Forget Me Not, Lovely Little Victorian Paper Lace Valentine with Cupid 1920s yankees Two marbles inside the tin

Two marbles inside the tin body give it the rattle a nice tone too

with 2 15/16" x 4 3/8" visible from the front side

with no chips or cracks whatsoever

followed by a long text in pencil which seems to provide a humor-filled set instructions of for how to use it--a bit difficult to read but fun that it is there and with a little work I think much of it could be deciphered

and indeed look rather as if ready to chime

Forget Me Not, Lovely Little Victorian Paper Lace Valentine with Cupid 1920s yankees Two marbles inside the tinA handful of Victorian paper lace valentines today, because 'tis almost the season, and what a lovely thing to give to a beloved, including oneself. I'm fussy about ones I like, choosing this and a few more from over a hundred 19th c. examples I had the joy of perusing last weekend, which had been collected over many years by a major Maine based paper dealer, whose collection was not long ago acquired by another Maine dealer and friend. A note that