Pair of 1930s Cockcroft Hand-painted Floral Plates: Two Lilies standup horsehair barbers brush There is what looks like

There is what looks like a "V" incised on the face of the lid

preserved beetle

A great pedestal for all sorts of little things

that it may once have had moving arms as well

I've become pretty enamored of old wooden trucks and trains (in addition to everything else

Pair of 1930s Cockcroft Hand-painted Floral Plates: Two Lilies standup horsehair barbers brush There is what looks likeI knew nothing of Cockcroft plates when I found these, I just thought they were lovely and beautifully done, clearly hand painted and also very cheerful! With a quick search I learned these were made by Edith Varian Cockcroft (American 1881 1962), and that her plates are quite a known and collected thing. These probably date to the 1930s or so, and Id guess were once two of a dinner set. I must say I like these two as much as anyothers Ive found