19th Century Carnival Ball Toss Figure of a Hessian Soldier

Incredible, 19th century figure of a Hessian soldier used in a carnival midway game. Recently found and available from Tyler Doran at Heir Antiques.

Anonymous Carved Plaque of Two Little Boys

Something weird happens when you try to do portraiture in carved wood. I've seen a number of them in my time and I've never seen one that doesn't come away with a strange, almost sinister quality to it....almost like Han Solo being encased in carbonite!

Here's a fine example of just what I'm talking about...

The Positive and Negative of the Girl on a Magic Carpet

The remnants of a collaged photo that sadly never made it into the album. Looks like the idea was to be a magic carpet ride. Would have been nice to have seen it completed, but at least we get to enjoy this...