Rare and Brilliant! 1867 Crandall's Acrobats (Set of Four) in Original Box nine pins which I love for their

which I love for their bold

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but I find it quite an evocative and very honest feeling thing as it is

8 13/16” x 1 3/8” x 1 1/4” d and in good

amid which these prints would certainly have felt at home

Rare and Brilliant! 1867 Crandall's Acrobats (Set of Four) in Original Box nine pins which I love for theirCharles Martin Crandall of Montrose, PA was an early American toy maker and produced some quite singular, and quite fabulous toys, especially notable for their use of a tongue and groove system for joining pieces. This Acrobats set, patented in 1867 and produced throughout the 1870s, makes exuberant and inventive use of that tongue and groove system, with a million different possibilities for configuring them, as every head or torso, arm or leg, can