers of faux