Early Double Nine Embossing Company Dominoes in Original Wooden Box vintage buttons That sealed the deal since

That sealed the deal since I have a bit of an obsession with puppets of late (and also with many things French)

And then this curly wool hair--or maybe meant to be a cap

This little boy with stick in hand makes me think of a young Napolean every time I look at him

The handle is elk horn

4" long x 2 3/8" tall x 1" wide and in great vintage condition

Early Double Nine Embossing Company Dominoes in Original Wooden Box vintage buttons That sealed the deal sinceI've looked a bunch but not found another set of these, which were clearly one of the very first sets produced by The Embossing Company of Albany, NY, established in 1870; I believe these date between 1870 1890. I really love the pitch printed on the front of the instructions: "These dominoes are the best and cheapest in the world. They are made by machine and thus exact. The bone faced German and French dominoes are always defective as well as